Why is Banana Clicker so popular?

Hamster Combat, which we talked about recently, is far from the only clicker of our time. We can also mention Banana Clicker. In terms of the number of concurrent players on Steam, it currently ranks second only to Counter-Strike 2. In this article, we will explain why this project has become so popular.

Essentially, Banana Clicker is a simple clicker game where you need to click on a fruit with your mouse. Occasionally, with a small probability, a rare variant will appear instead of the regular banana. This can be sold on the Steam marketplace for real money. The price for the most expensive ones can reach several thousand dollars. This is the cost of the cosmic banana (Spacenana). Currently, there are about seventy unique fruits in the game.

The ability to earn money on virtual items motivates people to keep clicking on the exotic banana. Some people did this for days or used special programs that clicked on the fruits automatically. Developers even introduced a restriction that unique bananas can only be obtained once every 18 hours.

In essence, it created its own internal market for rare digital goods. Some people buy fruits obtained by other players in the hope that their price will rise even higher in the future. Experts are already drawing parallels with cryptocurrency. Other experts note that the situation resembles a financial pyramid, which can collapse at any moment. But so far, this has not happened. Moreover, developers can stir up user interest with new bananas. If necessary, they can also adjust their rarity.

The desire to earn money explains the success of Banana Clicker. Its peak online count reached 710 thousand people. This is higher than PUBG and Dota 2, but still less than Counter-Strike 2. However, the demand for the banana clicker is only growing. It is possible that in the near future it will take the top spot in the list of the most popular games on Steam.