The developer behind the Banana clicker game on Steam has assured fans that the game is not a "scam."

Banana's popularity is immense, and it has become one of the top 10 most played games in Steam history, with players hoping to be lucky enough to earn one of the rare drops.

Various types of bananas in the game can then be sold on the Steam marketplace. Some of these are worth just a few cents, while others sell for hundreds of dollars. This has led many to question the legitimacy of the game and whether there is something sinister lurking within it.

But as reported by Eurogamer, co-owner aestheticspartan spoke out on the matter after it emerged that one of the developers had previously been involved in a “Steam Market bitcoin scam/bug.”