Hello Kitty Party Land earns 32/40 in Famitsu review scores
Hello Kitty Party Land scores 32/40 in Famitsu’s latest round, with reviewers praising its cooperative mini-games ahead of its October 29 launch.
Hello Kitty Party Land has received a 32/40 score in the latest Famitsu review round, making it the highest-scoring game in a small set of scores reported for the week of October 24. The Sanrio party game is due to launch on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 on October 29, 2026.12
Famitsu’s four reviewers awarded Hello Kitty Party Land scores of 8/8/9/7. That puts it ahead of We Were Here Tomorrow at 30/40, Rivage at 29/40 and Hell Let Loose: Vietnam at 28/40 in this week’s list.1
The game is built around cooperative play rather than direct competition. Bandai Namco says it includes more than 45 mini-games, a board-game mode and support for up to four players, both locally and online. Players can also meet more than 145 Sanrio characters, choose from 16 playable characters and customise their own avatar.2
The Famitsu comments highlighted that cooperative design. Reviewers praised the way players can keep busy with smaller mini-games while others progress through the board game, alongside the range of costumes, farming and creative activities. The same comments also pointed to less positive details, including unclear explanations in places and loading times that can be frequent or lengthy.1
Nintendo’s official listing confirms that the game releases on October 29 and is compatible with both Switch generations. It also describes the title as a four-player party game with online and offline play, rather than a competitive-only experience.2
Our opinion
The useful headline here is not simply that Hello Kitty Party Land scored 32/40. It is that Famitsu’s comments describe a party game deliberately designed to keep its audience playing together, including during the downtime that can make board-game modes drag. That makes the score worth watching for families and Sanrio fans, while the loading-time criticism is the practical caveat to keep in mind before launch. We’ll need to play it ourselves to judge whether that cooperative focus has enough depth beyond the novelty of its cast.