The creators of the popular Banana say that their game is not a scam and that they are already planning updates to improve this experience over time.
Cookie Clicker is left behind PCsince its success on Steam Deck is overshadowed by Banana. But their creators recently came out in defense of the gamemaking it clear that it is not a scam.
This viral title has been on the verge of reaching one million concurrent users and has managed to surpass the record of games like Hogwarts Legacy and Baldur’s Gate 3.
It is clear that playing in PCSteam Deck, PS4, PS5, Xbox and Switch is increasingly accessible, but those responsible want to make it clear that viral clicker game is not a scam as many say.
In a series of messages through Official Banana Discordaestheticsparn -co-author- said that “there is no scam“some in the game.
In fact, its creators want to add more elements to it than it already has. “We can’t wait to transform the game into something bigger and better than just a clicker“, they were saying.
“Please stay tuned because we have been and continue to work on a lot of updates to improve the game and let you do much more with your bananas.“.
The simple concept of clicking on the banana and having it give us something in a value that can vary and is unknown has made it the 8th most played game on Steamvery close to Elden Ring.
Things got worse when it was learned that a member of the team was fired after learning that he was involved in a Bitcoin drain within the Steam market itself.
“As you may have heard, Theselions was involved in a ‘bitcoin’ scam/bug on the Steam marketplace.“aestheticspartan kept saying.
“We didn’t know anything about this until recently, when recent videos started pointing it out and we had an almost immediate chat with the entire team about the situation.“.
He claims that he was given the opportunity to explain the situation to them and “We know he is sorry and sorry for everything that has happened in the past.“, perhaps that is why they have had to clarify the situation.
Although a serious problem with the game could be the bots, since the game is free and each user could be able to create hundreds of accounts to earn more and more bananas.
Banana creators say the game is not a scam
“Unfortunately, we are suffering from some botting issues, as the game basically consumes 1% of PC resources and people are abusing it with up to 1000 alternative accounts.“.
One of these developers was the one who commented this to Polygon, before commenting that these types of practices are used to achieve “rarer or mass drops“.
In short, Banana creators say the game is not a scam and they hope to be able to improve it over time; Now all that remains is for the rest of the users to believe them.