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Apewar

Online monkey arena shooter with team modes and drivable vehicles

Radatomic Studios · Published by Weakfish Interactive · Released Mar 24, 2023 · Early Access

ActionCasualIndieEarly Access

Reviews
Very Positive
92% of 8,517
Recent reviews
Very Positive
83% of 420 in 30 days
Playing now
156
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
3 weeks ago
Aug 30, 2026

What is Apewar?

An Early Access online first- and third-person arena shooter where armed monkeys fight in Free for All, Team Deathmatch, and Grab Banana matches. Players shoot enemies, carry or defend bananas, add AI bots to teams, and drive vehicles in certain map areas.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy online arena shooters with team-based modes
  • +you want free-for-all and banana-carrying objectives
  • +you like armed-monkey comedy and drivable vehicles

Not for you if...

  • you want a story-driven single-player campaign
  • you prefer grounded military combat without comedy
  • you avoid PvP-focused online games

What players say

92% of 8,517 reviews are positive · 83% of 420 in the last 30 days

Players praise the armed-monkey premise for its novelty and say it works best with friends. Common complaints include sparse servers, bugs and freezes, awkward movement and hitboxes, weak gunplay and map design, and perceived use of AI-generated material.

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Apewar

Apewar system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Microsoft Windows® 10 - 11
Processor
Intel i3 Series
Graphics
2GB
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Microsoft Windows® 10 - 11
Processor
Intel i5 Series
Graphics
4GB
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
246
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards, HDR

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Turkish.

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