THE PARK

the green heart of Banana World

tap to walk ยท arrow keys / WASD work too

the fine print, in green

what is this place?

In 1999 I drew a little banana that never stopped dancing. It has a park now — a free browser game, no account, and every banana with a name above it is a real player.

The catch: the park can die. One shared health meter, always sinking. The night it opened I set it to 5% and sixty weeds — by morning, two regulars had it back at 100%.

the loop

what do you actually do here?

a grown sunflower โ€” park pixel sprite

plant

Seeds cost coins, grow on watered days, and wear your name on the stake.

watered soil โ€” park pixel sprite

water anybody’s

The whole park runs on strangers watering each other’s beds. +6 XP a pour.

a ripe strawberry bush โ€” park pixel sprite

harvest

Ripe pays XP and pockets a seed for your homestead. Some bushes fruit three times.

a weed โ€” park pixel sprite

tidy

Weeds, litter, pond scum — every piece cleared lifts the meter, every piece left holds it down.

a park egg โ€” pixel sprite

find eggs

Healthy parks lay them; above 95% they can come out golden. First tap wins.

Old Peel โ€” the parkโ€™s oldest banana, pixel sprite

meet the locals

Old Peel has opinions. Twelve bird species visit by health. Both shops are inside the world.

the meter

how park health works

  • It sinks on its own. Watering, planting and tidying push it back.
  • Mess caps the ceiling. No 100% while there’s litter on the grass or scum on the pond.
  • The park shows it. Below 60 the colour drains and the animals mope; above 80 the rare birds and the eggs come back.

the ladder

seeds, stars and the gardener

Every harvest climbs your gardener level; the level raises the seed shelf.

seedsstarsunlocked at
radish ยท daisyโ˜…from the start
carrot ยท sunflower ยท strawberryโ˜…โ˜…from the start
midnight tulip ยท tomatoโ˜…โ˜…โ˜…3 harvests
sweetcorn ยท pumpkinโ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…8 harvests
golden wheat ยท watermelonโ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…15 harvests
grapevine ยท pineapple ยท prickly pearโ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…30 harvests โ€” the exotic tier

Stars mean two things: a living plant feeds the park by its stars, and starrier plants last longer between waterings. The strawberry and the grapevine regrow โ€” three picks per plant.

The park is the crossroads: the rave down the south road, Banana Bay out east — and everything you earn lands on your pass.

questions

frequently asked

Is The Park free to play?
Yes โ€” free, in the browser, no account. Your banana walks straight in through the gate.
What do you do in The Park?
Keep a shared garden alive: plant, water other peopleโ€™s beds, pull weeds, tidy, spot birds, hunt eggs. Everything nudges the health meter.
What is park health?
One number, 0โ€“100, shared by everyone. It sinks on its own; tending pushes it back. A park nobody tends visibly dies.
Can you play The Park with other people?
Yes โ€” bananas with a name above them are real players, and the garden is shared. The meter is the whole parkโ€™s score, not yours.
How do you unlock better seeds?
Harvest. Three harvests unlock three-star seeds, eight unlock four, fifteen unlock five โ€” and thirty opens the six-star exotic tier.
How do you get to The Park?
Dress a banana in the free builder and walk in. The rave and the bay are one road away.