Kirby's Star Stacker
Kirby's Star Stacker is a 1997 puzzle video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It is a spin-off of the Kirby series with Tile-matching gameplay. It was released for the Nintendo Classics service for the Nintendo Switch in May 2025.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1997
- Developer
- HAL Laboratory
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 18 March 1997 |
|---|---|
| Developer | HAL Laboratory |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Game Boy |
| Genres | Puzzle |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2619421, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Kirby's Star Stacker? How long to beat it
Total play time for Kirby's Star Stacker is about 11.7 hours to do everything, and around 2.2 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 | 2.2h | 32 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 5h | 14 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 11.7h | 11 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Kirby's Star Stacker sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Kirby's Star Stacker lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 55ahead of 10% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 16ahead of 65% 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's Star Stacker
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Common questions about Kirby's Star Stacker
What platforms is Kirby's Star Stacker on?
Kirby's Star Stacker is available on Game Boy. It first released in 1997.
Who made Kirby's Star Stacker?
Kirby's Star Stacker was developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Kirby's Star Stacker?
about 2.2 hours for the main story, 5 hours with the main extras, 11.7 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.