Donkey Kong 64
Donkey Kong 64 is a 1999 platform game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It is the first Donkey Kong game to feature 3D gameplay. As the gorilla Donkey Kong, the player explores themed levels to collect items and rescue his family members from the crocodile King K. Rool. The player completes minigames and puzzles as five playable Kong characters—each with their own special abilities—to receive bananas and other collectibles. In multiplayer modes, up to four players can compete in deathmatch and last man standing games.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1999
- Developer
- Rare Ltd.
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 22 November 1999 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Rare Ltd. |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo 64 |
| Genres | adventure video game, platformer, collect-a-thon platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q774773, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Donkey Kong 64? How long to beat it
Total play time for Donkey Kong 64 is about 29.1 hours to do everything, and around 25.2 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 | 25.2h | 91 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 29.1h | 66 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 29.1h | 168 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Donkey Kong 64 sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Donkey Kong 64 lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 58ahead of 12% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 54ahead of 91% 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 Donkey Kong 64
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Donkey Kong 64
What platforms is Donkey Kong 64 on?
Donkey Kong 64 is available on Nintendo 64. It first released in 1999.
Who made Donkey Kong 64?
Donkey Kong 64 was developed by Rare Ltd. and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Donkey Kong 64?
about 25.2 hours for the main story, 29.1 hours with the main extras, 29.1 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.