take a job
Five places in town are hiring. Ask the banana in charge, work a shift and keep the tips.
BANANA TOWN
where Banana World begins: jobs, an arcade, letters and neighbours
Walk by tapping or with the arrow keys. Tap a door, sign or resident; the roads lead to the rest of Banana World.
the fine print, in cobbles
what is this place?
In 1999 I drew a little banana that never stopped dancing. Now it has a town, and this is it: the middle of Banana World, free in your browser, with no account and nothing to install.
Ten residents keep the shops round the square, each on a day of their own. The bananas with a name over their head are other players, here right now.
the loop
what do you actually do here?
play the arcade
Five cabinets in Spinner’s arcade. Beat your best score, and a good run wins something to wear.
spin the wheel
One free spin a day at Twirl’s Wheel of Peel. Paid spins feed a pot that keeps on growing.
send a letter
Write to other players at the blue mailbox outside Stamp’s post office. Their replies wait in it too.
shop at Pip’s
Things for your homestead, on a shelf that changes every day. A tidier square fills it up.
fill an order
Residents pin orders at Tally’s Exchange: eggs, fish, crops. Bring one in full and she pays well.
meet the neighbours
Walk up to a resident and tap. They keep their own days, and they remember how often you’ve met.
look after the square
Shops shut, lamps go dark, tags go up. Everybody’s fixing shows, and a tidy town gets busier.
the rest is rumour
not everything here is on a sign
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Nobody knows who the statue near the hall is. There’s no plaque on it.
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A light comes on in the hall’s upper window in the evening. Nobody has met the Mayor.
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A story starts at the fountain. Somebody there has been waiting a very long time.
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Some nights the town isn’t itself. Stay out late and you’ll see.
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The road north has a sign on it. It doesn’t go anywhere. Yet.
Nobody will tell you the rest. Finding it out is the game.
questions
frequently asked
- Is Banana Town free to play?
- Yes. It plays in your browser, on a phone or a computer, with no account and nothing to install.
- What can you do in Banana Town?
- Take a job, play the arcade, spin the Wheel of Peel, write letters, shop for your homestead, sell your eggs and wool, and get to know the residents. Or just walk round the square.
- How do you get a job in Banana Town?
- Tap the banana who runs the place and ask: Bean at the Coffee Cup, Fig Jr. at the lemonade stand, Stamp at the post office, Pip at the General Store or Spinner at the arcade. Work shifts, keep the tips and move up the ranks.
- Can you play with friends?
- Yes. Other players walk the same town live, with their name over their head, and you can write to them from the mailbox by the post office.
- Does my progress save?
- Yes, on this device, from your first step. Add an email to your banana pass and you can pick it up on another phone or computer.
- Where do the roads out of Banana Town go?
- To the rest of Banana World: the Park, the Rave, Banana Bay and your own Homestead. They are all free, and your banana is the same banana in every one.
the roads out
