Donkey Kong Bananza is taken into account one of many standout video video games of 2025, and the Swap 2 unique was formally acknowledged as a Critics’ Alternative Award winner on the forty third Golden Joystick Awards.
Donkey Kong Bananza was additionally named Final Recreation of the 12 months and Console Recreation of the 12 months on the similar occasion (voting was open to the general public). βClair Obscur: Expedition 33β took house the final word prize, whereas Sony unique βGhost of Youreiβ received within the console class. This PlayStation title additionally beat Mario Kart World in the identical class.
The Swap 2 and Swap 2 Professional controllers had been additionally shortlisted for “Finest Gaming {Hardware}.” This award went to AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU. PokΓ©mon GO received the βNonetheless Enjoyingβ cell award, and Hole Knight: Silksong received Finest House-Revealed Indie Recreation.
Nintendo Life’s evaluation of Donkey Kong Bananza gave the title 9 “glorious” stars out of ten.
“Whether or not you are tearing via the panorama with Bananza’s transformation or fastidiously plotting your path to the hidden Vanandium gem, you would be hard-pressed to seek out extra originality, and importantly, extra enjoyable, in a contemporary platformer. As DK Rapp properly stated, ‘Donkey Kong is right here.’ We are able to solely hope he sticks round.”
In some components different In award present information, it was introduced earlier this week that Donkey Kong Bananza is within the working for Recreation of the 12 months at The Recreation Awards.
To make certain, it faces stiff competitors, together with video games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (which received 12 awards on the present), Hole Knight: Silksong, and Loss of life Stranding 2: On the Seaside.