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Game profile
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The classic 2D Mario formula gets completely unpredictable, wild level transformations courtesy of the Wonder Flowers. Up to four players can hop together through the Flower Kingdom.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Platformer, 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. Co-op is supported, so you can bring someone along. It is available on one platform. It sits in the mid price bracket.
What stands out
- Wild Wonder effects
- Fresh 2D look
- Local four player co-op
This fits you if
- 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
- you want something light that leaves you in a good mood
Look elsewhere if
- you need real difficulty to stay interested
- you play mainly for narrative
- you want something with real weight to it
- you want a game that fills a whole evening in one go
What it costs you in time
About 12 hours in total. At three evenings a week and two hours each, you will be busy for roughly 2 weeks, or 6 sessions.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 95 out of 100, which puts it above 98 percent of the 1206 games here and at rank 17 overall. That is top tier. Only a handful of games here score higher.
For comparison, Platformer averages 84 points across the database, so this one sits 11 points above its own genre. The figure rests on 217 collected ratings.
Released in 2023 and 3 years old. Recent enough to look and run modern, old enough to be patched and often discounted.
The facts
- Release year
- 2023
- Genres
- Platformer
- Playtime
- approx. 12 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Relaxed, forgiving
- Story weight
- None, pure gameplay
- Play with
- Solo, Co-op
- Setting
- Fantasy
- Visual style
- Stylised
- Price bracket
- Mid price
- Platforms
- Switch
- Critic rating
- 95 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | 2023 | approx. 12 hrs. | 95 | Mid price |
| Orchard Odyssey: Pumpkin Party | 2025 | approx. 12 hrs. | 84 | Mid price |
| Yoshi's Crafted World | 2019 | approx. 10 hrs. | 79 | Mid price |
| Sackboy: A Big Adventure | 2020 | approx. 9 hrs. | 85 | Mid price |
If you liked this, try these
- Orchard Odyssey: Pumpkin Party Shared: Platformer, Fantasy
- Yoshi's Crafted World Shared: Platformer, Fantasy
- Sackboy: A Big Adventure Shared: Platformer, Fantasy
- Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Shared: Platformer, Fantasy, shorter
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide Shared: Platformer, Fantasy, shorter
- Kirby und das vergessene Land Shared: Platformer, Fantasy