26 Games with a fantasy setting like Super Mario 64 that you should try

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Super Mario 64 on genre, game mode and setting. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. What it adds of its own: puzzle design and strong narrative focus.

The resemblance to Super Mario 64 is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, game mode and setting. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. It sets itself apart with puzzle design and strong narrative focus.

The resemblance to Super Mario 64 is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, game mode and setting. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. What it adds of its own: deep simulation and strong narrative focus.

If Super Mario 64 worked for you because of open world exploration, fantasy world and single-player focus, the same is here. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on visuals: this one brings 3D presentation.

It comes from the same genre as Super Mario 64 and shares open world exploration, fantasy world and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is a sandbox world and historical setting.

If Super Mario 64 worked for you because of open world exploration, fantasy world and single-player focus, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is visuals and world: a sandbox world and 2D presentation.

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Super Mario 64 on genre, game mode and setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Its own ground is deep simulation and a relaxing pace.

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Super Mario 64 on genre, game mode and setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Its own ground is magic-based combat.

What brings it close to Super Mario 64 is open world exploration, fantasy world and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and setting. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is visuals: pixel art.

It shares the essentials of what Super Mario 64 does: open world exploration, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on setting: this one brings a medieval setting.

If Super Mario 64 worked for you because of open world exploration, fantasy world and single-player focus, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: post-apocalyptic world.

If Super Mario 64 worked for you because of open world exploration, fantasy world and single-player focus, the same is here. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on setting: this one brings horror setting.

What brings it close to Super Mario 64 is open world exploration, fantasy world and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and setting. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in world — its own ground is a sandbox world.

If Super Mario 64 worked for you because of open world exploration, fantasy world and single-player focus, the same is here. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: historical setting.

Genre puts it alongside Super Mario 64, and so does open world exploration, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on world and setting: this one brings a sandbox world and a sci-fi setting.