Level

Broadly speaking, the term level in video games refers to a playable area or set of areas which share a distinct theme throughout. Typically, whenever the word level is used, it implies that there are multiple distinct areas which are visited either in sequence, or can be traversed between over the course of gameplay.

The opening cutscene for Vegetable Valley identifies it as a level.

Though this is not true universally, in the Kirby series, a level is typically the largest form of sub-division that a main game's contents will take. Levels may also go by different names, such as world, area, zone, or even land. Usually, levels are also further sub-divided into stages, which tend to follow the theme of their host level, though some games (like Kirby's Dream Land) consist only of individual stages.

Levels may also contain level hubs, which are explorable areas which can be used to access individual stages. Levels themselves are also sometimes reachable from World Maps, which are usually no more complicated than an interactive map screen.

List of all levels

The following is a full list of every level in the Kirby series, at least in terms of what may actually be called a level in the traditional sense. Included are details regarding the source game, the order of the levels in said game, how many stages (including boss and extra stages, but excluding peripheral areas such as Sub-Games and Museums) the levels have, and any other pertinent notes. Levels within Sub-Games will not be included here:

Level	Image	Game(s)	Order	Stages	Type	Boss(es)	Notes
Vegetable Valley		AAKirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	1	5	Normal	Whispy Woods	This is the first level in the series.
Ice Cream Island		AAKirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	2	6	Normal	Paint Roller
Butter Building		AAKirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	3	7	Normal	Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright
Grape Garden		AAKirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	4	7	Normal	Kracko Jr. & Kracko
Yogurt Yard		AAKirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	5	7	Normal	Heavy Mole
Orange Ocean		AAKirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	6	7	Normal	Meta Knight
Rainbow Resort		AAKirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	7	7	Normal	King Dedede
The Fountain of Dreams		AAKirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	8	1	Boss	Nightmare	Can only be accessed by defeating King Dedede in Rainbow Resort.
Wispy-Woods Land		ABKirby's Pinball Land	N/A	1	Pinball Land	Whispy Woods
Kracko Land		ABKirby's Pinball Land	N/A	1	Pinball Land	Kracko Jr. & Kracko
Poppy Brothers' Land		ABKirby's Pinball Land	N/A	1	Pinball Land	Twin Poppy Bros. Sr.
Course 1		ACKirby's Dream Course	1	8	Dream Course	None
Course 2		ACKirby's Dream Course	2	8	Dream Course	None
Course 3		ACKirby's Dream Course	3	8	Dream Course	None
Course 4		ACKirby's Dream Course	4	8	Dream Course	None
Course 5		ACKirby's Dream Course	5	8	Dream Course	None
Course 6		ACKirby's Dream Course	6	8	Dream Course	None
Course 7		ACKirby's Dream Course	7	8	Dream Course	None
Course 8		ACKirby's Dream Course	8	8	Dream Course	None
Dedede		ACKirby's Dream Course	9	None	Dream Course	Robo Dedede
Whispy Woods Course		ACKirby's Dream Course	1	8	Dream Course	None	2-player mode only
Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright Course		ACKirby's Dream Course	2	8	Dream Course	None	2-player mode only
Kracko Course		ACKirby's Dream Course	3	8	Dream Course	None	2-player mode only
Gordo Course		ACKirby's Dream Course	4	8	Dream Course	None	2-player mode only
Grass Land		ADKirby's Dream Land 2	1	4	Normal	Whispy Woods
Big Forest		ADKirby's Dream Land 2	2	4	Normal	Nruff and Nelly
Ripple Field		ADKirby's Dream Land 2	3	4	Normal	Sweet Stuff
Iceberg		ADKirby's Dream Land 2	4	5	Normal	Ice Dragon
Red Canyon		ADKirby's Dream Land 2	5	6	Normal	Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright
Cloudy Park		ADKirby's Dream Land 2	6	7	Normal	Kracko Jr. & Kracko
Dark Castle		ADKirby's Dream Land 2	7	8	Normal	King Dedede, Dark Matter	Only King Dedede is fought if Kirby is missing any Rainbow Drops.
Spring Breeze		AEKirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra	1	4	Main Game	Whispy Woods, Lololo & Lalala, Kracko, King Dedede	Truncated version of Kirby's Dream Land.
Dyna Blade		AEKirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra	2	8	Main Game	Dyna Blade
Gourmet Race		AEKirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra	3	3	Main Game	None	Main objective is to race King Dedede to the end of the stage.
The Great Cave Offensive		AEKirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra	4	4	Main Game	Fatty Whale, Computer Virus, Chameleo Arm, Wham Bam Rock	Stages are directly interconnected into one larger whole area.
Revenge of Meta Knight		AEKirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra	5	7	Main Game	Whispy Woods, Twin Woods, Combo Cannon, Heavy Lobster, Reactor, Meta Knight	Stages operate on a time limit.
Milky Way Wishes		AEKirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra	6	9	Main Game	Twin Woods, Fatty Whale, Kracko, Chameleo Arm, Wham Bam Rock, Heavy Lobster, Computer Virus, Galactic Nova Nucleus, Marx	All but the final stage may be visited in any order.
Revenge of the King		AFKirby Super Star Ultra	7	5	Main Game	Whispy's Revenge, Lololo & Lalala's Revenge, Kracko's Revenge, Kabula, Masked Dedede	Can be considered a tougher version of Spring Breeze.
Grass Land		AGKirby's Dream Land 3	1	7	Normal	Whispy Woods
Ripple Field		AGKirby's Dream Land 3	2	7	Normal	Acro
Sand Canyon		AGKirby's Dream Land 3	3	7	Normal	Pon Con
Cloudy Park		AGKirby's Dream Land 3	4	7	Normal	Ado
Iceberg		AGKirby's Dream Land 3	5	7	Normal	King Dedede
Hyper Zone		AGKirby's Dream Land 3	6	1	Boss	Dark Matter, Zero	Only accessible if all Heart Stars were obtained.
Pop Star		AHKirby 64: The Crystal Shards	1	4	Normal	Whispy Woods
Rock Star		AHKirby 64: The Crystal Shards	2	5	Normal	Pix
Aqua Star		AHKirby 64: The Crystal Shards	3	5	Normal	Acro
Neo Star		AHKirby 64: The Crystal Shards	4	5	Normal	Magman
Shiver Star		AHKirby 64: The Crystal Shards	5	5	Normal	HR-H & HR-E
Ripple Star		AHKirby 64: The Crystal Shards	6	4	Normal	Miracle Matter
Dark Star		AHKirby 64: The Crystal Shards	7	1	Boss	0²	Only accessible if all Crystal Shards were obtained.
Level 1		AIKirby Tilt 'n' Tumble	1	4	Normal	Orbservor
Level 2		AIKirby Tilt 'n' Tumble	2	4	Normal	Orbservor
Level 3		AIKirby Tilt 'n' Tumble	3	4	Normal	Kracko
Level 4		AIKirby Tilt 'n' Tumble	4	4	Normal	Orbservor
Level 5		AIKirby Tilt 'n' Tumble	5	4	Normal	Orbservor
Level 6		AIKirby Tilt 'n' Tumble	6	4	Normal	Kracko
Level 7		AIKirby Tilt 'n' Tumble	7	4	Normal	Orbservor
Level 8		AIKirby Tilt 'n' Tumble	8	4	Normal	King Dedede
Rainbow Route		AJKirby & The Amazing Mirror	1	N/A	Area	None
Moonlight Mansion		AJKirby & The Amazing Mirror	2	N/A	Area	King Golem
Cabbage Cavern		AJKirby & The Amazing Mirror	3	N/A	Area	Moley
Mustard Mountain		AJKirby & The Amazing Mirror	4	N/A	Area	Kracko
Carrot Castle		AJKirby & The Amazing Mirror	5	N/A	Area	Mega Titan
Olive Ocean		AJKirby & The Amazing Mirror	6	N/A	Area	Gobbler
Peppermint Palace		AJKirby & The Amazing Mirror	7	N/A	Area	Wiz
Radish Ruins		AJKirby & The Amazing Mirror	8	N/A	Area	???
Candy Constellation		AJKirby & The Amazing Mirror	9	N/A	Area	Master Hand & Crazy Hand
Dimension Mirror		AJKirby & The Amazing Mirror	10	N/A	Boss	Dark Meta Knight, Dark Mind	Not accessible until all previous bosses are defeated.
Reddy Land		AKKirby: Canvas Curse	1	3	Normal	Player's choice	Stages may be played in any order.
Arange Gorge		AKKirby: Canvas Curse	2	3	Normal	Player's choice	Stages may be played in any order.
Iello Adventure		AKKirby: Canvas Curse	3	3	Normal	Player's choice	Stages may be played in any order.
Neo Greo		AKKirby: Canvas Curse	4	3	Normal	Player's choice	Stages may be played in any order.
Bloo Hills		AKKirby: Canvas Curse	5	3	Normal	Player's choice	Stages may be played in any order.
Omarine Zone		AKKirby: Canvas Curse	6	3	Normal	Player's choice	Stages may be played in any order.
Wonder Lilane		AKKirby: Canvas Curse	7	3	Normal	None	Stages may be played in any order.
The World of Drawcia		AKKirby: Canvas Curse	8	1	Boss	Drawcia & Drawcia Soul
Prism Plains		ALKirby: Squeak Squad	1	7	Normal	King Dedede
Nature Notch		ALKirby: Squeak Squad	2	7	Normal	Mrs. Moley
Cushy Cloud		ALKirby: Squeak Squad	3	7	Normal	Mecha-Kracko
Jam Jungle		ALKirby: Squeak Squad	4	7	Normal	Yadgaine
Vocal Volcano		ALKirby: Squeak Squad	5	6	Normal	Bohboh
Ice Island		ALKirby: Squeak Squad	6	7	Normal	Daroach
Secret Sea		ALKirby: Squeak Squad	7	7	Normal	Meta Knight	Can only be reached once all Star Seals are collected.
Gamble Galaxy		ALKirby: Squeak Squad	8	4	Normal	Dark Daroach, Dark Nebula
Quilty Square		AMKirby's Epic Yarn / Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn	1	1	Hub level	None	The main purpose of this area is for extra features, and contains only one actual stage.
Grass Land		AMKirby's Epic Yarn / Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn	2	7	Normal	Fangora
Hot Land		AMKirby's Epic Yarn / Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn	3	7	Normal	Hot Wings
Treat Land		AMKirby's Epic Yarn / Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn	4	7	Normal	Squashini
Water Land		AMKirby's Epic Yarn / Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn	5	7	Normal	Capamari
Snow Land		AMKirby's Epic Yarn / Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn	6	7	Normal	King Dedede
Space Land		AMKirby's Epic Yarn / Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn	7	7	Normal	Meta Knight
Dream Land		AMKirby's Epic Yarn / Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn	8	7	Normal	Yin-Yarn & Mega Yin-Yarn
Green Grounds		ANKirby Mass Attack	1	11	Normal	Whispy Woods	Only some stages must be played to advance.
Sandy Canyon		ANKirby Mass Attack	2	12	Normal	Lady Ivy	Only some stages must be played to advance.
Dedede Resort		ANKirby Mass Attack	3	12	Normal	King Dedede	Only some stages must be played to advance.
Volcano Valley		ANKirby Mass Attack	4	12	Normal	Skullord	Only some stages must be played to advance. Some stages must be played out of order.
Necro Nebula		ANKirby Mass Attack	5	5	Boss	Whispy Woods, Lady Ivy, King Dedede, Skullord, Necrodeus	All Rainbow Medals are required to access this level.
Cookie Country		AOKirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	1	5	Normal	Whispy Woods
Raisin Ruins		AOKirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	2	5	Normal	Mr. Dooter
Onion Ocean		AOKirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	3	5	Normal	Fatty Puffer
White Wafers		AOKirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	4	6	Normal	Goriath
Nutty Noon		AOKirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	5	6	Normal	Grand Doomer
Egg Engines		AOKirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	6	6	Normal	Metal General (& HR-D3 in Extra Mode)	This is the first level to add an extra boss fight in the Extra Mode.
Dangerous Dinner		AOKirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	7	4	Normal	Landia
Another Dimension		AOKirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	8	1	Boss	Lor & Magolor, Magolor, Magolor Soul	Features a substantial build-up area before the boss fights commence.
Fine Fields		APKirby: Triple Deluxe	1	6	Normal	Flowery Woods
Lollipop Land		APKirby: Triple Deluxe	2	6	Normal	Paintra
Old Odyssey		APKirby: Triple Deluxe	3	7	Normal	Kracko
Wild World		APKirby: Triple Deluxe	4	7	Normal	Coily Rattler
Endless Explosions		APKirby: Triple Deluxe	5	7	Normal	Pyribbit
Royal Road		APKirby: Triple Deluxe	6	8	Normal	Masked Dedede & Masked Dedede's Revenge, Queen Sectonia
Eternal Dreamland		APKirby: Triple Deluxe	7	1	Boss	Flowered Sectonia	Only accessible by clearing the boss stage of Royal Road.
Green Valley		AQKirby and the Rainbow Curse	1	4	Normal	Whispy Woods
Yellow Dunes		AQKirby and the Rainbow Curse	2	4	Normal	Hooplagoon
Indigo Ocean		AQKirby and the Rainbow Curse	3	4	Normal	The Claykken
Blue Sky Palace		AQKirby and the Rainbow Curse	4	4	Normal	Whispy Woods (reprise)
Orange Woodland		AQKirby and the Rainbow Curse	5	4	Normal	Hooplagoon (reprise)
Red Volcano		AQKirby and the Rainbow Curse	6	4	Normal	The Claykken (reprise)
Purple Fortress		AQKirby and the Rainbow Curse	7	4	Normal	Claycia, Dark Crafter
Patched Plains		ARKirby: Planet Robobot	1	6	Normal	Gigavolt, Clanky Woods
Resolution Road		ARKirby: Planet Robobot	2	6	Normal	C.O.G.S., Holo Defense API
Overload Ocean		ARKirby: Planet Robobot	3	7	Normal	Susie
Gigabyte Grounds		ARKirby: Planet Robobot	4	7	Normal	C.O.G.S., Core Kabula, Mecha Knight
Rhythm Route		ARKirby: Planet Robobot	5	7	Normal	Dedede Clone & Dedede Clones & D3
Access Ark		ARKirby: Planet Robobot	6	8	Normal	Holo Defense API (partial), Gigavolt II, Mecha Knight+, President Haltmann
Mind in the Program		ARKirby: Planet Robobot	7	1	Boss	Star Dream
Level 1		ASKirby's Blowout Blast	1	4	Normal	Lololo
Level 2		ASKirby's Blowout Blast	2	4	Normal	Kracko Jr.
Level 3		ASKirby's Blowout Blast	3	5	Normal	Lololo & Lalala
Level 4		ASKirby's Blowout Blast	4	5	Normal	Kracko
Level 5		ASKirby's Blowout Blast	5	5	Normal	King Dedede & Giant King Dedede
Level 1 EX		ASKirby's Blowout Blast	6	4	Extra	Lololo's Revenge	Unlocked by clearing all Level 1 stages with Gold or better.
Level 2 EX		ASKirby's Blowout Blast	7	4	Extra	Kracko Jr.'s Revenge	Unlocked by clearing all Level 2 stages with Gold or better.
Level 3 EX		ASKirby's Blowout Blast	8	5	Extra	Lololo & Lalala's Revenge	Unlocked by clearing all Level 3 stages with Gold or better.
Level 4 EX		ASKirby's Blowout Blast	9	5	Extra	Kracko's Revenge	Unlocked by clearing all Level 4 stages with Gold or better.
Level 5 EX		ASKirby's Blowout Blast	10	5	Extra	King Dedede's Revenge & Giant King Dedede's Revenge	Unlocked by clearing all Level 5 stages with Gold or better.
Secret Path		ASKirby's Blowout Blast	11	1 (technically 5)	Special	King Dedede's Revenge & Giant Masked Dedede	Unlocked by clearing all prior stages with Gold or better. These stages may not be played individually.
World of Peace - Dream Land		ATKirby Star Allies	1	6	Normal	Whispy Woods, King Dedede
World of Miracles - Planet Popstar		ATKirby Star Allies	2	7	Normal	Meta Knight
Fortress of Shadows - Jambastion		ATKirby Star Allies	3	9	Normal	Pon & Con, Francisca, Flamberge, Zan Partizanne
Far-Flung Starlight Heroes		ATKirby Star Allies	4	19	Normal	Whispy Woods, Yggy Woods, Goldon & Silvox, Grand Mam, Francisca, Kracko & Twin Kracko, Flamberge, Zan Partizanne, Hyness	The first six planets may be visited in any order, with corresponding moons unlocked after the host planet is complete. This level is by far the largest in the history of the series. The level resembles Milky Way Wishes in layout.
Kirby Star Allies		ATKirby Star Allies	5	1	Boss	Void Termina
Heroes in Another Dimension		ATKirby Star Allies	6	5	Extra Game	Parallel Woods, Parallel Twin Kracko & Parallel Big Kracko, Parallel Meta Knight, Parallel Dedede, Corrupt Hyness, The Three Mage-Sisters	Only playable in version 4.0.0 and onward. Not strictly part of the story mode.
Natural Plains		AUKirby and the Forgotten Land	1	5	Normal	Gorimondo
Everbay Coast		AUKirby and the Forgotten Land	2	5	Normal	Tropic Woods
Wondaria Remains		AUKirby and the Forgotten Land	3	5	Normal	Clawroline
Winter Horns		AUKirby and the Forgotten Land	4	5	Normal	King Dedede
Originull Wasteland		AUKirby and the Forgotten Land	5	5	Normal	Sillydillo
Redgar Forbidden Lands		AUKirby and the Forgotten Land	6	6	Normal	Forgo Dedede
Lab Discovera		AUKirby and the Forgotten Land	7	1	Boss	Leongar, Fecto Forgo, Fecto Elfilis
Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams		AUKirby and the Forgotten Land	8	7	Extra	Phantom Gorimondo, Phantom Tropic Woods, Phantom Clawroline, Phantom King Dedede, Phantom Sillydillo, Phantom Forgo Dedede, Forgo Leon, Morpho Knight
Aerogree Dimension		AVKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	1	7	Extra	Electricky Dooter	Part of Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler.
Pyred Dimension		AVKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	2	9	Extra	Fiery Puffer
Poseiblu Dimension		AVKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	3	8	Extra	Hydriath
Locandra Dimension		AVKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	4	9	Extra	Rampaging Doomers
Ethereal Altar		AVKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	5	1	Boss	Crowned Doomer, Master Crown