Short answer
Not yet. DKB Recomp by Lucas-blip-png is an unofficial attempt to make the Switch 2 game Donkey Kong Bananza run natively on Windows, but its README says it is not playable yet. It gets as far as the tutorial cave, it can crash, and there is no download. Anyone who tries it builds it from their own dump. We have not run it. On 5 November 2026 the repository was online and we found no takedown notice.
What it is
Donkey Kong Bananza is Nintendo’s 2025 Switch 2 platformer. DKB Recomp translates the game’s ARM64 code to C ahead of time, compiles it into one Windows program, and answers its graphics calls with a Vulkan renderer. No emulator runs while it plays.
It started on 1 November 2026 and is built on TotK Recomp, which does the same for Tears of the Kingdom. The README calls it the only public static recompilation of a Switch 2 game that the authors know of.
Status
The README’s status on 5 November 2026 was “Not playable yet.”
- Works so far: boot, the title screen, the tutorial’s 3D scene, controller input, and guide movies. You can walk and punch through the mining tunnel.
- Furthest point: one hand-played run reached the Ingot Isle Cave-In section.
- Still open: crashes, black destructible terrain, some textures, many missing effects, and performance outside the tutorial.
- Tested on: mostly one NVIDIA card. The project is asking for runs on AMD and Intel.
The roadmap to playable lists what is open, and it changes daily.
What it would take to try it
- Your own dump of base version 1.0.0, as ExeFS and RomFS. The project gives no instructions for getting the files.
- Windows x86-64 with a Vulkan GPU and at least 16 GB of RAM.
- The build tools from TotK Recomp: MSYS2 UCRT64 Clang, Ninja, Python 3.12 and the .NET SDK.
An installer in the repository can do the build from your dump, but you still have to set it up from source. This is for testers and developers, not for players looking to play the game.
Is it safe and legal?
This is an independent fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo, and the project includes no game files. Bananza is a current Nintendo game, and Nintendo has taken down fan projects before, so this one may not stay up. Most of the code is written by AI coding agents and checked by running the game, as the README says.
Because no official download exists, any “Donkey Kong Bananza PC” installer on another site is not this project.
If you want to play Bananza now, the Orchid emulator reports about 30 fps on one high-end PC, and switch2mac lists it for Apple silicon Macs. Both need your own dump.
The same base now also runs the Switch 2 Ocarina of Time remake as an early Windows port, and Mario Kart World has a separate early port for Windows and Linux.
Only Lucas-blip-png/dkb-pc-recomp is the original project. Copies under other accounts offering a ready-made installer are not from its authors.
For Switch games that do run natively on PC today, see TotK Recomp and Tomodachi Life PC.
FAQ
Is there a Donkey Kong Bananza PC port?
Not an official one. DKB Recomp by Lucas-blip-png is an unofficial work in progress that turns the Switch 2 game into a native Windows program. It is not playable yet.
Can I download Donkey Kong Bananza for PC?
No. The project has no releases, and the README says there will be no downloadable builds because the program is made from the game's own code. Treat any site offering a finished download as fake or unsafe.
How far does DKB Recomp get?
The game boots, passes the title screen and reaches the tutorial cave, where you can walk and punch. One hand-played run reached the Ingot Isle Cave-In section. It can still crash, and many effects are missing.
Is this the first Switch 2 recompilation?
The README says that, as far as the authors know, no other static recompilation of a Switch 2 game is public. Other projects take different routes. [switch2mac](/switch2mac/) runs the game's Arm code directly on Apple silicon Macs, and [Switch 2 emulators](/eglantine-emulator/) run it on PC.
What would I need to try it?
Your own dump of the base 1.0.0 game, a Windows PC with at least 16 GB of RAM, and the project's build tools. The game alone uses about 13 GB of RAM. Update 458752 is not supported yet.
Does it run on Linux or Steam Deck?
Not so far. The README says nobody has tried Bananza on Linux yet. So far it has mostly been checked on one NVIDIA card.
Unofficial. This page is written by an independent directory. It is not made by, endorsed by or affiliated with Nintendo or Lucas-blip-png (DKB Recomp (Donkey Kong Bananza Switch 2 to Windows)'s author). We do not host any files, and we never link to game files, ROMs or ISOs.
Sources
This page was last updated on Nov 12, 2026. A date after a source is the day we read it. Versions and steps follow the official project; if they differ, the official source wins.
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