Kirby Air Riders[a] is a 2025 racing game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Sora Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch 2. Players control Kirby characters in four game modes including racing, traversal, and combat. Air Riders includes all modes from its GameCube predecessor Kirby Air Ride (2003), with additional characters, vehicles, and features, including a single-player story mode and online multiplayer.
Air Riders was the first Kirby game directed by the franchise's creator Masahiro Sakurai since Air Ride. Nintendo EPD and HAL Laboratory pitched him the concept in 2021, due to Air Ride's continued popularity among fans, and development commenced after the completion of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's (2018) downloadable content (DLC) in 2022. Shogo Sakai and Noriyuki Iwadare, who worked with Sakurai on Super Smash Bros. and Kid Icarus: Uprising (2012), composed the soundtrack.
Nintendo announced Kirby Air Riders in April 2025, and promoted it with Nintendo Direct presentations, Nintendo Music releases, and demos for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. It was released on November 20, 2025. Air Riders received positive reviews, with praise for its presentation and depth, though the game modes drew mixed responses.