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Games like Super Mario 64

1996

The landmark 3D platformer where Mario leaps through paintings in Peach's castle into open sandbox worlds to hunt Power Stars. Its precise, playful movement and secret-packed levels defined 3D gaming.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Lots to discover
  • Open world
  • Fantasy setting

The closest matches for Super Mario 64 are Spyro the Dragon, Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy and Bowser's Fury. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Super Mario 64 special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy

Open world

Naughty Dog's vibrant 3D platformer has Jak and his ottsel-transformed sidekick Daxter roaming a seamless island world collecting Power Cells. Tight jumping, loading-free exploration and Daxter's wisecracks give it lasting charm.

Bowser's Fury

Open world

A compact 3D Mario adventure set in a connected island world, where the giant Fury Bowser periodically crashes in to raise tension and pace. Collecting Cat Shines, tight platforming and Bowser Jr. as a helper make it accessible and varied.

A Hat in Time

Distinctive, stylised art style

A charming 3D collectathon platformer in the vein of N64 classics, where a tiny girl uses magical hats to bounce through varied, wonderfully weird worlds. Its chapters, from a mafia-run town to dueling bird film studios, overflow with humor and creativity.

Yooka-Laylee

Distinctive, stylised art style

A colorful 3D collectathon platformer in the spirit of Banjo-Kazooie, where the duo Yooka and Laylee explore sprawling worlds packed with collectibles, puzzles and cheeky humor.

Spyro: Year of the Dragon

Fantasy setting

A colorful 3D platformer in which Spyro the dragon recovers 150 stolen eggs across many worlds. Playable side characters, vehicle sections and mini-games keep the collecting varied and funny.

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A colorful 2D platformer with a 3D overworld full of puzzles and secrets, where changes to the overworld transform the levels. It all builds to the notoriously tough Impossible Lair, which you can attempt from the very start.

Treasure Adventure Game

Open world

Treasure Adventure Game is a free pixel-art platformer where you roam a sprawling world, pick up new abilities and fight through hidden corners. Its appeal lies in the sense of discovery and an original soundtrack.

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