9 Games like Super Mario Maker on PlayStation 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 46 games similar to Super Mario Maker down to the 9 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Gravity Circuit, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment and The Final Station top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Super Mario Maker.

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The best games like Super Mario Maker on PlayStation

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Super Mario Maker. Each one has been evaluated across 4 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.

#1Gravity CircuitClosest overall match

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Solo2DPixel ArtMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 94%· 3.5KMC89IGDB90· 1OC86· 14

Year 2023Dev Domesticated Ants · Plug In DigitalPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, melee combat and setting scifi

Gravity Circuit - a flashy action packed 2d platformer in the spirit of console classics. Mission: Stop Virus Army Uprising! In a post-apocalyptic world populated by sentient robots, its inhabitants are once more threatened by an old foe.

Released 8 years after Super Mario Maker.

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Steam GOG Epic

#2Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

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Solo2DPixel ArtMeleeFantasy

Steam👍 94%· 481IGDB83· 6OC86· 32

Year 2017Dev Yacht Club GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, melee combat and fantasy world

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SoloPixel Art2DMeleeDark

Steam👍 87%· 9.3KIGDB72· 11OC74· 62

Year 2016Dev Do My Best Games · tinyBuildOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and shooter

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Steam GOG PS

#4Rayman

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Solo2DPixel Art

IGDB78· 2

Year 1995Dev Ubi Pictures · Ubi Soft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling

It predates Super Mario Maker by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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IGDB69· 2

Year 1996Dev Capcom · Ocean SoftwareOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with shooter and setting scifi

It predates Super Mario Maker by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6DuckTales: Remastered

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Solo2DMeleeCasualCartoon

Steam👍 88%· 7.8KIGDB75· 13

Year 2013Dev Capcom · Disney InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Android

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, vibe casual and melee combat, while skipping visual pixel

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#7Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia

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Solo2DMeleeStealthHistorical

Steam👍 59%· 1.3KIGDB56· 10OC59· 33

Year 2016Dev Climax Studios · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, melee combat and stealth mechanics, while skipping visual pixel

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Steam Epic PS

#8Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I

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Solo2DMeleeNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 40%· 3.7KIGDB75· 5

Year 2010Dev Dimps · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping visual pixel

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#9Mega Man X8

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Solo2DSci-FiCyberpunk

Year 2004Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, setting scifi and setting cyberpunk, while skipping visual pixel

It predates Super Mario Maker by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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