Garten of Banban 6

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Cross a dark level under the kindergarten where the Naughty Ones wait outside the light.

Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
Stores: Steam
Price: Paid
Rated: Mostly Positive on Steam (77% of 1,383 reviews); 4.4 of 5 on the PlayStation Store (745 ratings), 4.6 on the App Store (848) and 4.2 on Google Play (1,410)
Length: about 2.5 hours
Players: 1
Made by: Euphoric Brothers
Released: 2023

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What frightens Below Banban's Kindergarten, a vast level lies mostly in darkness, and the Naughty Ones hiding there will get you if you step out of the light. Cartoon mascots switch between friend and enemy, and jumpscares come with loud, sudden sounds.
Content: jumpscares, cartoon violence, sudden loud sounds.

Garten of Banban 6 is a first-person mascot horror chapter by Euphoric Brothers that follows straight on from Garten of Banban 4. You head into the dark, never-entered levels of Banban's Kindergarten, solve puzzles to open the way and keep to the light, where the Naughty Ones cannot reach you, while you search for your missing child.

About Garten of Banban 6

Garten of Banban 6 is a first-person horror game by Euphoric Brothers. It came out on Steam for Windows on 20 December 2023, and Feardemic brought it to PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X|S and Nintendo Switch on 31 October 2024. It is also sold for iPhone, iPad and Android. Despite the number it is the fifth chapter to be released: the store places it straight after the events of Garten of Banban 4, and chapters 7 and 8: Anti Devil come after it.

You play a parent still searching for a missing child. Having fled the Queen, you and Sheriff Toadster arrive in a deeper level of the kindergarten, a huge area mostly in darkness. The Naughty Ones hide there and will get you if you step out of the light, so you upgrade your drone with a lamp and light your way room by room. Smaller rooms branch off the main hall, each with a puzzle to solve, such as one built around coloured chairs, to throw switches that open the room where the Queen's sceptre is kept.

The store's line is that you have run out of friends to make. Bittergiggle, an old enemy, now wants to help you, which costs you the trust of Sheriff Toadster and Banbaleena, and allegiances keep shifting from one meeting to the next. Reviewers found the jumpscares cheesy but noted creepy sound design that sets silence against sudden, ear-splitting noise.

TheXboxHub gave it 3.5 out of 5 and called it the best of the series so far, while noting the series' rough graphics, lack of polish and a pause button that does not pause. Both reviews agree it is a poor place to start: the story makes most sense after the earlier chapters. It is linear, and HowLongToBeat puts the main story at about two and a half hours.

How to play Garten of Banban 6

Buy it on Steam for Windows, or from the PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, App Store or Google Play store.
Play the earlier chapters first, at least up to Garten of Banban 4.
Explore the dark lower levels in first person, using your drone and its light.
Solve the puzzles in the side rooms to throw the switches that open the way on.
Stay in the light to keep the Naughty Ones away, and keep looking for your child.

Screenshots

A huge blue three-eyed creature with long pale fangs and outstretched arms looms in a dark tiled room

A purple hooded creature lies slumped in the corner of a dim pink and blue room beside a dark staircase

A dark room of colourful rounded blocks, each topped with a red button, under hanging boxes, with a red lever in reach

A small green goblin-like creature walks toward you across an orange room while you hold a device with a red button

An empty underground garden: a brown building with red double doors, patio tables and a palm trunk under a painted teal sky

A road at dusk beside a brick house with a red door, framed by dark trees under an orange sky

Tips

Play the series in order; this chapter starts right after the events of Garten of Banban 4 and leans on what came before.
Do not step out of the light: the Naughty Ones hiding in the dark will get you, so use the drone's lamp to light the way first.
Pausing does not stop the game on Xbox, according to TheXboxHub, so find a safe spot before you put the controller down.
Do not count on any mascot staying friendly; allies in this chapter can turn on you.

Questions

Where does Garten of Banban 6 fit in the series?

The store says it follows the events of Garten of Banban 4. It was the fifth chapter released, and Garten of Banban 7 and 8: Anti Devil come after it.

How long is Garten of Banban 6?

HowLongToBeat puts the main story at about two and a half hours, and three hours to finish everything.

What platforms is Garten of Banban 6 on?

Windows PC on Steam, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, iPhone and iPad, and Android. The console versions came out on 31 October 2024.

Is Garten of Banban 6 suitable for younger players?

It is rated ESRB Teen for violence, PEGI 12 on Switch and 13+ on the App Store, with cartoon violence, horror themes and jumpscares but no gore.

How is Garten of Banban 6 rated?

Mostly Positive on Steam, with 77% of 1,383 reviews positive, and 4.4 of 5 from 745 ratings on the PlayStation Store.