SessionPick
You Are Not A Banana

Brian Cullen · 2015

You Are Not A Banana

AdventureIndieIGDB 60Steam 65%

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"Charming indie adventure blending nostalgia with whimsical storytelling."

Best session: 20-30 minutes

Minimum session

15 min

Pausability

At save points

Resume friendliness

Easy to resume

FOMO pressure

Zero FOMO

Focus required

Moderate

Session structure

Story chapters

Play between other activities; bite-sized chapters fit busy schedules perfectly.

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About

You Are Not A Banana is set in everyday life and has a sprinkle of imagination and humor. The audiovisuals (free OST included) seek to evoke nostalgia for the 80s and 90s. This short form experimental game unfolds as a sequence of thought provoking events and surprises.

Single playerComedy

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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Platform Notes

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Cloud saves work
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You Are Not A Banana — Session FAQ

How long does a session of You Are Not A Banana take?
The minimum meaningful session for You Are Not A Banana is approximately 15 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause You Are Not A Banana?
You Are Not A Banana uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
Does You Are Not A Banana pressure you to keep playing?
You Are Not A Banana has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
What is You Are Not A Banana's Session Respect Score?
You Are Not A Banana has a Session Respect Score of 8.6/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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