The WhatsNext verdict
International Space Banana is a sharp little comedy game built around absurd physics and rage-inducing movement. Play it if you enjoy short, strange experiments where the frustration is part of the joke.
What it does best
A gloriously absurd banana-in-space premise that commits to the bit
What might put you off
Intentionally awkward zero-gravity controls
Physics glitches and rough edges
The setup
What you are walking into
Take control of aerospace scientist turned banana as you attempt to retrace your steps across 8 unique, punishing levels through this seemingly abandoned space station. "Flight" your way through various obstacles from floating crates to spinny things, plus doors and buttons, which would be fine if you had hands to operate them... but you don't, so there's that. International Space Banana features painfully accurate physics simulations, battle against the seemingly endless impossibility of the trajectory of curved objects moving in zero-gravity. As though life as a banana in space isn't rough enough, add insult to injury as you attempt to take on the most basic of tasks such as passing through automatic doorways before they close, problem solving your way through (not very) complex obstacle courses and more. All you really have to do is generate enough applied force to worm your way through a maze of literal junk. Don't even worry about drag because you know, it's space, so that's one less mountain to climb, just get yourself to the control station. It really could not be simpler.
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