Underplayed Gems

Bonkies (2018)

Bonkies cover
Developer
Studio Gauntlet
Publisher
Crunching Koalas
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
Rating
4.7 of 5, 43 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.9 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

a chaotic, cartoonish cooperative building game where cute bionic monkeys work under dangerous conditions, mixing physical puzzle-solving with humor and the constant threat of banana-related labor struggles.

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What players say

Players praise Bonkies as a polished and hilarious local co-op construction game, best with four people. The single-player campaign is short, and the biggest complaint is the lack of online multiplayer, which kept the game from growing before development stalled in 2022.

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