Bombanana on PS5 and Xbox: Release Date, Crossplay and Price
Bombanana reached PS5 and Xbox on 13 November. Does it have crossplay with Steam, what does it cost, and is it on Game Pass or Switch?
Image: SteamBombanana (stylised BOMBANANA!), the three-player co-op bomb defusal game in which a blind, a deaf and a mute monkey have to talk each other through the wires, came to PS5 and Xbox on 13 November. It launched on Steam on 2 September, after a Steam Next Fest demo that developer Lefto Studio says drew more than 6 million players. The first thing console players are asking is whether they can play with friends on PC. Here's what's confirmed.
Is Bombanana on PS5?
Yes. The PlayStation Store lists it for PS5 from 13 November, with a PS5 Pro Enhanced tag. A free PS5 demo has been available since 22 October. Lefto Studio developed the game and TARK published it, with the console versions ported by NAISU.
Is Bombanana on Xbox?
Yes, also from 13 November, according to Xbox Wire's list of the week's releases. The Xbox store lists it for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC, as an Xbox Play Anywhere game, so one purchase covers your console and Windows PC.
Does Bombanana have crossplay?
Not between Steam, PlayStation and Xbox, as far as Lefto Studio has said. When the PS5 demo launched on 22 October, the studio wrote that the game "currently" has no crossplay, but that it's looking into it depending on whether the audience is there on other platforms.
The Xbox store page does tag the game with Xbox cross-platform multiplayer and co-op, and the Xbox version covers both Xbox consoles and Windows PC. Lefto hasn't said whether that reaches Steam or PS5, so plan on all three players being on the same platform until it does.
How much does Bombanana cost?
It's $7.99 on Steam, and the Xbox store lists the same $7.99. The UK PlayStation Store lists it at £7.99, with 20% off for PS Plus members until 27 November.
Is Bombanana on Game Pass?
No. Xbox Wire's release list doesn't mark it as a Game Pass title. You will need a subscription to play online, though: the Xbox store says online multiplayer on console requires Game Pass Essential, Premium or Ultimate, and the PlayStation Store says PS Plus is required.
Can you play Bombanana solo or with two players?
No. Exactly three players are needed, "no more, no less", and only online: the Steam, PlayStation and Xbox pages all list three-player online co-op and no local multiplayer. Each player gets one role:
- Blind monkey: handles the bomb but can't see colours or read screens.
- Mute monkey: the only one who can read the defusal manual, but can't speak.
- Deaf monkey: sees the bomb and the others' gestures, but hears nothing.
You talk through voice chat, emotes and a lot of pointing. On Steam you can find strangers through a lobby browser or room codes; the developer's Discord is where it points players looking for a squad.
Is Bombanana on Switch?
No. A Switch or Switch 2 version hasn't been announced.
What's in the game?
Three modes: a campaign of 30 handcrafted levels, an endless mode with procedurally generated waves, and a custom mode where you set the bomb difficulty, timer, modules, hazards and allowed mistakes. Lefto has kept adding free updates since, most recently Halloween environments and costumes in late October. The Steam version has an Overwhelmingly Positive rating, and Lefto said it had passed 1.5 million players by 9 October. If your group is split across consoles, Super Battle Golf has crossplay across PS5, Xbox and Switch 2.
Can my PC or Mac run it?
Easily. Steam lists Windows 10 or 11, an Intel Core i3-6100 or Ryzen 3 1200, 8GB of RAM, integrated graphics such as Intel HD 520 and just 300MB of storage. A Mac version has been on Steam since July, and the developer has called out Steam Deck support since launch.
