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Kong: Survivor Instinct
Developer 7Levels
Kong: Survivor Instinct is a 2024 Metroidvania game. It is set within the continuity of the MonsterVerse franchise, and it was developed by 7levels SA and published by 7levels and 4Divinity. It was released on October 24, 2024. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
586 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
71
Fresh
125 positive · 50 negative
95% range 64–78%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky * | 49 | 11 | 316 |
| Steam reviews | 125 | 50 | 0 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 5 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
142 of 193 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
72% recommend · 128 yes, 50 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 178 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (278 of 375 positive).
Players find the game a decent Monsterverse experience with good visuals and level design, but note it has issues. [1][2][3] Many reviewers say the game is not worth its full price and recommend buying it on sale. [3][4][5] Some players criticize the controls, combat, and voice acting as poor or unresponsive. [6][7][8]
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- [18]
Not really a Metroidvania, instead it's a somewhat linear 2.5D action adventure game. You'll backtrack occasionally, but because you got lost not because you acquired a new key item etc. Survivor Instinct's main problem is that the basic gameplay loop is set in the first 30 minutes and it doesn't really change. There's some real epic high points here where you'll escape from Titans in sequences similar to the Ori …
- [1]
Alright. Kong: Survivor Instinct is done and dusted. Although not without issues, this is a very good Monsterverse game, and it was pretty fun overall. So, let's dive in. The story set-up is that King Kong has returned to the surface from the Hollow Earth for unknown reasons and is tearing up the city this game is set in, also for unknown reasons. People are perplexed by this because Kong was previously a heroic …
- [4]
I'm not gonna pretend like Kong survivor instinct is a perfect game, far from it. Janky animations, sluggish combat and platforming combined with a very short runtime make this game not worth it at full price. But does that mean you shouldn't play it? No, I don't think it does actually, i'd say it's worth it at a steep discount so around 15 bucks or less. I picked up the game on sale in a bundle with the cub, which …
- [5]
Yes I am recommending the game, but do not buy it for more than $15. I had no idea this game existed until today (I totally misread the release date and thought it was new) but as a fan of both the IP and Metroidvania's, I decided to purchase based on the mostly positive reviews. The concept for the game is great, being a human attempting to survive Kaiju destruction is great and I'd like to see more games use it. …
- [2]
Kong: Survivor Instinct is a surprisingly solid "Monsterverse" metroidvania that features excellent level design as well as a decent combat system reminiscent of that in the Batman: Arkham series. The story is about as simple as it gets: One day the Titans (Kong, Abaddon, and others) suddenly attack an unnamed American city, leaving it in ruins. An evacuation is ordered and you, David Martin, head out in search of …
Summarised from 34 of the 315 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
72% of the 178 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Kong: Survivor Instinct. The complaint that keeps coming up: controls are widely criticized as unresponsive or atrocious. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Kong: Survivor Instinct received generally average reviews from critics. The Windows version holds a score of 75% on Metacritic. Tristan Ogilvie of IGN awarded it a score of 5 out of 10, saying "Unlike its towering cast of kaiju cameos, Kong: Survivor Instinct is an unremarkable Metroidvania-style adventure that simply doesn’t measure up." Henry Stockdale of Push Square also awarded it a score of 5 out of 10, saying "For a human-focused story, it's unfortunate that more time wasn't put into this, and while exploration is passable, the gameplay soon falls into repetition. Unless you're a die-hard fan of Legendary's Monsterverse, it's difficult to recommend this over other Metroidvanias."…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 586 · most liked firstDonkey Kong, the ape from the video game, has died
neutral · AI labelView post →….so how about that new Donkey Kong game. #digitalart #art #donkeykong #fanart
neutral · AI labelView post →Promotional 1994 Donkey Kong Country T-shirt, which uses a visual pun to indicate that "Donkey Kong's back" (as in, returns in a new game) with a render of Donkey Kong's literal back.
neutral · AI labelView post →When playing Donkey Kong Country Returns, you may notice that Donkey Kong never clips through platforms even when he logically should. The secret is that Donkey Kong does not actually exist on the same plane of reality as the rest of the game, and is merely superimposed on top of it.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Nintendo Switch 2 Donkey Kong game looks great, huh? 💖
positive · AI labelView post →Previously, I have shown that Donkey Kong Country has a surprising amount of levels set underground, being more than half of the game. Donkey Kong Bananza is set *entirely* underground, appearing to finally reach the logical conclusion of Donkey Kong's underground tendencies.
neutral · AI labelView post →Diddy Kong Racing contains a variety of anti-piracy measures. If the game detects that a certain address in memory was tampered with, it will randomize the sound frequency on every frame, making the game sound extremely grating and cacophonous.
neutral · AI labelView post →I can't help but notice the japanese marketing for the new Donkey Kong game has a minor but questionable design change
neutral · AI labelView post →It is possible to beat Donkey Kong Country 2 completely pacifist using a combination of secrets and glitches, allowing no enemy or boss to be harmed. Ironically, getting the true ending destroys Crocodile Isle, killing everyone on it anyway.
neutral · AI labelView post →Please join me on the Supper Mario Broth Twitch channel as we continue learning about game design with Donkey Kong Country 3! www.twitch.tv/suppermariob...
neutral · AI labelView post →Bees reacting to honey is normal. However, Donkey Kong Country 2 features honey that reacts to bees. In that game, landing in honey only makes a sound if a Zinger is on screen. Defeating the Zinger actually silences the honey.
neutral · AI labelView post →When starting Donkey Kong Land, there is a 1/8 chance the game will boot in a "paranoid ducking state" where Donkey Kong will constantly look around while ducking. This is actually a fault of the random number generator, which "locks in" to a single value and fails to be random.
neutral · AI labelView post →Mario’s Picross and Donkey Kong (Game Boy titles) added to Switch Online www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nna-...
neutral · AI labelView post →that new Donkey Kong game with destructible environments looks great
positive · AI labelView post →Nintendo Switch 2: Choose Your Game Bundle announced - $499.99 with choice of Mario Kart World/Donkey Kong Bananza/Pokémon Pokopia - starting in early June Game is a download code for one game
neutral · AI labelView post →>iterative hardware >no 3D Mario at launch >Donkey Kong game made by EPD >Kirby Air Ride >Metroid Prime Welcome back Nintendo GameCube
positive · AI labelView post →I still can't get over the fact that Disney made Wreck-It Ralph, a movie that read like legally distinct Donkey Kong, and now Nintendo is making a Donkey Kong Bananza, a game that reads like legally distinct Wreck-It Ralph
neutral · AI labelView post →Bananza Time! #DonkeyKongBananza wins Best Family Game at #TheGameAwards! Thank you for joining Donkey Kong and Pauline on an underground adventure!
neutral · AI labelView post →Game: Donkey Kong QOL Improvement Anniversary Edition Fix The Game Patch (Romhack, NES) TAS Authors: Darkman425 & Spikestuff Source: tasvideos.org/10586S
neutral · AI labelView post →In a recent interview, Shigeru Miyamoto shared cut content from Bananza that could return someday. "There was a lot that didn't end up in the game, but nothing goes unused forever. There was an idea from pre-production to give Donkey Kong a tesla cannon and send him to the moon." Source: @poop
neutral · AI labelView post →Donkey Kong Bananza went from a game I had little interest in to being my possible game of the year. How bananas is that?
positive · AI labelView post →Cranky Kong confirms he is the original Donkey Kong in dialogue, and the game also features a younger Pauline, making Donkey Kong Bananza both a sequel and a prequel to the original Donkey Kong.
neutral · AI labelView post →Donkey Kong Land 2 - Game Boy added to Switch Online www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P7h...
neutral · AI labelView post →So Donkey Kong is a miner in this new game? Hell yeah, working class Donkey Kong!
positive · AI labelView post →Donkey Kong Bananza is a Game of the Year contender. This gave me chills.
positive · AI labelView post →Best Family Game goes to Donkey Kong Bananza
neutral · AI labelView post →Game: Donkey Kong Country (1994, SNES) TAS Authors: hidaigai & Tompa Source: tasvideos.org/4119M
neutral · AI labelView post →Only 30 years late to the party but Donkey Kong for the Game Boy is amazing!
positive · AI labelView post →Donkey Kong Bananza releases in 5 days. My most anticipated game of the year!
positive · AI labelView post →Donkey Kong Bananza!!! 🍌 A new 3D DK game I am crying!
positive · AI labelView post →New Donkey Kong game plus art block equals monkey doodle
neutral · AI labelView post →CRANKY KONG IS IN THE GAME!!!!!!!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →If you’re a game dev here’s my advice: play the Donkey Kong Country games
neutral · AI labelView post →That's all fossils and bananas obtained in Donkey Kong Bananza. What a game.
positive · AI labelView post →Just heard a video introduce Donkey Kong Country as “13th game in the Donkey Kong series” and I had to turn it off
neutral · AI labelView post →One day I wanna see a Donkey Kong or Mario game where everything is business as usual except Donkey Kong is a photo-realistic gorilla
neutral · AI labelView post →Donkey Kong Bananza is so good I had to stop myself from playing all night, which is a feeling I haven't had in awhile. You only understand when you start playing but this isn't a 3D Mario game starring Donkey Kong. It's a 3D Donkey Kong game starring Donkey Kong.
positive · AI labelView post →HOLY SHIIIIITTTTTT NEW DONKEY KONG GAME JUST IN TIME FOR APE-RIL
neutral · AI labelView post →Pristine flyer I saw in a Hong Kong arcade called Super King Game Center
neutral · AI labelView post →Chinese AI Writes Weaker Code for Beijing’s Adversaries. [Archived version](https://web.archive.org/web/20261022053508/https://www.hirundo.io/blog/qwen3-coder-vulnerabilities) TL;DR: Chinese AI models now sit inside Western products, and some carry geopolitical triggers: tell the model who the code is for, and the security of what it writes changes. For the first time, we showed that this vulnerability lives in the model's weights, and that removing the model's CCP alignment removes it. - One…
neutral · AI labelView post →It's Pauline from the hit new game "Pauline Bananza (ft. Donkey Kong)"!
neutral · AI labelView post →Game: Donkey Kong Country (1994, SNES) TAS Author: Tompa Source: tasvideos.org/3415M
neutral · AI labelView post →--released a masterpiece Donkey Kong game in the year of our lord 2025
neutral · AI labelView post →I truly believe King K. Rool will be in Donkey Kong Bananza. With the confirmation that Cranky Kong, Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong are in the game, I just believe it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Donkey Kong climbs out of a Game Boy Color screen and into your life. It is the end. (Donkey Kong Country, GBC, 2000)
neutral · AI labelView post →THAT DONKEY KONG GAME IS SO ME-CORE
positive · AI labelView post →Donkey Kong Bananza (2025) It is 1995. The best Nintendo game is the newest Donkey Kong game. It is 2025. The best Nintendo game is the newest Donkey Kong game.
neutral · AI labelView post →"Y'know Donkey Kong Bananza is what I call a medium game." "What do you mean a medium game?" "It means it's not Rare or Well done!" "DOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!"
neutral · AI labelView post →Hello. My name is Game Boy Donkey Kong, but people call me Donkey Kong 94.
neutral · AI labelView post →Kong game look good
positive · AI labelView post →Keeping China's Labor Misery Off the Record: the Chinese Communist Party is keen to ensure people do not speak up about economic pain that has become all too real. cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/61063580 > [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20261028180010/https://chinamediaproject.org/2026/10/28/keeping-chinas-labor-misery-off-the-record/) > > n September, posts began circulating on social media raising concerns that labor rights activist and journalist Feng Rui (冯睿),…
neutral · AI labelView post →Mark Hamill playing Squadron 42 in VR. To the right is old school friend, Chris Roberts, the game's director. Chris started in the games industry creating games for the BBC Micro - Wizadore, Stryker's Run and Match Day. His first published game was a 'King Kong' game in The Micro User magazine.
neutral · AI labelView post →You cant convince me this wasn't made completely by AI
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DONKEY KONG 64 - Fungi Forest and Crystal Caves 🗺️ apparently FF was originally meant for Banjo-Kazooie? some of the minigames have gotten tough in these later levels. and annoying. one main level map remains www.vgcartography.com?game=donkey-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Alright. Kong: Survivor Instinct is done and dusted. Although not without issues, this is a very good Monsterverse game, and it was pretty fun overall. So, let's dive in. The story set-up is that King Kong has returned to the surface from the Hollow Earth for unknown reasons and is tearing up the city this game is set in, also for unknown reasons. People are perplexed by this because Kong was previously a heroic figure who fought on the side of humanity against other Titans. But now, he's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sideways thumb. I can't bring myself to leave this a negative, it just wasn't my type of game. It's barely a metroidvania. I mean it has branching paths, fast travel, permanent health & ammo upgrades to find.. but everything so far has been item or key gated, not ability gated. I would argue that finding the gun which you use to shoot off locks is an ability gate, but that's all I've seen which resembles one. I expect proper traversal upgrades in a metroidvania. I will say that the map…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yeah, DK. That’s the reaction all of us ‘90s kids are starting to have when our birthday rolls around. Happy birthday, Donkey Kong! (If you’re confused, we figured out this fictional gorilla’s date of birth by extrapolating it from in-game details. The Donkey Kong Jr. Math holds up.)
neutral · AI labelView post →This more than doubles the distance you're able to cover underwater before you start to drown (6000 game units vs 13,500 game units). This actually makes a lot of side-areas (such as the flooded tunnel in Hong Kong) viable to explore when they wouldn't be otherwise.
neutral · AI labelView post →DONKEY KONG 64 - Gloomy Galleon. gloomy indeed www.vgcartography.com?game=donkey-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Keeping China's Labor Misery Off the Record: the Chinese Communist Party is keen to ensure people do not speak up about economic pain that has become all too real. cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/61063580 > [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20261028180010/https://chinamediaproject.org/2026/10/28/keeping-chinas-labor-misery-off-the-record/) > > n September, posts began circulating on social media raising concerns that labor rights activist and journalist Feng Rui (冯睿),…
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