{"rewrite":{"id":"r_652c9a033770f34c38f84c57","clusterId":"c_ecf107d37bb1b7257ae1a85f","slug":"bombanana-tops-1-million-copies-in-10-days-mobile-set-for-october","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"BOMBANANA! Tops 1 Million Copies In 10 Days, Mobile Set For October","summary":"Lefto Studio and publisher TARK announced on September 22, 2026 that BOMBANANA! passed 1 million copies sold within 10 days of its Steam launch. The three-player co-op bomb defusal game arrived on Steam on September 2, 2026 at 1,050 yen. In it, each player controls one of three monkeys: one who can touch the bomb but sees only outlines, one who reads the defusal manual but cannot speak and must use gestures, and one who observes the bomb and surroundings but cannot hear any audio. Lefto Studio is based in Beykoz, Turkey, and BOMBANANA! is its debut title. The studio's founder and game producer, Ufuk Girit, said the team prioritized simplicity and a live feel that produces a different drama each session. The game holds an Overwhelmingly Positive Steam rating, with 96 percent of over 2,700 reviews positive.","whyItMatters":"A Turkish studio's debut title built on forced communication failure found a global audience fast enough that mobile and console plans followed within weeks of the PC launch.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eConsole work covers Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox, with the mobile release set for October 2026. Lefto Studio was established in 2025 and is based in Beykoz, Turkey. The development team led by founder and game producer Ufuk Girit has worked on titles such as Liars Bar and We Are So Cooked.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSee No Evil: the only monkey who can touch the bomb and handle its wires and switches, but sees only outlines.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSpeak No Evil: reads the defusal manual and knows the answers, but cannot speak and must use gestures.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHear No Evil: surveys the bomb and the surrounding room, but cannot hear any audio.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTARK Games co-founder Ilker Ergen said: \u0026#34;The passion of Turkish developers is now at its peak. The hit of \u0026#39;BOMBANANA!\u0026#39; has become the greatest proof that indie games can surprise the world.\u0026#34; The publisher is an indie publisher and investment group based in Istanbul that handles PC and home console games and supports titles including Terrible Life Expectancy and KORRIDOR. For market expansion, the team is working with publishing veterans Claire Barilla and Steve Stopps, whose credits include Ranch Simulator and Still Wakes The Deep. Supported languages number 15, among them Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), and Korean.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"BOMBANANA! sold 1 million copies in 10 days. Three players, three handicaps: one can touch the bomb but barely see it, one has the manual but can't talk, one can see everything and hear nothing.","twitterPost":"Lefto Studio shipped its debut title, sold 1 million copies in 10 days, and now has mobile and console versions in the works. BOMBANANA! runs on the joke that the three players literally cannot communicate.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"A three-player co-op game about monkeys who cannot see, hear, or speak past the point of usefulness sold 1 million copies in 10 days on Steam. Lefto Studio and TARK have set the mobile release for October 2026, with Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox versions in development.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260923p\",\"title\":\"\\\"See No Evil,\\\" \\\"Hear No Evil,\\\" \\\"Speak No Evil\\\" 3-Player Co-op Bomb Defusal Game 'BOMBANANA!' Mobile Version Set for October Release; Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox Versions Also in Active Development\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/22/172653.html\",\"title\":\"Co-op Party Game 'BOMBANANA!' Where Three Players - 'See No Evil,' 'Hear No Evil,' and 'Speak No Evil' - Attempt Bomb Defusal Surpasses 1 Million Copies in 10 Days! 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