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Donkey Kong Bananza

Donkey Kong Bananza appears in GOTY Ledger as cumulative rank #95, with public GOTY records for 2025.

Cumulative rank: #95
Cumulative score share: 2.3%
Winner selections: 6
Sources: 6

Release year: 2025 Metascore91

Record profile

Record snapshot

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Strongest year 2025 #6 · 2.3%

Winner rate 100% 6 / 6

Source mix 2 Selection source

Main category 6 Overall Game Of The Year

Cumulative GOTY profile

Year-by-year GOTY record

Each entry shows how this game ranked in its public GOTY year and which nearby competitors shaped that race.

Year rank: #6
Score share: 2.3% 600 pts
Gap to #1: 65.2 pts
Closest gap: 0 pts

Same-year score board

#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%

Source record summary

Source composition

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Selection source

Editorial

5 sources
Reader vote

1 sources

Result type

Winner

3 sources
Ranked

3 sources

Scoring basis

Ranked lists

3 sources
Winner only

3 sources

Main categories

Overall Game Of The Year

6 sources

Source record summary

Reflected source records

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CNET 2025 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2025
Published: Dec 24, 2025
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 1, 2026

Gaming Age 2025 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2025
Published: Dec 30, 2025
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Ranked lists
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 1, 2026

GeekTown 2025 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2025
Published: Dec 27, 2025
Selection type: Reader vote
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 1, 2026

MonsterVine 2025 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2025
Published: N/A
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: Apr 25, 2026

Twisted Voxel 2025 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2025
Published: Dec 29, 2025
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Ranked lists
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 1, 2026

VideoChums 2025 · Overall Game Of The Year

Award year: 2025
Published: Dec 31, 2025
Selection type: Editorial
Scoring basis: Ranked lists
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 1, 2026

Official trailer

Official trailer

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