Below are the games in which the game character Kirby appears as the main protagonist, sorted by their US release date when available. All games were released for Nintendo gaming systems only:
- Kirby's Dream Land (August 1992; Game Boy)
- Kirby's Adventure (May 1993; Famicom/NES)
- Kirby's Pinball Land (November 1993; Game Boy)
- Kirby's Avalanche (February 1995; Kirby's Ghost Trap in Europe, SNES)
- Kirby's Dream Course (February 1995; Super Famicom/SNES)
- Kirby's Dream Land 2 (May 1995; Game Boy)
- Kirby's Block Ball (May 1996; Game Boy)
- Kirby Super Star (September 1996; Kirby's Fun Pak in Europe, Super Famicom/SNES)
- Kirby's Star Stacker (April 1997; Game Boy)
- Kirby's Dream Land 3 (November 1997; Super Famicom/SNES)
- Kirby no Kira Kira Kids (1998; Satellaview, Super Famicom, Japan only)
- Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (June 2000; Nintendo 64)
- Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (April 2001; Game Boy Color)
- Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (December 2002; Game Boy Advance) (an enhanced remake of Kirby's Adventure)
- Kirby Air Ride (October 2003; GameCube)
- Kirby & the Amazing Mirror (October 2004; Game Boy Advance)
- Kirby: Canvas Curse (June 2005; Nintendo DS)
- Kirby (tentative title) (TBA; Nintendo GameCube)
- BS Kirby no Omotya Bako Baseball (1996? Satellaview, Super Famicom, Japan only)
- Kirby: Squeak Squad (December 4th, 2006; Nintendo DS)
- Kirby Super Star Ultra (September 22, 2006; Nintendo DS)
Kirby is a playable character available in all three Super Smash Bros. games:
- Super Smash Bros. (April 1999; Nintendo 64)
- Super Smash Bros. Melee (December 2001; Nintendo GameCube)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (TBA; Wii)
Kirby cameos
Kirby has also made cameo appearances in other Nintendo games[1]:
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening/DX (Game Boy/GBC, 1993/1998): as an enemy called the Anti-Kirby
- Stunt Race FX (SNES, 1994): appears on a billboard
- EarthBound (SNES, 1994): In the hidden "Debug Mode" menu, Kirby appears as the cursor.
- Picross NP Vol.3 (Super Famicom, 1999): includes picross puzzles of many Kirby characters, like Waddle Dee, King Dedede and Meta-Knight.
- Pokémon Stadium 2 (N64, 2000): you can decorate your room with consoles. The NES shows Kirby's Adventure and the SNES shows Kirby Super Star.
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (GBA, 2003): appears on a poster in Yoshi Theater.
- Donkey Konga (GC, 2003): One of the songs is "Kirby: Right Back At Ya", the theme song of the Kirby anime.
- Daigassou! Band Brothers (DS, 2004): A song is entitled "Kirby medley"