Banjo-Kazooie
Banjo-Kazooie is a 1998 platform game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. Controlling the player characters, the bear Banjo and the bird Kazooie, the player attempts to save Banjo's kidnapped sister Tooty from the witch Gruntilda. The player explores nine nonlinear worlds to gather items and progress. Using Banjo and Kazooie's traversal and combat abilities, they complete challenges such as solving puzzles, jumping over obstacles, and defeating bosses.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1998
- Developer
- Rare Ltd.
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 29 June 1998 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Rare Ltd. |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo 64 |
| Genres | Platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q129000, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Banjo-Kazooie? How long to beat it
Total play time for Banjo-Kazooie is about 14.6 hours to do everything, and around 11.8 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 11.8h | 203 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 14h | 199 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 14.6h | 580 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Banjo-Kazooie sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Banjo-Kazooie lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 56ahead of 11% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 47ahead of 85% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Banjo-Kazooie
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Common questions about Banjo-Kazooie
What platforms is Banjo-Kazooie on?
Banjo-Kazooie is available on Nintendo 64. It first released in 1998.
Who made Banjo-Kazooie?
Banjo-Kazooie was developed by Rare Ltd. and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Banjo-Kazooie?
about 11.8 hours for the main story, 14 hours with the main extras, 14.6 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.