Games like Super Mario, for jumping fans on any device
If you want Mario without a Nintendo console, Astro Bot for PS5 and A Hat in Time for PC and consoles are the best 3D platformers to try. On phones, Nintendo's own Super Mario Run is the official pick. Roam has four 3D platformers with coins, stomps and tiny planets.
What makes a Mario game
Super Mario is Nintendo's platformer series, starting with Super Mario Bros. in 1985. Super Mario 64 took it to 3D in 1996, and Super Mario Odyssey on Switch in 2017 is the best-known 3D entry. You run, jump and stomp through levels, collect coins and stars or moons, and beat Bowser at the end.
What sets it apart is how good the jump feels. Every level adds one new idea and plays with it until you master it.
3D platformers like Super Mario
- Astro Bot. Team Asobi's 2024 PS5 game. Tight jumping, a new gadget every level and a lot of charm. The closest to Mario quality.
- A Hat in Time. Gears for Breakfast's 2017 platformer for PC and consoles, in the style of Mario 64. Collect time pieces across odd worlds.
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Nintendo's 2023 2D Mario on Switch. If you have a Switch, this is the freshest side-scrolling Mario.
- Donkey Kong Bananza. Nintendo's July 2025 Switch 2 game. Almost every surface can be smashed in big 3D levels.
Mario on phones
There is no 3D Mario on phones. For full 3D jumping on an iPhone, short platformers like the Roam games below are the closest.
- Super Mario Run. Nintendo's 2016 mobile game. Mario runs on his own and you tap to jump. The first levels are free, and one purchase unlocks the rest.
Roam 3D platformers
Roam is a free iPhone app where you play short games and make your own.
- Stomp the Reroll. A 3D coin-collecting platformer. Grab the coins, stomp the Mushnubs, beat the clock.
- Starfall: Tiny Worlds. A planet-hopping platformer. Run all the way around tiny planets.
- Low Battery Dash. A 3D collect-a-thon. Your battery is the timer, and bolts keep you going.
- Wake the Dragon. A voxel fox platformer. Light the lanterns and wake the dragon.
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Make your own platformer with Roam
Describe the hero, the worlds and the boss, and Roam builds a 3D platformer you can play. Add a new world by asking.
Try: "3D platformer where my hamster collects stars on floating cake islands, stomp the jelly enemies, boss is a giant toaster"Questions people ask
Is there Super Mario on phones?
Yes. Super Mario Run is Nintendo's official mobile Mario. There is no 3D Mario on phones.
What is the closest game to Mario on PS5?
Astro Bot. It is a 3D platformer with the same focus on jumping and new ideas every level.
What was the first Super Mario game?
Super Mario Bros., released for the NES in 1985.