Game profile
Mario Party Superstars
A collection of classic boards and minigames from over two decades of Mario Party. Perfect for lively evenings with friends or family.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Party, set in a fantasy world. Visually it is deliberately stylised rather than photorealistic, and the overall tone stays light and upbeat. The structure is guided rather than open, so you are moved along instead of dropped into a map. It is built around short sessions, which makes it easy to pick up for half an hour.
Difficulty stays forgiving, so progress rarely depends on your reflexes. There is no story to speak of, the systems carry everything. You can play it with others cooperatively or go head to head. It is available on one platform. It sits in the mid price bracket.
What stands out
- Classic boards
- 100 minigames
- Great for groups
This fits you if
- you want your skill measured against other people
- you want to wind down rather than be tested
- you usually have thirty to sixty minutes and want that to be enough
- cutscenes annoy you and you just want to play
- you want zero frustration and no difficulty wall
- you have someone to play with
Look elsewhere if
- you need real difficulty to stay interested
- you play mainly for narrative
- you play alone, this needs other people
- you want something with real weight to it
How long is Mario Party Superstars?
About 15 hours in total. At three evenings a week and two hours each, you will be busy for roughly 3 weeks, or 8 sessions.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 79 out of 100, which puts it above 25 percent of the 1276 games here and at rank 922 overall. That is the lower end of this database, critics were more reserved here than with most titles. The number does not tell you whether a game is exactly right for the right evening, though.
For comparison, Party averages 80 points across the database, so this one is right in line with its genre. The figure rests on 72 collected ratings.
Released in 2021, so it has 5 years behind it. Usually cheap by now and the rough edges are long fixed.
The facts
- Release year
- 2021
- Genres
- Party
- Playtime
- approx. 15 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Relaxed, forgiving
- Story weight
- None, pure gameplay
- Play with
- Co-op, Competitive
- Setting
- Fantasy
- Visual style
- Stylised
- Price bracket
- Mid price
- Platforms
- Switch
- Critic rating
- 79 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Party Superstars | 2021 | approx. 15 hrs. | 79 | Mid price |
| Super Mario Party Jamboree | 2024 | approx. 20 hrs. | 79 | Full price |
| Golf With Your Friends | 2022 | approx. 10 hrs. | n/a | Budget |
| Mario Kart World | 2025 | approx. 20 hrs. | 86 | Full price |
If you liked this, try these
- 79/100 Super Mario Party Jamboree Shared: Party, Fantasy
- n/a Golf With Your Friends Shared: Party, Fantasy, shorter
- 86/100 Mario Kart World Shared: Party, Fantasy, rated higher
- 81/100 LEGO Party! Shared: Party, Fantasy, longer, rated higher
- 87/100 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Shared: Party, Fantasy, longer, rated higher
- 84/100 Mario Kart 64 Shared: Party, Fantasy, shorter, rated higher