Nintendo Switch 2
Kirby Air Riders
カービィのエアライダー · 卡比的馭天飛行者
- Perfect: No noticeable issues start to finish
- Playable: Can be finished; minor glitches or slowdowns
- In-game: Gets in-game, but issues get in the way
- Menus: Reaches the title screen or menus only
- Boots: Starts, then hangs on a black screen or intro
- Nothing: Does not start
Some forks now get into races, but as of November 5, 2026 every claim that it's playable comes from fork authors themselves, and user reports aren't playable yet. Kirby Air Riders is a Switch 2 exclusive, and official Eden builds and other Switch 1 emulators don't support it. Among the unofficial Eden forks (not affiliated with the Eden team), the author of Selevet Eglantine says it gets into races on a Ryzen 5 5500 + RTX 3050 (with stutter while shaders compile the first time), and the author of Aubépine says menus, races, and results all run, with stutter in the first race. On mainline Eglantine, a Linux user with an RX 9000 series card reports that it doesn't crash but is unplayable (black shadows and missing text, turning into flickering models and textures on build 212); Lichii build 65 has a report of freezing on the main menu preview video (the maintainer suggests build 70), and the author of Orchid says it crashes while loading a race. The native port tool nxnative has no page for this game, and there are no test results for Mac, iPhone/iPad, or Android.
Settings & known issues
- It stutters while shaders compile the first time (Selevet Eglantine release notes); Lichii build 70 fixed the all-white world and shortened race stutter (developer).
- On Lichii build 65 the main menu preview video freezes (the game reports error 2162-0001); the maintainer suggests build 70 (#68).
- What runs it are unofficial forks and a native port tool, unrelated to the Eden team; official Eden releases and nightlies don't support it.
Compatibility reports
| Platform | Emulator | Result | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | Eden Switch 2 forks Aubépine 2026-11-04b | Playable | Ryzen 7 9800X3D + RX 9070 XT, Windows 11 · Developer's own assessment (Aubépine release notes, short sessions; Aubépine merges PokeDinner and Eglantine): menus, races with scenery, and results; the first race stutters | github.com 2026-11-04 |
| Windows | Eden Switch 2 forks Selevet Eglantine performance build 6 | Playable | Ryzen 5 5500 + RTX 3050, 16GB RAM · Developer's own assessment (Selevet Eglantine release notes; an Eglantine fork): boots, plays, and gets into races; stutters while shaders compile the first time; tested at 1x with the 12GB memory layout | github.com 2026-11-03 |
| Windows | Eden Switch 2 forks Lichii build 65 | Menus | RTX 30 series · Lichii (an Eglantine fork), user report: freezes while the main menu preview video plays (the game reports error 2162-0001); the maintainer suggested trying build 70 | github.com 2026-11-04 |
| Linux / Steam Deck | Eden Switch 2 forks Eglantine build 206 / 212 | In-game | poor performance · AMD RX 9000 series · User report on mainline Eglantine: doesn't crash but is unplayable, with black shadows and missing text; on build 212 models and textures flicker instead | github.com 2026-11-04 |
| Linux / Steam Deck | Eden Switch 2 forks Orchid 0.7.0 (README table) | Menus | Ryzen 7 5800X3D + RX 9070 XT, CachyOS · Developer's own assessment (Orchid's README compatibility table; Orchid's code comes from Eglantine): crashes while loading a race | github.com 2026-11-04 |
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Game info
- Developer
- Sora Ltd. / Bandai Namco Studios
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Released
- 2025-11-20
- Genre
- Racing
- Title ID
- 040077201BE50000
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
FAQ
Can I play Kirby Air Riders on Windows with an emulator?
The best reported result on Windows is "Playable" with Eden Switch 2 forks (report from 2026-11-04). Results vary by device and emulator version.
Can I play Kirby Air Riders on Mac with an emulator?
We haven't found a public compatibility report for Kirby Air Riders on Mac yet.
Can I play Kirby Air Riders on iPhone / iPad with an emulator?
We haven't found a public compatibility report for Kirby Air Riders on iPhone / iPad yet.
Can I play Kirby Air Riders on Android with an emulator?
We haven't found a public compatibility report for Kirby Air Riders on Android yet.
Where can I find the Kirby Air Riders ROM?
To emulate a Switch 2 exclusive on a computer you need one of the unofficial Eden forks, and they load games already decrypted on a Switch 2: an unpacked folder (the exefs/main file plus romfs) or a .nup package; this game's Title ID is 040077201BE50000. Switch 1 prod.keys and firmware only matter for Switch 1 games. Which formats each fork supports is covered on our "Eden Switch 2 forks" page. →
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