When cult hit 3DS game Miitopia was announced as a rerelease on the Nintendo Switch, many fans rejoiced. Others scoffed - how could a game about Miis be that good? Don't let the game's simple mechanics and silly exterior fool you. Miitopia isn't just deeper than it seems, it has a massive amount of content.
The game is mostly linear, but there are more than a few secrets found within. To uncover it all, players will have to really put some time into Miitopia - an easy task, since the game is very addicting. Be warned that this list covers secrets found throughout the whole game, and contains spoilers.
10 Makeup Changes Music
This isn't a "secret" in the traditional sense, but it may have escaped all but the most sharp-eared players. Pay attention to the background music when adding Makeup to a Mii. Depending on what kind of Makeup is added, the track will gain additional instruments.
Eyes add in a retro chiptune sound. Blush adds brass instruments and Eye Shadow throws in steel drums. If you're creating masterpiece Miis like so many others have, you'll spend a lot of time listening to this music. So play around a little.
9 Horse Whispering
The biggest and most promoted aspect of Miitopia's Switch release is the horse. The horse joins the party after everyone in Greenehorne gets their faces back. It has a relationship level that increases through Inn events and Outing Tickets just like human Miis. The horse also has unique assist skills. When the Hero reaches level 15 relationship with the Horse, they unlock a powerful magic attack, Horse Whispering.
Here's the important thing - the participating Mii's job changes Horse Whisperer's effect. The Cleric's version can revive multiple fallen Miis and restore HP to the whole party. The Cat hits a single enemy five times in a row. Remember, only the Hero Mii can use Horse Whispering. It also will not activate if the Hero is set to autobattle.
8 Ragged Clothing
All of the armor in Miitopia is acquired through shopping or treasure chests. The quality of armor proceeds forward in a very straight line - each set is better than the last. There is one exception, and that's Ragged clothing.
Spinning the Roulette is the only way to get Ragged clothing. It shows up as one of the rewards on rare occasions. It might be rare, but it's not good. Ragged clothing is actually weaker than the default clothing each Mii starts with. So it's absolutely a booby prize. Regardless, you need to collect every class's Ragged clothing set to 100% the game.
7 Hide A Mii's Nose
Despite the huge amount of customization, you still can't remove a Mii's nose in Miitopia, for whatever reason. Some clever players have come up with a workaround. First, go into the base Mii editor, make the Mii's nose very small, and most importantly, add glasses. Now, go into the Makeup menu and remove the glasses under their makeup tab.
Finally, add a circle sticker as glasses makeup. Make it the same color as the Mii's skin, and put it over the nose. You will see the sticker floating if the Mii turns sideways, but it is completely invisible from the front.
6 Vampire Job
Vampire is the first of two secret jobs in Miitopia. This one can unlock before completing the story. There is a Vampire character in the Traveller's Hub. Taking their quest will lead to an adventure through Manor Macabre. Defeat the Pop-Up Puppet boss to get the bat charm, which unlocks the job permanently.
Vampire Miis have very high HP and their attacks drain life from enemies. That makes them very good tanks. They are one of the better classes in the game, but extremely low Speed holds them back.
5 High-Level Relationships
The Miis in the party will be pretty well acquainted with each other by the end of the game. The highest stage of relationship is "Soul Mates," kicking in at Level 50. However, the level goes up much more than that. Relationship levels cap at 99.
High levels aren't just for show. Miis will keep unlocking better and better assists up until the very end. The later assists are upgraded versions of earlier ones that deal more damage and activate more frequently. The final assist, Lend A Hand III, unlocks at Level 99.
4 Secret Snurp Hunt
Want to do some level grinding right before the final boss? One area is perfect for that. The last stage in the Otherworld, right before the Dark Lord fight, has two paths. One of these is the Snurp Hunt path. This is the one you want, although the other path is good for farming HP Bananas.
Rare Snurps, which are worth 2000 EXP each, live along the path. If you are lucky, you might encounter a Very Rare Snurp, worth 20,000 EXP. It is hard to defeat Very Rare Snurps. They have high defense and flee very quickly. The best strategy is to use Hyper Sprinkles on all Miis and cross your fingers.
3 Elf Job
Elf is the second secret job. The quest to unlock it only becomes available after defeating the Dark Lord. A new area, Uncharted Galados, opens up on Galados Isle after beating the final boss. There is a chest containing the elven charm at the end of this area. Be warned, though, the enemies in Uncharted Galados are very tough.
Elf Miis are slow with mediocre HP. Their true asset is their versatility. Elves can do basically anything - heal, create barriers, attack multiple targets - and they do it all pretty well. May consider them the best class.
2 Tower Of Dread
The Tower Of Dread is a super-hard dungeon located in the postgame area of New Lumos. Clearing any three Districts and speaking to the Reborn Mii reveals the tower. To complete it, the party has to defeat nine bosses in a row, without resting or restoring Sprinkles. So yes, it's pretty nasty.
The last boss in the gauntlet is the Dark Sun, a souped-up version of the final boss. Defeating the Dark Sun rewards a rare gold medal. And that's it. Completing the Tower of Dread is mostly for bragging rights, but what a heck of a right that is.
1 Behold! The Boss Snurp
The best-kept secret in Miitopia. While the 3DS version's postgame ended at the Tower of Dread, there's a second, even harder dungeon in the Switch game. The Tower of Despair unlocks after beating the former tower. It works the same way, but the enemies are even tougher. Atop the tower is the strongest boss in the game - the awe-inspiring Boss Snurp.
Miitopia's Switch release is only a few days old as of this writing. Not much information on the Tower of Despair is out there yet. Stay tuned in to Game ZXC for further info. Until then, know that the Boss Snurp is out there. And it sees all.