How many layers are in Donkey Kong Bananza?

How many layers are in Donkey Kong Bananza is a slightly more complex subject than you might initially think. Every layer is structured differently, some with multiple sublayers, and all with varying numbers of Banandium Gems to grab. The way Bananza is structured means that you’re free to tackle it all at your own pace, though, and can (usually) hop back to an earlier layer to grab collectibles you might’ve missed the first time.

Below, we list how many layers are in Donkey Kong Bananza, including how many additional sublayers each main level has.

How many layers are in Donkey Kong Bananza?

Donkey Kong Bananza has 17 layers in total. However, they vary in size and complexity, and how long it takes to get through them depends on your playstyle.

The first layer, for example, is just Ingot Isle, a tutorial with just a few regions to explore and even fewer Banandium Gems to gather. Others, like The Divide, are stopping points where you hoover up a few Gems before deciding your next, bigger destination. Some have Ancient Ruins to explore, each with secrets of their own, or change after you complete certain objectives and let you reach previously inaccessible areas.

All layers list in Donkey Kong Bananza

These are all the layers in Donkey Kong Bananza, as confirmed by YouTuber Sirloin.

1. Ingot Isle: Sublayer 1-10
2. Lagoon Layer: Sublayer 100-102
3. Hilltop Layer: Sublayer 200
4. Canyon Layer: Sublayer 300-302
5. The Divide: Sublayer 400
6. Freezer Layer: Sublayer 500-503
7. Forest Layer: Sublayer 600-602
8. The Junction: Sublayer 700
9. Restore Layer: Sublayer 800
10. Tempest Layer: Sublayer 900-902
11. Landfill Layer: Sublayer 1000-1001
12. Racing Layer: Sublayer 1100
13. Radiance Layer: Sublayer 1200-1204
14. Groove Layer: Sublayer 1300
15. Feast Layer: Sublayer 1400-1401
16. Forbidden Layer: Sublayer 1500
17. Planet Core: Sublayer 1600-1609

The Planet Core is the final area, but it’s not structured like all the layers before it and is more what you’d expect from a Final Area.

You’ll reach new layers by progressing through Bananza‘s main story objectives, though you’re free to do that at your own pace, whether you want to grab every Banandium Gem before moving on or would rather speed through and unlock every layer first. Until you reach the Planet Core, you’re free to return to previous layers to grab bananas, fossils, outfits, and anything else you might’ve missed the first time — though not any time you please. Each Sublayer after Lagoon Layer has a spot where you can summon an eel to take you back to any layer you’ve previously visited.