6 Games like Super Mario 3D World 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 Super Mario 3D World down to the 6 that fit the “Xbox” category. Sonic Adventure 2, South of Midnight and Psychonauts 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Super Mario 3D World.

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The best games like Super Mario 3D World on Xbox

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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.

#1Sonic Adventure 2Closest overall match

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SoloMultiplayerThird PersonOfflineMelee

Steam👍 89%· 28KRAWG👍 78%· 368MC89

Year 2001Dev Sonic Team USA · SEGAPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the 3D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, racing gameplay and strong narrative focus, while skipping co op

In the fight between heroes and villains, will you choose to save the world or conquer it? The hunt for the Chaos Emeralds is on and battle lines have been drawn between Hero and Dark.

It predates Super Mario 3D World by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2South of MidnightClosest on visuals

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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.

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SoloThird PersonMeleeNarrativeDark

Steam👍 96%· 14KIGDB87· 9OC89· 168

Year 2021Dev Double Fine ProductionsOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the 3D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, single-player focus and visual third person

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from Super Mario 3D World: game mode.

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#4Crash Bandicoot: Warped

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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.

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#5Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

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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.

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SoloThird PersonNarrativeDarkFantasy

Steam👍 83%· 2.1KIGDB70· 9OC69· 94

Year 2019Dev Jo-Mei Games · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are 3D platformers — sharing precision platforming, single-player focus and visual third person

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from Super Mario 3D World: game mode.

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