Ranking by series

The Donkey Kong Country games, ranked.

9 games compete in this selection. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest tops it with 1,756 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 1995 · Platformer 1,756
  2. 2 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 2014 · Platformer 1,736
  3. 3 Donkey Kong Country 1994 · Platformer 1,732
  4. 4 Donkey Kong Country Returns 2010 · Platformer 1,635
  5. 5 Donkey Kong 64 1999 · Platformer 1,624
  6. 6 Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! 1996 · Platformer 1,611
  7. 7 Donkey Kong Jungle Beat 2004 · Platformer 1,577
  8. 8 Diddy Kong Racing 1997 · Racing 1,556
  9. 9 Donkey Kong Land 1995 · Platformer 1,415

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In detail

The Donkey Kong Country games ranked, what this ranking says

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest leads this selection with 1,756 ELO points, ahead of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and Donkey Kong Country. The 9 games competing in it have played 1,319 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 9
Duels played by those games 1,319
Game in the lead Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,756
Best represented decade 1990s
Last reading September 19, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 9 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Donkey Kong 64 +46 1,624
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat +38 1,577
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! +14 1,611

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game in the Donkey Kong Country series?

According to community votes, the best game in the Donkey Kong Country series is Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, with 1,756 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and Donkey Kong Country, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many Donkey Kong Country games are ranked?

9 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 1,319 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which Donkey Kong Country game is climbing right now?

Donkey Kong 64 is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 46 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 9 games in the selection moved.

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