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Games like Super Mario Maker

2015USK 0

A level editor and platformer in one: you build your own Mario levels and play countless creations from other players. Community creativity delivers endless variety, from relaxed romps to brutally hard challenges.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Building and crafting
  • Interconnected level design

In short: Games like Super Mario Maker

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Super Mario Maker special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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2012USK 0PlayStation

Brings what grabs you about Super Mario Maker: jumping and platforming, a strong soundtrack as well as pixel art.

A 2D platformer where you roll a ball through levels, collecting notes and beats that shape the music as you play. Striking art, songs from Deadmau5 and Jim Guthrie, and a level editor for composing and sharing make it stand out.

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Levelhead

Interconnected level design

A colorful, humorous platformer with a handcrafted campaign and a powerful level editor. Players can build and share their own levels and play community creations, with up to four players together.

LittleBigPlanet

Sandbox with your own goals

A charming puzzle platformer with a handmade fabric-and-cardboard look, where you jump, solve physics-based puzzles, and use creative tools to build and share your own levels.

LittleBigPlanet 2

Sandbox with your own goals

A charming craft-world puzzle platformer whose real strength is its powerful creation tools, letting players build and share their own games online. The witty campaign is easy to enjoy, especially in co-op.

I Wanna Maker

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

I Wanna Maker is a precision platformer with a powerful level editor that lets you build your own I Wanna Be the Guy style stages with a flexible events system. You can also browse community levels online, curate playlists and tackle challenge modes.

Grapple Dog

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A snappy 2D pixel-art platformer where you play Pablo the dog and swing through colorful worlds with a grappling hook. The precise, momentum-driven movement is the main attraction.

LittleBigPlanet PS Vita

Sandbox with your own goals

A charming platformer starring Sackboy that uses the Vita's touchscreen and rear touch pad for creative obstacles and puzzles. It pairs a handcrafted look with playful level-creation fun.

Blocks That Matter

Interconnected level design

As a tiny Tetrobot you drill blocks out of the world, recycle them into Tetris-like pieces and build your way through clever platform puzzles. Each material behaves differently, rewarding inventive solutions.

Slime-san

Interconnected level design

A fast, tight pixel-art platformer where you play a slime escaping a giant worm's belly by jumping, sliding and squeezing through walls of your own color. Precise timing, short levels and a playful sense of humor define it.

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