15 Games like Super Mario 64 on Nintendo Switch that you should try

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.

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.

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.

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.

On paper it is what Super Mario 64 is — open world exploration, fantasy world and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on progression and setting: this one brings a sandbox world and a sci-fi 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 world. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a cartoon aesthetic and 2D presentation.

What brings it close to Super Mario 64 is exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

If Super Mario 64 worked for you because of exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is historical setting and a first-person view.

Genre puts it alongside Super Mario 64, and so does exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and world — its own ground is procedural generation and a first-person view.

Genre puts it alongside Super Mario 64, and so does exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and world — its own ground is procedural generation and a first-person view.

If Super Mario 64 worked for you because of exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus, the same is here. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: a space setting and a first-person view.

What brings it close to Super Mario 64 is exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings horror setting and a first-person view.

If Super Mario 64 worked for you because of exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus, the same is here. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings horror setting and a first-person view.

It shares the essentials of what Super Mario 64 does: exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings horror setting and a first-person view.