Gameplay

Donkey Kong’s got moves!

Punch!

Smash enemies, walls, the ground—and most things in your way—with incredible force.

Dive Punch!

Unleash a powerful punch directly downward.

Roll forward!

Roll at high speed and send lighter objects soaring!

Hand Slap!

Make some noise to collect scattered items or detect hidden objects using sonar.

Tear off!

Grab a chunk of terrain and…tear it off! You can even do this to certain enemies!

Swing!

Grab a chunk and swing it to attack.

The power of Pauline

Pauline's singing can help show you the way forward.

Her song can empower DK to use Bananza Transformations.

It can also remove these strange seals that…someone left behind.

You never know what you'll discover in the Underground World…

Different ways to play together!

Local

One game

One Nintendo Switch 2 system

Local

One game

Two Nintendo Switch 2 systems or One Nintendo Switch and One Nintendo Switch 2 using GameShare*

Online**

One game

Two Nintendo Switch 2 systems using GameChat + GameShare