Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World
In Star-Crossed World, a new story included in the upgrade pack, Kirby must use his abilities, including the all-new Mouthful Modes, to clear a trail through uncharted territory. The upgrade pack will include…
Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World is an adventure developed by HAL Laboratory, released 28 August 2025 on Nintendo Switch 2.
What Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World is
Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World is an adventure game developed by HAL Laboratory and released in 2025. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In Star-Crossed World, a new story included in the upgrade pack, Kirby must use his abilities, including the all-new Mouthful Modes, to clear a trail through uncharted territory. The upgrade pack will include this new content which can be played in single-player and local co-op, as well as improved performance for the entire game.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Kirby series
Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World is the 92nd of 94 entries we hold in the Kirby series. It arrived a year after Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition - Deluxe Set. The next entry was Kirby Air Riders in 2025. Its critic score of 84 is 6 points above the series average of 78. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. Melee at 100.
How it was received
Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 81% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 6 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World launched on 28 August 2025, within three weeks of Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Hell is Us. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 8 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Hell is Us.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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