Donkey Kong Bananza fans need to check out Big Hops

A game doesn’t need to be directly inspired by another to be in conversation with it. That’s something we learned several times in 2025, whether it was through RPGs that reflected on a pandemic, a sudden wave of kart racers, or several ninja games that begged comparisons to one another. We’re already getting another great example of that in 2026, thanks to Big Hops, an unexpectedly perfect chaser to Donkey Kong Bananza, seven months later.