Is Donkey Kong Bananza Worth Playing in 2026?

2025 Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo Switch

            Priority Pick        

High review score, short enough to actually finish. Move this up your backlog.

Time to Beat

18.9h

Main Story

30.3h

Main + Extras

48.8h

Completionist

Aggregated review score: 92/100 · Developed by Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8 · Published by Nintendo

✓ You've got a few solid weeks to give it (18.9h main story), long enough to sink in, short enough to actually finish.
✓ You like squeezing every drop out of a game, there's a deep completionist path here (18.9h main vs 48.8h to fully clear).
✓ Critics are close to unanimous here (92/100), the hours are about as safe a bet as backlog time gets.
✓ You enjoy tight, skill-based movement and level design.
✓ You're playing for story and atmosphere first, mechanics second.

✗ Precision platforming isn't your thing, some sections will test your patience more than your fun.
✗ You want mechanically deep gameplay. This prioritizes narrative pacing over systems.

Track Donkey Kong Bananza in your backlog and see where it ranks against everything else you're playing.

Track in SavePoint