Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Released: 3/25/2022

DISCOVER A NEW 3D KIRBY ADVENTURE SET IN A MYSTERIOUS WORLD The next Kirby adventure on Nintendo Switch is going 3D! In this new game, players can freely navigate 3D areas using familiar Kirby copy abilities. What lies in store for Kirby as he explores a mysterious setting filled with abandoned structures from a past civilisation?

Critics

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

85.3

Critic Average

123 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

Metacritic User Score

1,201 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

N/A

Metacritic Disparity

-2.7

Combined Disparity

-2.7

Average of both sources

Review Timing

44 early (36%)71 launch window (58%)8 late (7%)

Review summary

Updated Sep 30, 2025

Based on 123 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 85.3/100. Critics score this game 2.7 points lower than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 123)

Guillaume DreherviaTryAGame!
Sep 30, 2025Late review
60/100View review
Metacritic 88/100 · -28.0 pts
Götz PiesbergenvianeXGam
Sep 24, 2025Late review
83/100View review
Metacritic 88/100 · -5.0 pts
Isaiah ParkerviaNookGaming
Sep 12, 2025Late review
90/100View review
Metacritic 88/100 · +2.0 pts
Daniel NewviaThumbsticks
Sep 8, 2025Late review
80/100View review
Metacritic 88/100 · -8.0 pts
Bruno GalvãoviaEurogamer.pt
Aug 27, 2025Late review
80/100View review
Metacritic 88/100 · -8.0 pts

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Released: 3/25/2022