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Super Mario Maker 2

Nintendo Switch • 2019

Should you play it?

A side-scrolling Mario adventure that unleashes the creative potential of Super Mario Maker 2 awaits in Story Mode, which contains over 100 built-in courses. And in Course Maker, a wide range of parts, tools, and more are available so you can construct your own courses. Want coin-shooting cannons? Bowser riding on a giant Goomba? Cat Mario sliding down slopes to take out an army of baddies? Go for it! You call the shots. Pass a Joy-Con controller to a partner to build co-operatively on a single system!

What works

  • Extensive and intuitive level creation tools
  • Robust story mode with creative nintendo-designed levels
  • Massive library of user-generated content
  • Strong community features with leaderboards and sharing
  • Supports both solo and multiplayer experiences

Things to keep in mind

  • Online multiplayer suffers from lag and connectivity issues
  • Cooperative creation mode is clunky and cumbersome
  • Creating with controller on tv is less intuitive than touchscreen
  • Quality of user-generated levels is inconsistent
  • Limited friend-based online multiplayer at launch

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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.
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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 Maker 2. These titles are not in What to play next.

Super Mario Maker 2: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

Last update: 02/09/2026