Donkey Kong Bananza

Name: Donkey Kong Bananza Game of the Year record dataset
Creator: GOTY Ledger
License: https://gotyledger.site/en/methodology/#data-use

Donkey Kong Bananza ranks #95 in GOTY Ledger's all-time table. Its recorded years are 2025.

All-time rank: #95
Combined yearly score: 2.3%
Times picked #1: 6
Sources awarding points: 6

Release year: 2025 Metascore91

GOTY record details

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Strongest year 2025 #6 · 2.3%

Picked as #1 100% 6 / 6

Selection methods 2 Who selected it?

Most common source type 6 Overall award

GOTY record across all years

Year-by-year GOTY record

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Year rank: #6
Available points earned: 2.3% 600 pts
Score difference from #1: 65.2 pp
Score difference from nearest game: 0 pp

Compare games from the same year

#1 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 67.5%
#2 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II 5.6%
#3 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach 3.5%
#4 Hades II 2.7%
#4 Hollow Knight: Silksong 2.7%
#6 Donkey Kong Bananza 2.3%

Records by source

Which sources selected this game?

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Who selected it?

Editorial

5 sources
Reader vote

1 sources

What was the result?

Winner

3 sources
Ranked

3 sources

How were points calculated?

Top 10 list

3 sources
Winner only

3 sources

Source types

Overall award

6 sources

Records by source

Sources used for scoring

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Show 6 source records

CNET 2025 · Overall award

Result year: 2025
Date published: Dec 24, 2025
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 1, 2026

Gaming Age 2025 · Overall award

Result year: 2025
Date published: Dec 30, 2025
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 1, 2026

GeekTown 2025 · Overall award

Result year: 2025
Date published: Dec 27, 2025
Who chose it?: Reader vote
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 1, 2026

MonsterVine 2025 · Overall award

Result year: 2025
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: Apr 25, 2026

Twisted Voxel 2025 · Overall award

Result year: 2025
Date published: Dec 29, 2025
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 1, 2026

VideoChums 2025 · Overall award

Result year: 2025
Date published: Dec 31, 2025
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 1, 2026

Official trailer

Donkey Kong Bananza – Launch Trailer – Nintendo Switch 2 · Nintendo of America