BOMBANANA! Troubleshooting

BOMBANANA! hasn't fully released yet — it launches on Steam on September 2, 2026 — so this section leans on well-established, generic PC-gaming troubleshooting steps framed for this game, rather than a list of confirmed bugs. Some of this will get more specific once more players are actually running the full release and reporting issues on the Steam Community hub. Until then, the steps below cover the same first moves that resolve the large majority of launch, crash, and mic problems across most Steam games.

Try these first, before anything else

Verify integrity of game files. In Steam, right-click BOMBANANA! → Properties → Installed Files → Verify integrity of game files. This catches a surprising share of launch and crash issues caused by a corrupted or incomplete install.
Update your GPU drivers. The game's minimum spec includes fairly old integrated graphics (Intel HD Graphics 520 / AMD Radeon Vega 3 or equivalent), so a current driver matters more here than it would on higher-end hardware — see our system requirements page for the full spec list.
Restart Steam and your PC. It sounds too simple to matter, but a stale Steam client process or a Windows update pending a restart causes a meaningful share of "randomly stopped working" reports.

Specific problems

Game Not Launching

Stuck on a loading screen or won't open at all — verify files, redistributables, and antivirus.

Crashing to Desktop / Black Screen

GPU driver issues, black screens, and how to check what actually caused a crash.

Mic Not Working

In-game voice settings, Windows mic permissions, and testing your mic outside the game.

Still stuck?

If none of these guides fix your issue, the developer's support email is bombanana@tarkgames.com and the Steam Community hub is generally the fastest place to see whether other players are hitting the same thing, since official patch notes and known-issue threads tend to show up there first. If your problem is specifically about getting a team of three together rather than a technical fault, check the multiplayer section instead.

Why this page stays general for now

It's worth repeating: BOMBANANA! is pre-release, so nobody — including us — has a confirmed list of the specific bugs the full game will ship with. What's below is deliberately generic, well-established PC troubleshooting rather than guesses dressed up as confirmed fixes. That's not a knock on the game; it's just an honest limit on what can be known before September 2, 2026. Once the game is out and player reports start accumulating, expect these pages to get sharper and more specific over time.