A
clicker
game
on
Steam
recently
became
the
talk
of
the
town
after
flipping
some
of
the
most
popular
games
on
the
platform.
‘Banana’
became
a
sensation
for
its
NFT-like
rewards,
which
can
be
sold
for
over
$1,000
on
Steam’s
marketplace.
However,
the
clicking
phenomenon
has
sparked
a
debate
among
crypto
community
members
about
the
state
of
crypto
and
web3
gaming.

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Peeling
Steam’s
Clicker
Game
Sensation

Banana
is
an
indie
game
on
Steam
that
consists
of
clicking
the
image
of
a
banana
to
obtain
rewards.
Although
not
the
first
of
its
kind,
its
players
are
rewarded
with

 

digital
bananas
every
few
hours.
Rewards
can
go
from
common
bananas
worth
pennies
to
rare
bananas,
which
can
be
sold
for
up
to
$1,300.

The
free-to-play
game
hit
the
news
after
it
surpassed
some
of
the
most
popular
titles
on
the
platform.
Banana
flipped
Elder
Ring
and
Baldur’s
Gate
3
in
the
most-played
games
list.
The
clicker
game
only
came
second
to
Counter-Strike
2.

As
of
this
writing,
the
game
remains
the
fourth
most
played
game
on
Steam,
with
over
344,000
current
players
and
a
578,000
peak
in
the
last
24
hours.
Moreover,
it
reached
an
all-time
peak
of
917,000
players
earlier
this
month.

However,
the
simplicity
of
the
game
raised
some
alarms
among
gamers.
Many
believed
the
clicker
game
contained
malware
that
turns
devices
into
crypto
miners.
While
others
wondered
if
the
game
was
a

 

scam
of
sorts.

One
of
Banana’s
developers,
Hery,
denied
the
accusations.
Hery
told
news
media
outlet
Polygon
that
it
“is
pretty
much
a
stupid
game”
with
bananas,
not
a
scam.

Many
users
also
speculated
if
the
game
was
related
to
NFTs
and
cryptocurrencies,
as
it
had
an
NFT-like
feeling
but
without
the
blockchain
technology.
A
Banana
team
member
clarified
that
“Banana
wants
nothing
to
do
with
crypto.”

They

explained
that
the
game
had
no
intention
of
integrating
crypto
as
it
doesn’t
“mix
well”
with
Steam.
Additionally,
they
emphasized
that
it
started
as
“a
goofy
game
to
collect
some
bananas
on
your
Steam
profile.”

Are
Crypto
And
Web3
Gaming
Going
Banana?

Although
Banana
doesn’t
plan
on
integrating
with
the
crypto
industry,
the
game
sparked
several
conversations
among
the
community.
Several
members
took
the
opportunity
to
discuss
its
implications
for
web3
gaming.

 

A
user
highlighted
the
game’s
popularity
despite
its
simple
mechanics,
proposing
the
industry
doesn’t
need
‘AAA
games’
to
break
out.
Several
community
members
agreed
and

suggested
there’s
a
misconception
about
the
type
of
games
needed
in
web3.

Although
complex
and
super
action
games
are
believed
to
be
the
only
option,
“dudes
just
wanna
have
fun
and
make
points,”
said
an
X
user.
Seemingly,
the
sentiment
among
many
was
that
the
industry
is
“making
it
more
complicated
than
it
is.”

Some
users

believe
that
Banana
and
similar
games
could
help
with
web3
gaming.
The

meme
quality
of
the
game
was
pointed
out
as
a
potential
catalyst
for
broader
adoption.

Similarly,
this
week,
Avalanche
Gaming
discussed
Banana’s
implications
on
its
Gamified
Show.
According
to
Paul
Bettner,
game
developer
and
co-founder
of
Playful
Studios,
Banana
could
be
a
getaway
to
the
larger
world
of
crypto
gaming.

To
Bettner,
“the
behavior
that
we
all
love
and
participate
in
web3
as
degens
and
web3
and
crypto
native
users
is,
in
fact,
universal.”
While
watching
the
phenomenon
of
Steam’s
clicker
sensation
evolve,
the
game
developer

noticed
that
users
were
“a
bunch
of
degens
that
don’t
know
they’re
degens
yet.”

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Ultimately,
he
considers
that
“people
are
learning
how
to
degen.”
If
most
of
these
users
knew
“what
a
wallet
or
a
blockchain
was,
they
would
realize
they
could
do
that
at
1000x
the
scale
on
a
blockchain.”

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Author: Rubmar Garcia

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