Let’s take a fast have a look at the present chart of most-played Steam video games, we could? Counter-Strike 2, yep. Dota 2, in fact. PUBG and Apex Legends, naturally. Banana? Uhh…what?
It is true: proper now, a “sport” by the title of Banana is rapidly climbing up the Steam most-played charts. In keeping with Steam’s personal figures, Banana has attracted an eye-watering 252,171 gamers within the final 24 hours alone.
The mechanics of Banana are extremely easy; you click on the banana and a counter goes up. That is it; that is all there may be to the “sport”. So, why is it so standard? Sadly, the reply might be extra mercenary than you’d hope. It is all right down to cash.
This is the way it works. Each three hours (somewhat amusingly, Banana acquired a current replace placing this restrict in place for “bot idling prevention”), you click on to safe a banana pores and skin drop. Oh, I see what you probably did there, Banana.
Each 18 hours, you may get a uncommon drop. Successfully, which means that as a result of Banana is free-to-play and requires minimal effort for pores and skin farming, gamers (and, extra to the purpose, possible an entire heap of bots) are utilizing the “sport” to earn money.
As identified by this somewhat disgruntled Steam reviewer, the developer additionally will get a reduce of every transaction, and since Banana is so standard, it is possible that numerous transactions are occurring on the sport’s Steam market proper now.
It is price declaring that since Banana is principally a meme sport, the overview score for the sport is sitting at “Very Constructive” at time of writing, however most of the constructive evaluations (if not all of them) are successfully jokes somewhat than earnest critiques. Sure, I do know I am nonetheless speaking a few sport the place you click on a banana.
Pores and skin farming in gaming is nothing new; it is an issue that video games as high-profile as Counter-Strike have prominently confronted prior to now.
Nonetheless, the truth that a “sport” during which you actually click on a banana, and are rewarded with doubtlessly worthwhile skins for doing so, is as standard as it’s feels fairly miserable to me. When you’ll excuse me, I am off to play Elden Ring and never farm a single pores and skin.
