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Donkey Kong Bananza

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First release
Jul 17, 2025
Publisher
Nintendo
Genres
Adventure, Platform · Action
Platforms
Nintendo Switch 2

Donkey Kong Bananza is exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2! Explore a vast underground world—by smashing your way through it! Bash, throw, and climb through just about anything in DK’s brand-new 3D platforming action-adventure game!

Also known as Donkey Kong: Bananza, 咚奇剛 蕉力全開

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Storyline
Amid a gold rush on Ingot Isle, Donkey Kong sets out in search of the prized Banandium Gems, only to find them being plundered by a mining corporation called VoidCo. Its president, Void Kong, is using the gems to power a great ship, intent on reaching the planet's core to claim the Banandium Root, a magical object said to grant the wishes of whoever wields it. Swept deep underground, Donkey Kong discovers a vast hidden world beneath the surface, home to animal societies and their ancient elders. There he rescues a curious companion who is revealed to be Pauline, a teenage girl kidnapped by Void, and receives extraordinary transformative powers from an elder. Together, Donkey Kong and Pauline journey ever deeper toward the core to stop Void's scheme.Read more

Amid a gold rush on Ingot Isle, Donkey Kong sets out in search of the prized Banandium Gems, only to find them being plundered by a mining corporation called VoidCo. Its president, Void Kong, is using the gems to power a great ship, intent on reaching the planet's core to claim the Banandium Root, a magical object said to grant the wishes of whoever wields it. Swept deep underground, Donkey Kong discovers a vast hidden world beneath the surface, home to animal societies and their ancient elders. There he rescues a curious companion who is revealed to be Pauline, a teenage girl kidnapped by Void, and receives extraordinary transformative powers from an elder. Together, Donkey Kong and Pauline journey ever deeper toward the core to stop Void's scheme.

Release dates
Nintendo Switch 2
Jul 17, 2025
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
15h
Main + Extras
31h
Completionist
47h
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view, Third person
Where to buy
Keywords
character customization, 3d, voxel, animal protagonist, bird
… All 46, flying, wall climbing, jungle, snake, camera, elephant, teleportation, singing, talking animals, 3d platformer, climbing, transformation, boss fight, monkey, animal protagonists, zebra, rhinoceros, gorilla, crocodile, collectibles, side quests, destructible environment, shape-shifting, ape, rhino, fruits, male protagonist, collectathon, plant, underground, bosses, the game awards - best family game - winner, the game awards - game of the year - nominee, digging, mole, jumping, money, gold, fossil, fossils, cave

At a Glance

Critic Score
90
Main Story (IGDB)
15h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
31h
Completionist (IGDB)
47h
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Overview

Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 31 Oct
  • Online co-opIGDB · 31 Oct
  • Local co-opIGDB · 31 Oct
  • LAN co-opIGDB · 31 Oct
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 31 Oct

Feature data: IGDB