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Bandit Trap

Defend your home against a bandit invasion using inventive boobytraps as a Trapper, or join a team of three Bandits and try to get away with the loot! Introducing BANDIT TRAP—a fresh 3vs1, chaotically fun…

78 30 April 2026

Bandit Trap is an indie developed by Picomy, released 30 April 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Bandit Trap is

Bandit Trap is an indie game developed by Picomy and released in 2026. It was published by PM Studios. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Home Alone is the title of several tie-in video games based on the 1990 film of the same name written by John Hughes. Versions were released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Master System, Sega Genesis, Game Gear, Amiga, and MS-DOS platforms. The games were released between 1991 and 1993, each with different gameplay.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 16 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Bandit Trap holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2026 averaged 78, so it scored about average for its year.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5 / AMD equivalent, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GTX 750-Ti / AMD RX 550, 2GB VRam. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 4GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Bandit Trap launched on 30 April 2026, within three weeks of Pragmata, Replaced, Forza Horizon 6 and Directive 8020. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Pragmata, Replaced, Forza Horizon 6, Directive 8020.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Bandit Trap — frequently asked questions

When did Bandit Trap come out?
Bandit Trap was released on 30 April 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Bandit Trap?
At minimum, Bandit Trap needs Intel Core i5 / AMD equivalent, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX 750-Ti / AMD RX 550, 2GB VRam graphics, 4 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Bandit Trap?
The PC version needs about 4 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("4 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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