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Looking for games like Super Mario Bros.? The NextGameLike editorial team analyzed its gameplay DNA — precision platforming, magic-based combat and single-player focus — against over 6,700 titles. These 50 alternatives are ranked by real similarity, not marketing tags. Kirby Super Star Ultra leads with 81/100, followed by the rest of the list.
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The closest game to Super Mario Bros. is Kirby Super Star Ultra — scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. Metal Slug 2 and Super Mario World follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Super Mario Bros.. Each one has been evaluated across 8 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
With Super Mario Bros. it shares magic-based combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation.
Released 23 years after Super Mario Bros..
The genre is the same as Super Mario Bros.’s, and with it melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and 2D presentation. They part company on game mode and combat: this one brings co-op play.
Released 13 years after Super Mario Bros..
It meets Super Mario Bros. on single-player focus and 2D presentation. It sets itself apart with fantasy world.
Released 5 years after Super Mario Bros..
What carries over from Super Mario Bros. is melee combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on combat: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and co-op play.
Released 21 years after Super Mario Bros..
Its point of contact with Super Mario Bros. is single-player focus and 2D presentation. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a third-person camera.
Released 40 years after Super Mario Bros..
What carries over from Super Mario Bros. is single-player focus and 2D presentation. What it adds of its own: shooting mechanics and fantasy world.
Held in common with Super Mario Bros.: melee combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. The distance is in combat.
Released 17 years after Super Mario Bros..
The thread back to Super Mario Bros. runs through single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on visuals: this one brings an isometric view.
Released 17 years after Super Mario Bros..
The genre is the same as Super Mario Bros.’s, and with it melee combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is a third-person camera.
Released 28 years after Super Mario Bros..
The genre is the same as Super Mario Bros.’s, and with it melee combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is game mode and combat: fantasy world.
Released 32 years after Super Mario Bros..
Held in common with Super Mario Bros.: single-player focus and 2D presentation. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a third-person camera.
Released 25 years after Super Mario Bros..
Its point of contact with Super Mario Bros. is single-player focus and 2D presentation. Its own ground is co-op play.
Released 25 years after Super Mario Bros..
What carries over from Super Mario Bros. is single-player focus and 2D presentation. Its own ground is co-op play.
Released 24 years after Super Mario Bros..
What carries over from Super Mario Bros. is single-player focus and 2D presentation. Its own ground is co-op play.
Released 27 years after Super Mario Bros..
What carries over from Super Mario Bros. is single-player focus and 2D presentation. What it adds of its own: sandbox freedom and co-op play.
Released 29 years after Super Mario Bros..
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