Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Next Level Games and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the second installment in the Luigi's Mansion series, following Luigi's Mansion (2001). The story follows Luigi as he explores Evershade Valley, capturing its corrupted ghostly inhabitants with help from Professor E. Gadd. In order to restore peace to Evershade Valley, Luigi must defeat the recently-escaped King Boo and restore the eponymous Dark Moon.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2013
- Developer
- Next Level Games
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 20 March 2013 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Next Level Games |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo 3DS |
| Genres | Action Adventure |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2298261, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon? How long to beat it
Total play time for Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is about 28.3 hours to do everything, and around 14.1 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 | 14.1h | 573 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 17.5h | 465 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 28.3h | 130 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 80ahead of 36% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 43ahead of 83% 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 Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
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Common questions about Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
What platforms is Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon on?
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon is available on Nintendo 3DS. It first released in 2013.
Who made Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon?
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon was developed by Next Level Games and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon?
about 14.1 hours for the main story, 17.5 hours with the main extras, 28.3 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.