Super Mario Bros. Wonder
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As of Oct 19, 2026, Super Mario Bros. Wonder is rated 92/100 on Metacritic (135 critic reviews), and 91/100 on OpenCritic (157 critic reviews). Each source is shown in its own units, never blended into one score.
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Is Super Mario Bros. Wonder worth it in 2026?
With an OpenCritic score of 91/100 and a Metacritic score of 92/100, Super Mario Bros. Wonder stands out as one of the franchise's most inventive releases. Sampled reviewers celebrate its striking visual design, transformative Wonder Flower effects, and creative power-ups, with several framing it as the series' strongest entry in years and a worthy successor to Super Mario World. The title also draws praise for fun multiplayer modes, though individual sampled reviews voiced disappointment with an insufficient level count, lingering traditional tropes, and a comparatively lackluster solo experience. For platforming fans, it remains an exceptionally strong, creative package that fully warrants a spot in your library.
Platforming fans seeking fresh, unpredictable stage mechanics, striking visuals, and engaging multiplayer.
Individual sampled reviewers warned of an insufficient level count, a less engaging solo experience compared to multiplayer, and lingering repetitive franchise conventions.
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Pros
- inventive new ideas7
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- Super Mario Bros. Wonder looks and plays like the true next step for 2D Mario platformers. Wonder effects change each stage in both surprising and delightful ways, the Flower Kingd...
- An endless cascade of ideas in a game that takes Mario to some wonderfully strange places.
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder surprises and delights from the moment you turn on the game. Though the gameplay feels familiar, Nintendo’s ability to iterate on the established formula i...
- series best entry6
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- This is the rightful successor to Super Mario World, and hopefully, will serve as a touchstone for 2D Mario going forward.
- Within the understood parameters of what 2D Mario can be, this has to be the single best entry since Super Mario World - and is the perfect first game to launch a new era of Mario...
- It's no exaggeration to say that Super Mario Bros. Wonder is one of the greatest Mario titles to come out in the last fifteen years, likely since New Super Mario Bros. DS itself. T...
- impressive visual design4
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- Super Mario Bros. Wonder looks and plays like the true next step for 2D Mario platformers. Wonder effects change each stage in both surprising and delightful ways, the Flower Kingd...
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder is an excellent 2D Mario game with easily the most impressive world-building we've seen in this style. The trilogy of new power-ups are brilliant fun, and...
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder takes the best parts of past 2D Mario games and builds on them with new characters, gameplay mechanics and upgraded visuals. There’s something here for bot...
- fun multiplayer modes3
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- The endgame hides a few new stages and some cool minigames, but you are more or less dropped onto the map and asked to scour the place for everything you missed. I’m excited about...
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder takes the best parts of past 2D Mario games and builds on them with new characters, gameplay mechanics and upgraded visuals. There’s something here for bot...
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder is, quite simply, the best 2D Mario game since Super Mario World. This is the slickest, sharpest, and smartest that two-dimensional Mario has felt since 19...
- wonder flower effects3
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- Super Mario Bros. Wonder looks and plays like the true next step for 2D Mario platformers. Wonder effects change each stage in both surprising and delightful ways, the Flower Kingd...
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder is, quite simply, the best 2D Mario game since Super Mario World. This is the slickest, sharpest, and smartest that two-dimensional Mario has felt since 19...
- Overall though, Super Mario Wonder is an excellent 2D platformer. With excellent level design, polished visuals and mad Wonder Flower setpieces. It’s not my favorite Super Mario ga...
Cons
- repetitive traditional elements1
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- Like the Switch itself, Wonder is a collision between the traditional and the new. A game that’s the same as it ever was and nothing like Mario has ever been.
- lackluster solo experience1
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- The endgame hides a few new stages and some cool minigames, but you are more or less dropped onto the map and asked to scour the place for everything you missed. I’m excited about...
- insufficient level count1
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- It's no exaggeration to say that Super Mario Bros. Wonder is one of the greatest Mario titles to come out in the last fifteen years, likely since New Super Mario Bros. DS itself. T...
Themes and quotes are drawn from 20 sampled reviews with text. Each score above uses its source's displayed count. Theme counts are how many of the sampled reviews mention each point.
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