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Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania cover art

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania

RGG Studio · SEGA · 2021-10-04

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

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!

9
playing now
82%
positive of 1.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
61/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.49
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Roll through wondrous worlds with AiAi and friends as you race to stop monkey mad scientist Dr. Bad-Boon from blowing up Jungle Island! Join the all-star monkey team of AiAi, MeeMee, GonGon, Baby, YanYan and Doctor as you bounce, tilt, and roll your way across hundreds of delightfully crafted levels and mazes. It’s monkey business for the gang - play solo or with friends as you take down Dr. Bad-Boon and steal back your beloved bananas!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 9 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 28% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 32k–73k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,620 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$6.72-78%
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 85 of 86 observed days (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

1812026-08-07 00:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 9 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 8 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 9 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 12 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 11 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 13 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 15 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 12 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 7 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 14 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 8 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 5 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 7 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$6.262021-07-282026-08-262021-07-28 — 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 $6.752026-08-26 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

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

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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