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Super Mario RPG

Nintendo Switch • 2023

Should you play it?

Mario, Bowser, and Peach partner up to repair the wish-granting Star Road in this approachable role-playing adventure. Team up with an oddball group of heroes to save Star Road and stop the troublemaking Smithy Gang. This colorful RPG has updated graphics and cinematics that add even more charm to the unexpected alliance between Mario, Bowser, Peach, and original characters Mallow and Geno. Enter (or revisit) this world of eccentric allies and offbeat enemies in an RPG for everyone.

What works

  • Faithful and charming remake
  • Engaging timing-based combat
  • Memorable story and characters
  • Quality-of-life improvements
  • Post-game content for challenge

Things to keep in mind

  • Combat can be too easy
  • Some clunky isometric platforming
  • Minigames occasionally frustrating
  • Lack of difficulty options
  • Minor performance stutters

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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 RPG. These titles are not in What to play next.

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

Last update: 02/09/2026