Kirby: Planet Robobot
Kirby: Planet Robobot is a 2016 platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the eleventh mainline installment in the Kirby series and the spiritual successor to Triple Deluxe. The story follows Kirby as he defends Planet Popstar from an alien corporation known as the Haltmann Works Company that wishes to mechanize the planet so that they can plunder its natural resources. New to the series in this game is Kirby's ability to utilize a mecha suit known as the Robobot Armor to solve puzzles and fight enemies.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2016
- Developer
- HAL Laboratory
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 28 April 2016 |
|---|---|
| Developer | HAL Laboratory |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo 3DS |
| Genres | action game, platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q23011263, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Kirby: Planet Robobot? How long to beat it
Total play time for Kirby: Planet Robobot is about 21.2 hours to do everything, and around 7 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 7h | 313 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 10.7h | 245 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 21.2h | 81 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Kirby: Planet Robobot sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Kirby: Planet Robobot lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 84ahead of 45% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 25ahead of 69% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Kirby: Planet Robobot
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Kirby: Planet Robobot
What platforms is Kirby: Planet Robobot on?
Kirby: Planet Robobot is available on Nintendo 3DS. It first released in 2016.
Who made Kirby: Planet Robobot?
Kirby: Planet Robobot was developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Kirby: Planet Robobot?
about 7 hours for the main story, 10.7 hours with the main extras, 21.2 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.