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Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania

RGG Studio · SEGA · 2021-10-04

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Action

Franchise: Super Monkey Ball · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Oct 05, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Oct 05, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 05, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 05, 2021 (Xbox One), Oct 05, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Oct 05, 2021 (PlayStation 5)

Go Bananas with your favorite monkey gang in the ultimate Super Monkey Ball adventure!

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is an Action game released in 2021, priced at $7.49, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 1625 reviews).

1
playing now
82%
positive of 1.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
61/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
4.05★
PlayStation Store rating (480 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.49
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is a platform party game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega. It is a remake of the first three console entries in the Super Monkey Ball series, and was released in celebration of the series' 20th anniversary for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on October 5, 2021. A version for Amazon Luna was released on May 12, 2022. It received favorable reviews from critics.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 100 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity up 64% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (511 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 32k–73k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,624 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.26 at GameBillet (2025-11-21) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 78 of 86 observed days · $33.73 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
45245220212026Week of 2021-10-01: 452 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1312026-09-14 22:00 — 6 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 9 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 8 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 6 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 10 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 9 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 6 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 6 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
844Oct 2021Aug 2026Oct 2021 — avg 84 · peak 296Dec 2021 — avg 23 · peak 81Feb 2022 — avg 11 · peak 32Apr 2022 — avg 7 · peak 21Jun 2022 — avg 10 · peak 44Aug 2022 — avg 6 · peak 22Oct 2022 — avg 9 · peak 38Dec 2022 — avg 7 · peak 27Feb 2023 — avg 6 · peak 18Apr 2023 — avg 7 · peak 26Jun 2023 — avg 6 · peak 23Aug 2023 — avg 5 · peak 19Oct 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16Dec 2023 — avg 9 · peak 34Feb 2024 — avg 9 · peak 29Apr 2024 — avg 7 · peak 33Jun 2024 — avg 6 · peak 20Aug 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Oct 2024 — avg 6 · peak 17Dec 2024 — avg 8 · peak 23Feb 2025 — avg 8 · peak 21Apr 2025 — avg 6 · peak 21Jun 2025 — avg 6 · peak 19Aug 2025 — avg 5 · peak 27Oct 2025 — avg 5 · peak 21Dec 2025 — avg 10 · peak 34Feb 2026 — avg 10 · peak 30Apr 2026 — avg 7 · peak 23Jun 2026 — avg 9 · peak 26Aug 2026 — avg 8 · peak 23
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$6.262021-07-282026-10-142021-07-28 — best price $23.952021-11-25 — best price $22.492022-01-07 — best price $29.982022-05-16 — best price $29.992022-08-05 — best price $17.992022-09-23 — best price $25.192022-10-22 — best price $29.992023-01-05 — best price $26.992023-03-24 — best price $23.952023-05-07 — best price $11.502023-07-14 — best price $23.922023-09-04 — best price $26.992023-11-19 — best price $26.882024-01-05 — best price $24.592024-03-12 — best price $7.682024-05-07 — best price $24.592024-08-02 — best price $26.882024-10-28 — best price $7.492024-12-19 — best price $6.652025-02-04 — best price $26.992025-04-04 — best price $7.492025-05-06 — best price $26.652025-06-02 — best price $26.992025-08-04 — best price $6.892025-09-25 — best price $29.992025-11-03 — best price $6.742025-12-18 — best price $6.732026-02-17 — best price $6.732026-03-24 — best price $26.992026-04-26 — best price $29.992026-05-28 — best price $29.992026-07-09 — best price $26.992026-08-20 — best price $6.752026-10-14 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

166542026-06-03 — 60 pageviews2026-06-07 — 82 pageviews2026-06-11 — 84 pageviews2026-06-15 — 81 pageviews2026-06-19 — 82 pageviews2026-06-23 — 77 pageviews2026-06-27 — 87 pageviews2026-07-01 — 74 pageviews2026-07-05 — 66 pageviews2026-07-09 — 92 pageviews2026-07-13 — 61 pageviews2026-07-17 — 70 pageviews2026-07-21 — 81 pageviews2026-07-25 — 82 pageviews2026-07-29 — 103 pageviews2026-08-02 — 83 pageviews2026-08-06 — 83 pageviews2026-08-10 — 62 pageviews2026-08-14 — 82 pageviews2026-08-18 — 127 pageviews2026-08-22 — 120 pageviews2026-08-26 — 109 pageviews2026-08-30 — 127 pageviews2026-09-03 — 66 pageviews2026-09-07 — 96 pageviews2026-09-11 — 74 pageviews2026-09-15 — 81 pageviews2026-09-19 — 71 pageviews2026-09-23 — 70 pageviews2026-09-27 — 74 pageviews2026-10-01 — 67 pageviews2026-10-05 — 56 pageviews2026-10-09 — 60 pageviews2026-10-12 — 73 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
64%
earned "Jungle Rumble"
3.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading Cards4 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2021-10-05 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,8081%37
PS5 (PlayStation)2,5864%37
Xbox One (Xbox)1,8041%37
PS4 (PlayStation)9056%37
Switch (Nintendo)7820%0
Switch (Nintendo)30%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

CuteAnimePartyActionArcadeColorfulDifficultControllerPlatformerMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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