Donkey Kong Bananza has arrived, and while the main draw here is a rock-solid adventure featuring the greatest of apes, fans are also finding that the game’s art mode is a blast of fun. Essentially a user-friendly version of Blender, players are able to sculpt in 3D, producing incredible works of art–or pure nightmare fuel–that have been chiseled to perfection.
This is meant to be a creative diversion from DK’s new adventure, and some of the creations that people have gleefully uploaded to their social media accounts are best described as creative or cursed–sometimes, both–and they’re all excellent.
Some of the creations glimpsed below include Five Nights at Freddy’s fanart, an unflattering portrait of US VP JD Vance, and a version of DK that can see into the very depths of your soul. All of them look like they could easily replace the Mona Lisa at The Louvre, and at the very least, they deserve their own wing at that art museum.
People are really making the most of this mode, as the Joy-Con 2 mouse controls offer a high level of precision. Accessing Artist Mode is also easy, as it’s available from the main menu of Donkey Kong Bananza.
Donkey Kong Bananza has earned critical acclaim since it launched this week, as it’s not only one of the best games of the year, but a must-play Switch 2 title as well. Looking ahead, Nintendo will continue to expand the Switch 2 library with several highly anticipated games, like Pokemon Legends Z-A and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond alongside dozens of third-party releases.
