Edge's 370th issue, which went public today, gave Kirby the Stars an 8- The currently published review mentions that the game is a well-designed and clever work, and this tightly paced, imaginative adventure is a low-key victory. Unlike the protagonist Kirby's "greedy snake swallowing elephant", the development team guaranteed the quality of the game within its capabilities, and made players eager to experience more content.

Other game ratings from the magazine are shown in the chart below: