Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush

Released: 9/12/2025

Push your skills to the limit in the fast-paced challenge of Emerald Rush Take on increasingly difficult challenges in Emerald Rush—a mode that plays quite differently from the main game. Collect emerald ore and complete side missions to earn exclusive in-game Perks!

Critics

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

69.2

Critic Average

16 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

Metacritic User Score

118 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

N/A

Metacritic Disparity

+18.2

Combined Disparity

+18.2

Average of both sources

Review Timing

1 early (6%)13 launch window (81%)2 late (13%)

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 16)

Roberto MoranviaNextPlay
Jan 15, 2026Late review
65/100View review
Metacritic 51/100 · +14.0 pts
Justin BerubeviaNintendoWorldReport
Nov 18, 2025Late review
80/100View review
Metacritic 51/100 · +29.0 pts
Luke HemmingviaCubed3
Oct 28, 2025Launch window
70/100View review
Metacritic 51/100 · +19.0 pts
Nikitas KavouklisviaEnternity.gr
Oct 8, 2025Launch window
60/100View review
Metacritic 51/100 · +9.0 pts
Nuno NêvedaviaStarbit
Oct 6, 2025Launch window
70/100View review
Metacritic 51/100 · +19.0 pts

Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush

Score Breakdown

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