Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time is a 2005 role-playing video game developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It is the second game in the Mario & Luigi series, following Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003). The story follows Mario, Baby Mario, Luigi, and Baby Luigi as they search for Princess Peach, who has been abducted by an alien species known as the Shroobs. Gameplay centers on cooperation between the quartet, who must use their specific qualities and skills to solve puzzles to progress. The game features multiple role-playing game elements and a turn-based battle system focused on timing accuracy.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
Your like matters. Every heart nudges this game's GamingPickz Score and where it ranks (a small 5% of the score), so the lists get better for everyone.
- Released
- 2005
- Developer
- AlphaDream
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 28 November 2005 |
|---|---|
| Developer | AlphaDream |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo DS |
| Genres | Role-Playing |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1797666, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time? How long to beat it
Total play time for Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time is about 26.3 hours to do everything, and around 17.7 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 | 17.7h | 246 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 20.2h | 136 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 26.3h | 39 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 67ahead of 19% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 47ahead of 85% 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 Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
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.
Loading reviews…
Did it run on your PC?
Tell other players how it ran on your machine. One tap, from your saved PC if you have one.
Where Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time appears
The ranked lists and finder pages Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time qualifies for, from its own genre and platform to what it takes to run.
Get the weekly rundown
One email a week: what moved in the rankings, what launched, and what dropped in price. No more than that, and unsubscribing takes one click.
We send the weekly email and nothing else. Your address is never sold, shared or used to build a profile, and it is not readable by anyone visiting this site. See our privacy policy.
Common questions about Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
What platforms is Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time on?
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time is available on Nintendo DS. It first released in 2005.
Who made Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time?
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time was developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time?
about 17.7 hours for the main story, 20.2 hours with the main extras, 26.3 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.