What games are similar to Super Mario Bros. 3?

The most similar games to Super Mario Bros. 3 on GGDB are Super Mario Galaxy 2, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Super Mario Galaxy, Rayman Origins, Super Mario Land — ranked by shared genres, mechanics and themes.

What genre is Super Mario Bros. 3?

Super Mario Bros. 3 is a Platform game by Nintendo R&D4, released in 1988.

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Games like Super Mario Bros. 3

Loved Super Mario Bros. 3 by Nintendo R&D4? Here are 24 games that genuinely play like it — ranked by shared genres, mechanics and themes, not just labels.

Super Mario Bros. 31988

Nintendo R&D4

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Super Mario Bros. 3, the third entry in the Super Mario Bros. series and Super Mario franchise, sees Mario or Luigi navigate a nonlinear world map containing platforming levels and optional minigames and challenges. The game features more diverse movement options and new items alongside more complex…

24 games similar to Super Mario Bros. 3

5.0

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development • 2010

54% similarScore AttackFlight SimGhosts

5.0

Donkey Kong Country Returns

Retro Studios • 2010

44% similarCosmic HorrorScore AttackPlatform

5.0

Super Mario Galaxy

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development • 2007

44% similarUnderwaterMultiple ProtagonistsPlatform

5.0

Rayman Origins

Ubisoft Montpellier • 2011

38% similarCosmic HorrorFlight SimUnderwater

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Super Mario Land

Nintendo R&D1 • 1989

35% similarScore AttackUnderwaterPlatform

5.0

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

Rare • 1995

35% similarScore AttackGhostsUnderwater

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Donkey Kong Bananza

Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8 • 2025

33% similarFlight SimPlatform

5.0

The Last Guardian

Team Ico • 2016

31% similarFlight Sim

5.0

Super Mario World

Nelsonic Industries • 1991

5.0

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 10 • 2023

30% similarMultiple Protagonists

5.0

Metroid Prime

Retro Studios • 2002

29% similarCosmic HorrorGhostsUnderwater

5.0

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Naughty Dog • 1997

29% similarFlight Sim

5.0

Badland

Frogmind • 2013

29% similarFlight SimPlatform

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Ratchet & Clank

Insomniac Games • 2002

28% similarFlight SimUnderwater

5.0

Crash Bandicoot: Warped

Naughty Dog • 1998

28% similarScore AttackUnderwaterMultiple Protagonists

5.0

Nights Into Dreams...

Sonic Team • 1996

28% similarScore AttackFlight SimMultiple Protagonists

5.0

Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Sumo Digital • 2020

28% similarPlatform

5.0

Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2

Nintendo R&D2 • 2001

5.0

Super Mario Odyssey

Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8 • 2017

28% similarUnderwater

5.0

Sonic Colors

Sonic Team • 2010

28% similarPlatform

5.0

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

KnowWonder • 2004

27% similarFlight SimGhostsPlatform

5.0

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

Toys for Bob • 2020

26% similarMultiple ProtagonistsPlatform

5.0

Sonic Generations

Sonic Team • 2011

26% similarScore AttackUnderwater

5.0

Spyro the Dragon

Insomniac Games • 1998

25% similarFlight Sim

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Super Mario Bros. 3 — quick answers

What games are similar to Super Mario Bros. 3?: The most similar games to Super Mario Bros. 3 on GGDB are Super Mario Galaxy 2, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Super Mario Galaxy, Rayman Origins, Super Mario Land — ranked by shared genres, mechanics and themes.
What genre is Super Mario Bros. 3?: Super Mario Bros. 3 is a Platform game by Nintendo R&D4, released in 1988.

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