Super Mario Odyssey DS similar games & best alternatives

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Super Mario Odyssey DS

Nintendo DS

Should you play it?

What works

  • Engaging exploration and locomotion
  • Accessible for all skill levels
  • Progressive difficulty curve
  • Imaginative and varied worlds
  • Rewarding replay and post-game content

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited multiplayer or social features
  • Simple story with minimal depth
  • Sedentary gameplay
  • Low emphasis on competition or domination
  • Some players may find later challenges difficult

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Big Hops

  • Valkyrie Saga

  • Corn Kidz 64

  • Elong Plug

  • Astro Bot

  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition

More survival-focused

Games that feels like Super Mario Odyssey DS but with a stronger survival pressure

Less expressive

Games that feels like Super Mario Odyssey DS but with less self-expression and customization

  • Knytt Underground

  • Promenade

  • Ori and the Blind Forest

  • Sheepy: A Short Adventure

  • After Us

  • Tinykin

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Super Mario Odyssey DS. These titles are not in What to play next.

Super Mario Odyssey DS: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026