5 Games like Super Mario Galaxy on Xbox that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Super Mario Galaxy down to the 5 that fit the “Xbox” category. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, ReCore and Crash Bandicoot: Warped top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Super Mario Galaxy.

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The best games like Super Mario Galaxy on Xbox

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Super Mario Galaxy. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

61 similarity to Super Mario Galaxy

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SoloSci-FiThird PersonMeleeHardcore

Year 2017Dev Vicarious Visions · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

It comes from the same genre as Super Mario Galaxy and shares a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode and setting — its own ground is fantasy world.

Released 10 years after Super Mario Galaxy.

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ReCore

60 similarity to Super Mario Galaxy

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SoloSci-FiThird PersonPost-ApocalypticExploration

Year 2016Dev Armature Studio · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

Genre puts it alongside Super Mario Galaxy, and so does a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on game mode and setting: this one brings post-apocalyptic world.

Released 9 years after Super Mario Galaxy.

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Crash Bandicoot: Warped

60 similarity to Super Mario Galaxy

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SoloSci-FiThird PersonMeleeHardcore

Year 2017Dev Vicarious Visions · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

Genre puts it alongside Super Mario Galaxy, and so does a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is fantasy world.

Released 10 years after Super Mario Galaxy.

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Psychonauts 2

56 similarity to Super Mario Galaxy

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SoloThird PersonMeleeNarrativeDark

Year 2021Dev Double Fine ProductionsOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

The thread back to Super Mario Galaxy runs through single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is strong narrative focus and melee combat.

Released 14 years after Super Mario Galaxy.

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South of Midnight

55 similarity to Super Mario Galaxy

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SoloThird PersonMagicMeleeNarrative

Year 2025Dev Compulsion Games · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · Switch · PC

Genre puts it alongside Super Mario Galaxy, and so does single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: fantasy world.

Released 18 years after Super Mario Galaxy.

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