Donkey Kong Bananza is the first 3D game in Nintendo’s ape-starring franchise since Donkey Kong 64 way back in 1999, so expectations were high for the titular character’s newest outing. There’s a lot to love about this adventure, which sees Donkey Kong join up with a young Pauline as he punches, rolls, and slaps his way through open-ended levels filled with secrets and challenges. But how many hours will it take you to see everything? Let’s take a look at the length of the Donkey Kong Bananza campaign and what else there is to do beyond it.
How long does it take to beat Donkey Kong Bananza?
If you just want to punch your way through to the end of this DK expedition, you can expect to spend around 10-15 hours beating the Donkey Kong Bananza campaign. This makes it a pretty beefy experience in an age where many 3D platformers come in at half that length or less. And that’s just for the base adventure! There’s still a ton of monkeying around to do beyond that.
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Donkey Kong Bananza‘s world is immensely dense with extra things you can find to do beyond just reaching the end of its campaign. It is a 3D platformer, after all, so it wouldn’t be complete without a treasure trove of stuff to collect—though I hope that’s not bringing back any bad memories of Donkey Kong 64 and its thousands of collectibles.
You can opt to tackle finding everything in Donkey Kong Bananza during your initial playthrough, or you can dive back in after beating the main story. However you go about it, there’s a great time to be had tracking down all the Golden Bananas, Banandium Gems, music discs, and fossils in the game.
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And while they’re all fun to find, definitely don’t pass up any opportunities to get fossils, even if you’re just trying to mainline the campaign. They’re cool because you can use them to unlock new outfits for DK and Pauline, which you can then mix and match to your fashion tastes. But more importantly, they often sport helpful passive bonuses like improved swimming speed or reduced damage from poison. Any bit of help you can get for survivability is a good thing, yeah?
Whether you’re rushing through the campaign or trying to go for 100%, you can start bashing your way through Donkey Kong Bananza right away. The game is available now exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2.
