How to Play
How to Play BOMBANANA
BOMBANANA requires three distinct players: Deaf (can see the bomb but cannot hear or speak), Mute (has the manual but cannot speak), and Blind (interacts with the controls but cannot see).
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Step-by-Step 3-Player Round Flow
The official Steam listing describes BOMBANANA as an exactly three-player co-op game built around Blind, Mute, and Deaf roles with different information and actions.
- Assign the Three Roles: Designate one Deaf player, one Mute player, and one Blind player before starting the timer.
- Establish a Relay Protocol: Agree how the team will pass observations, decisions, actions, and result confirmations within each role's constraints.
- Begin the Round: Deaf records an observation, Mute writes the decision from the team's current manual, and Blind receives one action.
- Execute and Record: Blind performs the action and the team explicitly records confirmed, failed, unknown, or Conflict.
Role Information Asymmetry Matrix
Each role holds only part of the information. Deaf can see the bomb but cannot hear; Mute is the only role with the manual and cannot speak; Blind can touch the bomb but cannot see its colors or screens. Use the official role description as the fact boundary for this guide.
Session Troubleshooting and Communication Recovery
Timer runs low while waiting for Mute to look up a complex rule
The current observation does not give Mute enough information to choose a manual branch
Keep the entry Unverified and request the missing observation instead of sending an incomplete action.Blind misidentifies which wire or dial to interact with
Ambiguous directional commands such as left versus right when facing differently
Agree on a stable control reference before the round and record the exact reference in the action field.How to Play FAQ
Can BOMBANANA be played with two players or solo?
The official game design is built strictly for three players to maintain the triangular information asymmetry.
What communication tools should remote players use?
Remote teams typically use video calls where Deaf uses gestures or screen share without sound, Mute uses text or gestures, and Blind relies on audio/haptic cues.
Sources and verification
- BOMBANANA on Steam (Opens in a new tab)
Lefto Studio / TARK · Checked 2026-08-20 · Steam Store Page metadata, system requirements, and release schedule
- Defusal Relay Board Product Contract and Test Suite (Opens in a new tab)
BOMBANANA Guide Team · Checked 2026-08-20 · PRD Appendix A plus domain, serialization, storage, analytics, SEO, and browser tests in the project repository