22 Adventure games like Super Mario Bros. that you should try

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and combat magic.

≠ Missing: visual pixel.

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, while skipping combat magic

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with shooter and fantasy world, while skipping combat magic

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus.

≠ Missing: combat magic.

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings skill tree progression and visual third person, while skipping combat magic

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, setting space and visual third person, while skipping combat magic

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings visual isometric and visual third person, while skipping combat magic

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping combat magic

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat.

≠ Missing: combat magic.

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and fantasy world, while skipping combat magic

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and combat magic

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping melee combat

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings co op, while skipping combat magic

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with co op, while skipping combat magic

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: co op, while skipping combat magic

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and co op, while skipping combat magic