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We filtered the 50 games similar to Super Mario Bros. down to the 7 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Metal Slug 2, Sonic Forces and Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Super Mario Bros..
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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Super Mario Bros. is Metal Slug 2 — scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. Sonic Forces and Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment 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.
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..
Same family as Super Mario Bros.: melee combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is tactical combat and a third-person camera.
Released 32 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..
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..
What carries over from Super Mario Bros. is single-player focus and 2D presentation. It sets itself apart with racing gameplay and offline play.
Released 29 years after Super Mario Bros..
Genre puts it alongside Super Mario Bros., and so does melee combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on game mode and combat: this one brings fighting mechanics and a sci-fi setting.
Released 38 years after Super Mario Bros..
The thread back to Super Mario Bros. runs through single-player focus and 2D presentation. It sets itself apart with sandbox freedom and fantasy world.
Released 23 years after Super Mario Bros..
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