Banana Game Has Sudden Dip in Steam's Concurrent Player Count

After reaching its peak in June 2024, Banana on Steam has experienced a notable decrease in concurrent players. Dive in to understand more about its rise to fame and subsequent player decline.

Banana Game Steam Charts Show Massive Decline

It's a Clicker Game About Bananas...

Launched on April 23, 2024, Banana on Steam is a free-to-play clicker game that quickly gained massive popularity, reaching an all-time peak of 917,272 players in June 2024. However, the game has yet to match those numbers again. According to SteamDB, there has been a significant decline from November 2024 up to the present.

For those new to the game, Banana is a minimalistic clicker game where players repeatedly click on a banana image. The game's appeal lies not in its simple gameplay but in the potential for financial gain. Players can acquire virtual banana items and sell them on the Steam Community Market, with some rare items fetching high prices. For example, a "Special Golden Banana" once sold for $1,378.58.

The game's rapid rise to fame can be attributed to several factors. Initially, the allure of earning Steam Wallet funds with minimal effort attracted a significant number of players. Developer Hery described the game as a "legal ‘Infinite money glitch,’" in a June 2024 interview with Polygon. However, this surge also drew in automated bots designed to farm valuable drops, artificially inflating the player count.

"Unfortunately, we are currently facing some problems around botting, since the game takes basically 1% to no resources of your PC," Hery told Polygon. "People are abusing up to 1,000 alternative accounts in order to get Rarer drops or at least drops in bulk."

The developers implemented bot prevention measures in May 2024, but it remains unclear if the current 100,000+ players are genuine. Post-peak, the game's concurrent player count saw a sharp decline. By July 2024, the average number of players had dropped to 549,091. This downward trend continued, with November 2024 witnessing a significant drop from 400,000 to just above 100,000. Despite a brief surge at the start of 2025, the game has not recovered from this decline.

Banana currently holds steady with 112,966 concurrent players and ranks 7th on Steam's Most Played Games list. However, a significant drop to around 50,000 players was observed on March 16th, between 17:00 and 23:00 UTC. The cause of this sudden dip is unclear, and it's challenging to determine if bots were involved. The general trend of decreasing player counts is likely due to the game's initial novelty wearing off.

The developers have been actively updating the game, introducing trading cards, event drops, and quality-of-life improvements. They've also engaged the community by allowing user-generated banana art through the Steam Workshop, with creators earning a percentage of sales. Whether these efforts will help Banana regain its peak without the aid of bots remains to be seen.