Donkey Kong Country Returns HD features offer loads of challenging levels.
Donkey Kong Country Returns is now playable on Nintendo Switch in all-new HD. The Wii’s beloved Donkey Kong title returns with all its difficulty, and stages intact but now with much better visuals.
Following its predecessors Donkey Kong Country Returns HD has a lot of content with its varied levels, boss fights, and collectibles. When combined with its challenging gameplay, Donkey Kong Country Returns is a highly rewarding and satisfying game to play. The game features two simultaneously playable characters: Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, in addition to multiplayer where players can control each Kong.
Furthermore, the game is lengthy since it offers quite a lot of stages to play through. So how many levels does Donkey Kong Country Returns HD offer? find out below, as we list them all.
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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD – How Many Levels Are There?

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD has a total of eighty levels, divided into nine worlds. This also includes the 3DS-exclusive cloud world. Each of the original 8 worlds has a secret level, unlocked by collecting the KONG letters, and a locked level which requires a Map Key from Cranky Kong’s shop.
World | Level | Name | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Jungle | 1-1 | Jungle Hijinxs | |
1-2 | King of Cling | ||
1-3 | Tree Top Bop | ||
1-4 | Sunset Shore | Unlocked by buying the Map Key from Cranky Kong’s Shop (20 Banana Coins). | |
1-5 | Canopy Cannons | ||
1-6 | Crazy Cart | ||
1-B | Mugly’s Mound | Boss Fight | |
1-K | Platform Panic | Secret level unlocked by collecting all KONG Letters in this world. | |
Beach | 2-1 | Poppin’ Planks | |
2-2 | Sloppy Sands | ||
2-3 | Peaceful Pier | ||
2-4 | Cannon Cluster | ||
2-5 | Stormy Shore | ||
2-6 | Blowhole Bound | Unlocked by buying the Map Key from Cranky Kong’s Shop (20 Banana Coins). | |
2-7 | Tidal Terror | ||
2-B | Pinchin’ Pirates | Boss Fight | |
2-K | Tumblin’ Temple | Secret level unlocked by collecting all KONG Letters in this world. | |
Ruins | 3-1 | Wonky Waterway | |
3-2 | Button Bash | ||
3-3 | Mast Blast | ||
3-4 | Damp Dungeon | Unlocked by buying the Map Key from Cranky Kong’s Shop (20 Banana Coins). | |
3-5 | Itty Bitty Biters | ||
3-6 | Temple Topple | ||
3-B | Ruined Roost | Boss Fight | |
3-K | Shifty Smashers | Secret level unlocked by collecting all KONG Letters in this world. | |
Cave | 4-1 | Rickety Rails | |
4-2 | Grip ‘n’ Trip | ||
4-3 | Bombs Away | ||
4-4 | Mole Patrol | Unlocked by buying the Map Key from Cranky Kong’s Shop (20 Banana Coins). | |
4-5 | Crowded Cavern | ||
4-B | The Mole Train | Boss Fight | |
4-K | Jagged Jewels | Secret level unlocked by collecting all KONG Letters in this world. | |
Forest | 5-1 | Vine Valley | |
5-2 | Clingy Swingy | ||
5-3 | Flutter Flyaway | ||
5-4 | Tippin’ Totems | ||
5-5 | Longshot Launch | ||
5-6 | Springy Spores | Unlocked by buying the Map Key from Cranky Kong’s Shop (20 Banana Coins). | |
5-7 | Wigglevine Wonders | ||
5-8 | Muncher Marathon | ||
5-B | Mangoruby Run | Boss Fight | |
5-K | Blast ‘n’ Bounce | Secret level unlocked by collecting all KONG Letters in this world. | |
Cliff | 6-1 | Sticky Situation | |
6-2 | Prehistoric Path | ||
6-3 | Weighty Way | ||
6-4 | Boulder Roller | ||
6-5 | Precarious Plateau | Unlocked by buying the Map Key from Cranky Kong’s Shop (20 Banana Coins). | |
6-6 | Crumble Canyon | ||
6-7 | Tippy Shippy | ||
6-8 | Clifftop Climb | ||
6-B | Thugly’s Highrise | Boss Fight | |
6-K | Perilous Passage | Secret level unlocked by collecting all KONG Letters in this world. | |
Factory | 7-1 | Foggy Fumes | |
7-2 | Slammin’ Steel | ||
7-3 | Handy Hazards | Unlocked by buying the Map Key from Cranky Kong’s Shop (20 Banana Coins). | |
7-4 | Gear Getaway | ||
7-5 | Cog Jog | ||
7-6 | Switcheroo | ||
7-7 | Music Madness | ||
7-R | Lift-Off Launch | ||
7-B | Feather Fiend | Boss Fight | |
7-K | Treacherous Track | Secret level unlocked by collecting all KONG Letters in this world. | |
Volcano | 8-1 | Furious Fire | |
8-2 | Hot Rocket | ||
8-3 | Roasting Rails | ||
8-4 | Smokey Peak | Unlocked by buying the Map Key from Cranky Kong’s Shop (20 Banana Coins). | |
8-5 | Bobbing Basalt | ||
8-6 | Moving Melters | ||
8-7 | Red Red Rising | ||
8-B | Tiki Tong Terror | Final Boss Fight | |
8-K | Five Monkey Trial | Secret level unlocked by collecting all KONG Letters in this world. | |
Cloud | 9-1 | Crushin’ Columns | |
9-2 | Gushin’ Geysers | ||
9-3 | Spiky Surprise | ||
9-4 | Mischievous Moles | ||
9-5 | Topsy Turvy | ||
9-6 | Tar Ball Fall | ||
9-7 | Robo Factory | ||
9-8 | Lavawheel Volcano | ||
9-9 | Golden Temple |
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