| Character | Species | Origin | Platform(s) | Notes | | Agent 9 | Monkey | Year of the Dragon | PlayStation | A space monkey introduced as a brief playable character, who was trapped by the Sorceress. He has a laser and can eliminate rhynocs with ease. |
| AiAi | Monkey | Super Monkey Ball | GameCube | Encased in transparent ball. |
| Andross | Star Fox | SNES | The archenemy of the Star Fox team. |
| Andrew Oikonny | Star Fox 64 | Nintendo 64 | The nephew of Andross, and a member of Star Wolf, the rivals of the Star Fox team. |
| Conga the Gorilla | Gorilla | Banjo-Kazooie | N64{{·}}Xbox Live Arcade | A giant gorilla who first appears in Mumbo's Mountain. |
| Donkey Kong | Ape | Donkey Kong | Arcade{{·}}Atari 2600{{·}}Amstrad CPC{{·}}Apple II{{·}}Atari 7800{{·}}Atari 8-bit{{·}}C64{{·}}ColecoVision{{·}}GBA{{·}}Intellivision{{·}}MSX, NES{{·}}3DS{{·}}MS-DOS{{·}}TI-99/4A{{·}}TRS-80{{·}}VIC-20{{·}}Wii{{·}}ZX Spectrum |
| Donkey Kong Jr. | Gorilla | Donkey Kong Jr. | Arcade{{·}}Atari 2600{{·}}Atari 7800{{·}}Atari 8-bit{{·}}ColecoVision{{·}}GBA{{·}}Intellivision{{·}}NES{{·}}3DS{{·}}Wii | Donkey Kong's son |
| Diddy Kong | Tailed-Chimpanzee | Donkey Kong Country | SNES{{·}}GBC{{·}}GBA{{·}}Wii | Donkey King's sidekick. |
| Dixie Kong | Chimpanzee | Diddy's Kong Quest | SNES{{·}}GBA{{·}}Wii | Diddy Kong's girlfriend. |
| Gorilla | Gorilla | Gekido | PlayStation{{·}}Game Boy Color | An unlockable character |
| Specter | Monkey | Ape Escape | PlayStation{{·}}PlayStation Portable | Rules over lesser apes known as Piposaru. |
| Ukiki | Monkey | Super Mario 64 | Nintendo 64 | Steals Mario's hat. |
| Winston | Gorilla | Overwatch | PC{{·}}PlayStation 4{{·}}Xbox One | A Gorilla with superior intelligence. |
| Wukong | Monkey | League of Legends | PC | A playable champion inspired by Sun Wukong, the main character in the Chinese epic Journey to the West. |
| Wukong | Monkey | Warframe | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC | A robotic "Warframe" inspired by Sun Wukong, the main character in the Chinese epic Journey to the West. |