5 Games like Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story on Xbox that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story down to the 5 that fit the “Xbox” category. Costume Quest, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales and Undertale top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story.

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The best games like Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story on Xbox

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1Costume QuestClosest overall match

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SoloFantasyLootSkill TreeIsometric

Steam👍 94%· 4.1KRAWG👍 64%· 269IGDB80· 1

Year 2010Dev THQ NordicPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, it's known for deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping exploration and discovery

Costume Quest is a Halloween adventure from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions. In this charming role-playing game, choose your hero and trick-or-treat through three beautiful environments full of Double Fine humor and story.

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#2Thronebreaker: The Witcher TalesClosest on visuals

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SoloFantasyExplorationIsometricNarrative

Steam👍 90%· 17KIGDB86· 8OC84· 80

Year 2018Dev CD Projekt REDOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Shared with Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings card game strategy, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping loot and gear systems

Where it drifts furthest from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story: progression.

Released 9 years after Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story.

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SoloFantasyIsometric2DRanged

Steam👍 96%· 323KRAWG👍 85%· 1.9KMC92IGDB96· 13OC93· 76

Year 2015Dev 8-4Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, it's known for deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and visual novel storytelling, while skipping exploration and discovery

Undertale is an independent role-playing game developed by Toby Fox. Once upon a time, there were two races on Earth: monsters and humans, but a war broke out between them and the latter won. Seven greatest mages sealed the monsters underground and left one entrance through a hole in the Ebott mountain. A lot of time passed since the war, but a human child accidentally falls down the mountain.

Released 6 years after Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story.

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