Kaizo Romhacks Difficulty Chart/To Do List (2025)

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I will generally rate hacks on their difficulty for 100% completion! There are some excepetions, please read the comments for the hacks.

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The Kaizo Mantra"I must not fear the fish. The fish is the mind-killer. The fish is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face the fish. I will permit the fish to pass over me and through me." TheLCC 2021

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Arbitrary Difficulty Meter

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EasyReally easy kaizo game. Requires little to not kaizo knowledge and very little execution. Can be a little difficult at times but very friendly to begginers in the section.

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MediumRequires some knowledge of Kaizo mechanics and has some difficult setups. Starts to include a lot of shelljumps

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HardKaizo knowledge increases to complete these hacks in a decent amount of time. Lots of tight inputs and tight jumps required. Glitch knowledge is required at this point.

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ExpertExtensive knowledge of kaizo is required. Lots of time will be invested but it is very worthwhile to invest!

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Instant Heat Death (there is no rating, only pain)There is only pain here, be warned.

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CompletedAuthor(s)Total ExitsTimeCommentsDifficultyPlay These Hacks!

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Ultra Slope Muncher1311:33:00Game had some hard levels and was super Janky but a ton of fun to play!Hard

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Slope Muncher51:29:49Overall a great janky game, had a lot of fun playing it!Medium 2

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#1 Kaizo 112~24 hoursI timed this game weird, and I am missing a lot of videos. Fantastic game tho, lots of fun! ( I have to go back and complete Special world.)Hard 1

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#2 Super Dram World1849:30:14Really good game! good difficulty curve. (Hard 3 without Special World, Expert 2 with Special World) (need to go back and beat Drams Butthole)Hard 3

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#3 Super Panga World1486:1233 hour House of Foss... Really good game overall, very toughExpert 2

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Baby Kaizo44Great Game for learning Kaizo tricks! Easy 1

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Learn 2 Kaizo68Great game for learning Kaizo tricks! Easy 3

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Super Hark Bros 116Excellent game! First jump made me feel super dumb, but that's tradition. The rest of the game is really chill and a good starting point for getting into Kaizo!Easy 3

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Kaizo Kindergarten4014:10:00Completed 39/40 exits. Special world is way harder, the final level is definately expert. 39/40 Exits completed. (Will finish later)Easy 2

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Super Hark Bros 2249:34:00Excellent Game! Fantastic music choices and overall great difficulty! Puzzle at the end was obscure but definately worth looking it up! Medium 2

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Quickie World141:19:14Lots of neat levels and awesome musicEasy 3

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Quickie World 2221:45:47Awesome Music, awesome levels! Game was a blast to play, nice easy difficulty! Had fun the whole time!Easy 2

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#11 Akogare288:09:00A solid difficulty, Excellent music! Gets pretty tough when you get to special world. Overall hack is medium difficulty, but can get a little tough towards Star World.Medium 2

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#12 Akogare 22920:32:00Fantastic Music and level design in this hack. I 100% recommend playing it. I placed this hack in the medium difficulty category due to the average time it took to beat some levels. Some levels are very tough and I would argue are definately HARD. This hack is on the borderline between medium and hard.Medium 3

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#13 Invictus2241:16:36Great Game overall! Had a really fun time overcomming the challenges. Very tough final boss and a couple of levels really have a difficulty spikeHard 3

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#14 Hyperion246:43:42Excellent game! Amazing music and level design! Highlly reccomended!Medium 2

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#15 Storks and Apes and CrocodilesMorsel1765:10:03This game is amazing! Excellent music (except for a couple of levels), Really challenging gameplay, very rewarding. RNG castle can kiss my booty lol.Expert 3

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#16 Korosu Mario World176:05:00Great game! Had some hard levels with some tight platforming, but overall very enjoyable.Some special world levels are very hard, just a heads up!Hard 1

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#17 Korosu 22126:52:00Really good game overall, a big step up in difficulty from Korosu 1. Expect to battle your way through this one and watch out for them Kaizo blocks!Hard 2

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#18 Cute Kaizo World14Excellent Game overall! Really loved the astetic and loved the difficulty overall. Highly recommended as a good intro game to Kaizo! The last level steps up the difficulty but it's doable!Easy 2

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#19 El Dorado107:49:28Beautiful game, music was excellent the whole way through and level design was on point. Very Highly recommended!Hard 3

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#20 Super Gracie World145:20:00Excellent game! There are some VERY difficult levels towards to the end of the game and requires some SMW mechanics knowledge, but push on Kaizo Player! This game was a lot of fun. RIP GracieHard 2

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#21 Super Ryu World142:50:44Excellent music, Great level Design, what more can you ask for! Play it!Medium 2

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#22 Gaijin Mario WorldMorsel824:25:04Great music and level design overall, appreciated all the golf puns. Level 2 was rediculous to put it bluntly, very difficult. There was another level I didnt care for the final section but other than that it was an amazing game! Expert 1

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#23 Super Ryu World 21715:55:00Excellent game overall, really love the music and level design. There are some very tough levels so be prepared! Would recommend!Hard 3

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#24 Banzai Mario World4047:15:00Lots of great level ideas, custom music is a definate plus! Basically an ASM showcase of lots of neat ideas that are more than likely the inspiration for a lot of stuff in newer hacks! Game gets very tough near the middle, like dang that's some serious leveling up. Heck the Arid Desert level, FLUDD is jank af. Special World gets very difficult, expect to sing ldad's sub alert at least several timesHard 3

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#25 Super Linkdead World1021:14:00Fantastic Hack overall! It's a tough game but def worth playing! Expect autoscrollers and classic Gbreeze shenanigans. Gbreeze also liberally uses Kaizo blocks so watch your head. There are 2 exits on the final level, so enjoy that rofl.Hard 2

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#26 Super DGR WorldSweetDude_324:37:00Super awesome overworld and level design! Music is fire all the way through! Really enjoyed this hack a bunch! Looking forward to more hacks from Sweetdude_!Medium 3

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#27 Romhack Races Season 1147:15:00For the first season of RomHack Races these are some heckin amazing levels! There are 3 really, really, really hard levels so buckle up and get ready for that grind! As far as I know this hack only has 14 exits... not the 15 listed on SMC (No file screen exit check and the levels count up to 14)Hard 3

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#28 Let's Give UpBeekaay821:56:00A really amazing cape hack designed by BeeKaay! Super good level design, amazing music, videos of levels should you need info on how to do a certain part, what more could you ask for! This game is particually brutal in the ways of flying tech, so be sure to be ready and follow the guidance of BeeKaay and check out some other cape hacks beforehand! This game is amazing and I 100% recommend playing it!Expert 1

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#29 Grand Poo WorldBarbarian (BarbarousKing)24/25121:29:41Overall Amazing game. This game is not for the feint of heart it is very very very very very very difficult. There are 5 levels in the middle of the game that are back to back pain. This game is only suffering, but it does feel super good to conquer these levels! I need to come back and finish up The Throne Room (The last level) - Need to finish The Throne Room...Instant Heat Death

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#30 WaterworldBabaYegha1419:04:05This game is a clinic is fantastic Water levels! I highly reccomend you check out this game! I still need to get the "Sekrut" Exit and find out the mysteries of Dry Land but that will come at some point in time I suppose.Hard 1

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#31 Climb the Tower952:03:00CLIMB THE TOWER! CLIMB THE TOWER! CLIMB THE TOWER!Easy 2

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#32 Hangin with Mr. Koopa103:55:11Really good game, lots of small sections that are a fair bit more difficult then the rest of the game but overall really great!Medium 2

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#33 Nightmare CafeLush_5001:32:26Really fun game! The first of the series created by Lush_50 - Excellent music choice that changed every so many levels, really awesome level design! Highly recommend to play through it's a lot of fun!Easy 2

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#34 Nightmare Cafe IILush_5001:01:02Second game in the series! Great music, great level design what's not to love!Easy 2

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#35 Nightmare Cafe IIILush_50059:05Third Game - still got it!Easy 2

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#36 Nightmare Cafe IVLush_50035:004th Game in the series. -50 dkp for the 5 fishing boo room.... other than that very fun!Easy 2

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#37 Nightmare Cafe VLush_5001:01:255th game 5 review. Great music, great level design! Hoping for more!Easy 2

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#38 Hazuka World51:17:17Has some spots that are a fair bit more difficult then the others. IE Skyzo and a shell jump in the castle which is very tight.Medium 2

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#39 Momoku Mario World526:30Apparently this game is supposed to be played blindfolded. I did not play it that way and I'm pretty sure people who did beat it faster. RIP all of linkdeadx2's Channel points as he believed that I would be able to beat this game in under 15 minutes. Press F to pay respects.Easy 3

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#40 Super Nothing World256:19:49Very awesome game overall! Top tier music selection. Key to my heart is lots of chrono trigger/Final Fantasy VI music. There are a couple of very difficult sections in this game namely, the end castle of the platforming sectiong (world 2) and the entirety of the kaizo section is fairly difficult (Section 3)! Even though this game can get tough push through, it's well worth it!Medium 3

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#41 Kaizo Kong CountryOneframeJames101:54:00 Some jank/slightly more difficult levels. Overall excellent game, excellent music, good readability for blind playthroughs and being able to determine what is going to happen next.
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#42 Robfather WorldDanOfMostTrades151:28:00Awesome game, designed really well! Loved the level design and music was really nice!Easy 3

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#43 Super Cindy WorldThe_Uber_Camper1547:46Really easy game overall until you get to the water level and then it steps up a little bit.
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#44 Super Joe BrosWolfguy423121:07:00Fantasic level design and music choice, super fun game!Easy 2

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#45 Super Joe Bros. 2Wolfguy423214:56:04Fantastic Level design and Music choice again! Game is quite a bit harder then the first, so definately a step up in difficulty! 100% worth the playthrough!Medium 3

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#46 Super Moo WorldJenboo191:10:31This game is awesome. Super cute and really well done! Great starter kaizo!Easy 1

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#47 Adventure IslandsShadow9999448:37:19Some crazy puzzles, but overall not too bad. Just explore levels and you should be able to find them! There is no special world (Checked LM just to be sure)Medium 2

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#48 Also Sprach MarioMrBread104:18:17Music was on point! Cool level designs as well!Medium 2

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#49 BunBun WorldSio-Kedelic196:49:36Awesome level designs, fantastic music! Levels get kinda wild but overall it's a great game! really like the ultra star level and the rope/platform idea. Medium 3

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#50 BunBun World 2Sio-Kedelic196:21:55A really well put together game! Excellent level design and music overall. Kind of a weird way to get the final exit in the game but overall very fun!Medium 2

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#51 Sweet and SourLush_502723:19:00In thwomp Walts Lush is anti 1 gang... unbelieveable... So many ending trolls lol.Hard 1

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#52 Nightmare Cafe VILush_50041:07Easy 2

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#53 Nightmare Cafe VIILush_50041:48This one in my opinion had not as great music. Still overall really good! The final boo looked the most normal of all lol.Easy 2

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#54 Nightmare Cafe VIIILush_50028:10Easy 2

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#55 Toad Kaizo WorldBruno Peixoto221:32:52Good game overall! Shoutouts to Tdad. Stock music but that's all good!
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#56 Toad Kaizo World 2Bruno Peixoto174:59:09Overall game was very very good! Really well designed and honestly surprised at how well the game was done! There is an extrememely difficult shell level in special world which is why the difficulty is high (honestly should be higher just because of this level) Fantastic game overall though lots of fun!
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#58 PurgatoryFyre1502113:38:20Excellent game overall. Extremely surprised that this is Fyre150s first romhack. This game is astetically pleasing and the music choice is amazing. Really well put together!Medium 3

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#59 Soup or Soulstng WorldShovda141:54:47 Has some flying levels so the difficulty for this one may very!Medium 1

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#62 Nightmare Cafe IXLush_50054:21Really love the single room designs here! The game series overall has been amazing! Easy 2

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#63 Nightmare Cafe XLush_5001:11:56Sad to see this game series be finished but an excellent way to end the series. Really liked this game series and I hope to see more soon!Easy 2

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#64 Deep Dream WorldDobosco78:06:18minus points for Boo'strophobia's secret exit being jump at a hole in the wall for the first room and grab an invisible gate? WTF. Red switch palace requires a midair for whatever reason so big oof there. Other than that excellent game. The manifestation is a hard level but take your time with it and you got this!
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#65 Mario Story: Return to Sweet 'n Sour LandLush_502140:26Excellent game overall! Really like the level design and the overworld design is fantastic! A great place for new players to start! Lush definately bridged the gap between Very Hard and Kaizo Light!
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#66 Ninji StoryLush_50101:35:32Excellent game overall! Loved the ninja sprite and music! Game takes a lot of inspiration from Sweet N Sour and makes it more accessable to a larger audience by making the levels easier.Medium 1

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#67 This is a good hack to play if you just started playing Kaizo... WorldBabayegha, Louisdoucet, Magmatic, Stayathomestegosaurus, sweetdude, GUI262:45:25Shame on Louis for the anti 1 gang shenanigans in Sky high Warmup, unbelieveable. Really excellent game overall! Lots of extremely creative ideas and this all came together in 1 week? This is rediculously good! Fantastic game overall!Easy 3

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#68 Duck IslandDecentDuck423:32Good short game, good level design and some nice platforming!Medium 1

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#69 River SongMonkeyFist182:09:36Fantastic game overall! Really quality music and level design! Nice short and sweet levels.
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#70 Super Cindy World 2The_Uber_Camper242:01:54Lots trolls in this game, like a lot, but they are fun. Short levels are super niceMedium 2

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#72 Krabs TestAtomic-Citrus69:06:00There is only pain in this game me boyyy.... Krabby Krouching is the worst level in existence. Level 4 is pretty hecking tough as well. Level 5 is pretty good actually lol, 6 is a blowup. Dont get me started on the final level, but nice dragon. Dont expect any midways...Hard 1

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#73 Roger Gang Vol 1BigDeutsch, BoozeWash, Brakkie, Daffster, Fryinb, Ixitxachitl, Jenboo, KatMakes, TDWarrior, TacosTheCasual, The4thBackpack, ViviMeowerson, l337f00l, shaoshao, xamexer157:41:35Lots of fantastic levels with amazing level design. The game does pick up in difficulty as you near the end, be ready for a steady diet of shell levels!

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#74 Chomps Coin HuntMatt, MR. MS516:31Amazing music, with very short levels. Overall a great quick game to play

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#75 YANK 2Placeholdertest124:29:00Game is overall pretty good. Fantastic music and pretty good level design. The game lacks polish tho, it lacks level names, overworld ability to see that you beat a level and almost 0 saves until you get to endgame. Game has a LOT of levels that dont count as exits so expect to play 17 levels. There is a castle near the end that is pretty heckin hard so get ready.Medium 3

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#76 Super Mez WorldImCos204:31:00There are a ton of trolls in this game. both at the end and during the level. Fantastic music overall, liked the level design.
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#77 Zap Lena WorldAndriel_Isaque131:59:47Great level design and great music! Short levels as well which is a nice refresher from some of the longer levels you have to deal with generally. There are some tougher levels but it all evens out in the end. Excellent game!
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#78 Vanilla Puzzles (VP)Gameboyjeremy253:44:49Def a puzzle hack... First like 3/4 of the hack are cheeseable puzzles. but then you get to end game and welcome to pain town... Brain meltdown hurt my face real bad...Medium 3

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#79 Worl's World 2: The RebellionWorl246:20:17Luigi's side: Some stuff I havnt seen before with some intense timing. Overall really good level design and music is on point. Be prepared for some wacky stuff you have to do because not everything is intuitive.
Mario: Not a fan of the cart style level in "Caves and Carts". "Scar" for me was a fairly difficult level. The wall jump mechanics mixed with other ones that are timing specific are really rough.