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More about this game →Super Mario Bros. 35 is hard to replace: few games combine precision platforming and multiplayer gameplay in quite the same way. We compared Super Mario Bros. 35 against over 6,700 titles across 6 gameplay attributes and found 50 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Ghosts 'n Goblins, Metal Slug 3 and Spelunky 2 lead the list, with Ghosts 'n Goblins reaching a 50/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Super Mario Bros. 35 special.
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The closest game to Super Mario Bros. 35 is Ghosts 'n Goblins — scoring 50/100 on our similarity scale. Metal Slug 3 and Spelunky 2 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. 35. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.
✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, shooter and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping battle royale tension
Where it drifts furthest from Super Mario Bros. 35: game mode.
It predates Super Mario Bros. 35 by 35 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, shooter and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping battle royale tension
Where it drifts furthest from Super Mario Bros. 35: game mode.
It predates Super Mario Bros. 35 by 20 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, multiplayer gameplay and PvP competition
≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, sports simulation and vibe casual, while skipping battle royale tension
In a city filled with superheroes, getting to crimes becomes a competition on its own. Fortunately there are enough rockets, bombs, grappling hooks, spikes, and other goodies lying around -- to make the competition fun and fast. Welcome to SpeedRunners.
✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, multiplayer gameplay and visual 2d
≠ Stands apart with fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping battle royale tension
Where it drifts furthest from Super Mario Bros. 35: game mode.
It predates Super Mario Bros. 35 by 25 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, multiplayer gameplay and visual 2d
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping battle royale tension
Where it drifts furthest from Super Mario Bros. 35: game mode.
It predates Super Mario Bros. 35 by 30 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, multiplayer gameplay and PvP competition
≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, competitive edge and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping battle royale tension
If you like total freedom in the way you conquer the enemy this is the ultimate war game for you. Build freeform constructions as a medieval Builder, fight in sword duels as a Knight or snipe with your bow as an Archer.
✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, multiplayer gameplay and visual 2d
≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and fantasy world, while skipping battle royale tension
Where it drifts furthest from Super Mario Bros. 35: game mode.
It predates Super Mario Bros. 35 by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, multiplayer gameplay and visual 2d
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping battle royale tension
Where it drifts furthest from Super Mario Bros. 35: game mode.
It predates Super Mario Bros. 35 by 14 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, multiplayer gameplay and visual 2d
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, single-player focus and skill tree progression, while skipping battle royale tension
Where it drifts furthest from Super Mario Bros. 35: game mode.
Released 5 years after Super Mario Bros. 35.
✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, shooter and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, single-player focus and co op, while skipping battle royale tension
Where it drifts furthest from Super Mario Bros. 35: game mode.
It predates Super Mario Bros. 35 by 32 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, multiplayer gameplay and visual 2d
≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping battle royale tension
Where it drifts furthest from Super Mario Bros. 35: game mode.
Released 3 years after Super Mario Bros. 35.
✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, shooter and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings single-player focus, while skipping battle royale tension
Where it drifts furthest from Super Mario Bros. 35: game mode.
It predates Super Mario Bros. 35 by 23 years, with what that implies technically.
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