Banana

“No story, no gameplay, no brain cells required.”

“Banana is not a video game in the traditional sense but rather a daring conceptual masterpiece that asks absolutely nothing of the player except the ability to launch an application and then completely abandon it, because once the game starts you are presented with a banana—just a banana, no lore, no tutorial, no ominous backstory—and from that moment on the only correct way to play is to do literally anything else while it runs in the background, quietly accumulating playtime like a badge of honor you did not earn; there are no buttons to press, no enemies to fight, no puzzles to solve, and no way to fail unless you close the game, which instantly makes quitting feel like a skill issue, and in that sense banana achieves something revolutionary by turning inactivity into the core mechanic and absence into progression; visually, the banana is rendered with an almost insulting level of confidence, looking exactly like what it claims to be and nothing more, which somehow makes it more honest than half the modern industry, while the sound design is pure silence, allowing you to hear your own thoughts, your PC fan, and the distant echo of your self-respect slowly leaving the room; the longer you “play,” the funnier it becomes that Steam continues to log hours as if you are actively engaged in deep, meaningful interaction, creating the illusion that you are grinding something important when in reality the banana is grinding you, your time, and your expectations into a fine philosophical paste; banana is the ultimate AFK game not because it supports AFK play but because it demands it, openly rejecting attention and rewarding neglect, and by the end you realize the true gameplay loop is acceptance—accepting that you bought a banana, installed a banana, ran a banana, and let it exist on your screen while you lived your life—making banana a flawless experience for anyone who enjoys irony, absurdism, and watching a fruit silently outperform them in commitment, 10/10, no notes, would proudly not play again.”

“Game's fairly boring, no real story or interesting upgrade paths.”

“The graphics are very basic... ugly in fact no design whatsoever like they threw it together in one day.”

“The graphics are simplistic and lack polish, which might be acceptable in some indie games, but here, they feel underdeveloped. While a charming art style could elevate a game with such a silly premise, banana doesn’t seem to take full advantage of its potential for visual humor. Instead, the overall aesthetic feels haphazard and lacking the attention to detail that would make it more engaging.”

“Graphics and animations are bland, you can either destroy your mouse clicking or run an auto-clicker app to increase the count.”

“I kept this game open in the background because I wanted all the achievements, but the developers made that nearly impossible in an unfunny trolling attempt.”

“The developer pulled off what's basically an unfunny, borderline trolling stunt, and now they're just giggling about it like it’s some kind of clever joke.”

“It is usually in fact not funny and only serves to boost the game's visibility even further, siphoning more 'players' into the 'developers'' grasp.”

“The developer added a number of frustrating achievements that feel unnecessarily grindy rather than fun and manageable to complete.”

“This clicker game has a bunch of grindy timewasting achievements that require an autoclicker to complete in any reasonable time-frame, running the game uses a suspiciously large amount of CPU, making my otherwise-powerful laptop get real bloody hot.”

“With its uninspired concept, repetitive gameplay, and utter lack of depth, it manages to turn what should be a simple, fun activity into a tedious chore.”

“It's not healthy to stare at the same screen all day long, the music sucks and the sound effects drive you crazy.”

“Forget it, they're like a faded picture, blurry and weak the soundtrack's a nightmare, like a rusty old squeak.”

“The audio elements are basic and repetitive, with a soundtrack that quickly becomes grating rather than enjoyable.”

“Also advertising the $150 capsule on the screen for most of the time spent playing is just beyond scummy.”

“This game has literally become an elaborate cash grab; every banana sold and bought in the market gives a little bit to the creator. Now with the trading cards, it makes you spend money. This is not a game, just a pure cash grab disguised as a game.”

“Cash grab game and you can't even put the skins you get on. Just a head up for you: if you buy anything for this game on the market or not, you just paid the dev. Still a worse clicker game than Cookie Clicker; one of the worst games I have played this year.”

“The replayability is infinite torture—click, wait, click, wait—until you break.”

“❌ Short playtime – the game is relatively short, with limited replayability once you’ve finished the main story.”

“One of the biggest drawbacks of banana is its lack of replay value.”

“Seriously, I was getting like 1 FPS or less on a game where you click a literal banana PNG. It took 5 minutes just to interact with certain things. Just not worth the performance; you have to close it with Task Manager every time.”

“At times, Banana behaves almost like malware, eating up system resources for no apparent reason due to unoptimized files, poor coding structure, and, frankly, a general lack of care.”

“It's ten times the size of Cookie Clicker with ten times less content, which has been raising eyebrows in the forums. Some speculate that it's a crypto miner, but I don't have any proof for that; it might be just poorly optimized.”

“The game is buggy and boring; getting 100% of the achievements was a pain because of the bugs alone.”

“The new 'achievement list' is a buggy mess and it will artificially drop your average game completion rate.”

“But as annoying as the RNG and pay-to-win pushes are, the constant glitches, bugs, and general brokenness of the game is worse.”

“Character designs, if they exist, don’t stand out and often lack personality.”