70
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SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird Person
IGDB88· 8OC85· 148
Year 2022Dev HAL Laboratory · NintendoOn Switch
5 Games like Super Mario 3D World on Nintendo Switch that you should try
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More about this game →Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.
We filtered the 50 games similar to Super Mario 3D World down to the 5 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Bowser's Fury and South of Midnight top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Super Mario 3D World.
iRank89/ 100
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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Super Mario 3D World is Kirby and the Forgotten Land — scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. Bowser's Fury and South of Midnight follow close behind.
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The best games like Super Mario 3D World on Nintendo Switch
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Super Mario 3D World. Each one has been evaluated across 5 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.
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Platformer3D Platformer
SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird Person
Year 2021Dev Nintendo EAD Tokyo Software Development Group No.1 · NintendoOn Switch
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloThird PersonMagicMeleeNarrative
Steam👍 94%· 4.5KIGDB86· 4OC76· 176
Year 2025Dev Compulsion Games · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · Switch · PC
✓ Fits the 3D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, single-player focus and visual third person
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping multiplayer gameplay
Where it drifts furthest from Super Mario 3D World: game mode.
Released 4 years after Super Mario 3D World.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode36
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloThird PersonMeleeHardcoreFantasy
Steam👍 92%· 22K
Year 2017Dev Vicarious Visions · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
✓ Same family of 3D platformers: precision platforming, single-player focus and visual third person
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and melee combat, while skipping multiplayer gameplay
Where it drifts furthest from Super Mario 3D World: game mode.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode35
Platformer3D Platformer
SoloThird PersonMeleeHardcoreFantasy
Steam👍 92%· 22K
Year 2017Dev Vicarious Visions · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
✓ Same family of 3D platformers: precision platforming, single-player focus and visual third person
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and melee combat, while skipping multiplayer gameplay
Where it drifts furthest from Super Mario 3D World: game mode.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode35