2024's top monkey games
Monkey games are quite flexible; you can have a lot of fun with things like gorillas learning to fly before pigs do, or balls of primates racing at a hundred miles per hour.With our extensive compilation of the top choices for Switch and mobile, we can help with that. We've made care to add a few surprise selections to keep things interesting and provide a few titles you may not be familiar with, even if there are a few well-known IPs you already know will be on the list.Check out our listings of cat games, dinosaur games, and dog games for more animal-themed fun. If you'd like to try your hand at farming, check out our list of games like Stardew Valley. If you want to play ball primate style, check out our listings of golf games and tennis games. Of course, renowned ape DK makes a cameo in a few Mario sports titles. Here are the top monkey games available on Switch and mobile devices.
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Gibbon: Switch and mobile in Beyond the Trees
Gibbon: Beyond the Trees, which tells the story of a gibbon's escape from a decaying habitat, is a charming yet contemplative experience. It is, without a doubt, the most moving game on our list, offering a moving and distinctly human experience for a platformer centered about monkeys (donkey Kong doesn't exactly have a lot of environmental awareness). Read our Gibbon: Beyond the Trees review if you need further persuasion.Super Monkey Ball - Switch Banana Mania
Naturally, AiAi, MeeMee, GonGon, the infant, and the physician—collectively referred to as the Super Monkey Ball crew—are the main attraction on our list of monkey games. We'll get it out of the way right away: this remake of the Gamecube series offers hours of monkey business in addition to all the beloved old levels and minigames.Additionally, humorous cameos by other Sega icons like Kiryu from Yakuza and Sonic may be found in this game. Maybe our Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania review will pique your interest if that doesn't.Mobile version of Flying Gorilla
Flying Gorilla accurately captures the essence of what they refer to as "a surprisingly popular game." As crazy as you may imagine a flying gorilla game may be, you should pack it in and hurl it out the window because this game is unlike anything you have ever seen, and maybe for good reason. Even so, this is a free-to-play game that's worth playing if only to blow your little mind.Ape Out – Make a switch
Ever saw a great ape avoid a shotgun shell? If not, you should play Ape Out, one of the Switch's most peculiar monkey games. This game, which features an enraged gorilla seeking to escape the labyrinth it finds itself in and killing anybody who stands in its way, is the closest thing you'll find to Ape Escape in the modern day. Ape Out is the only call to make if you're seeking for ultra-violent primates.,Smashy City on a phone
Today, Smashy City is the finest place to operate the enormous monkey instead of a like-for-like mobile or Switch adaptation of the original Rampage, one of King Kong's earliest video game adventures. Smashy City puts Rampage in your hands as an amazing free-to-play city destruction simulator, replete with the king of the apes himself, in the same manner that the original Crossy Road brought back the Frogger gameplay. Switch in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
You assumed we would play every game there is to play with monkeys and leave DK out? By accident. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, one of the first games from the ill-fated Wii U period to be ported to the Switch, is still one of the best platformers available on the enormous eShop, offering endless hours of vintage gameplay and gorgeous seaside settings. Instead of feeding the monkeys, switch
We're looking at Do Not Feed the Monkeys now, which is completely unrelated to monkeys—spoiler alert—but go through the Switch library of monkey games and recommend something else! The voyeuristic narrative-driven gameplay loop in this game makes up for the absence of real primates, and it has a deeper message about surveillance culture that is worth noticing. We continue to hope that Do Not Feed the Monkeys 2099, the sequel, will eventually be available on Switch. Switch to Samba de Amigo: Party Central
Amigo is making a huge comeback to our screens! With 40 popular pop songs to choose from, Samba de Amigo: Party Central is the perfect party rhythm game with a monkey theme for the whole family.The Switch version makes use of the motion controllers on the system, which are sometimes disregarded, to provide an even more immersive maraca experience. It also has several crossovers with other Sega games, such as Puyo Puyo and Sonic. But if solitary campaigns are more your style, check out our next suggestion.Party-To-Go: Samba de Amigo - mobile
For those of you who enjoy touchscreen rhythm gaming, Samba de Amigo: Party Central's Party-To-Go version is available only on the Apple Arcade. Three unique tracks by Psy, Lady Gaga, and Fitz and the Tantrums are also included in the mobile version.Party-To-Go is only home to Amigo's most recent narrative campaign, but unlike its Switch counterpart, it does not offer online or local multiplayer gaming. The whole Amigo experience should be experienced by die-hard monkey enthusiasts by playing both games.