Series
Mario Games in Order
All 817 entries, oldest first.
The Mario series has 817 entries in our database, from Mario vs. Donkey Kong to Mario Party Advance. They are listed below in release order, which is also the recommended play order.
Where to start
Best reviewed
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
· 90/100
Most recent that reviewed well
Super Mario 64 DS
· 85/100
Earliest entry
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
The list below is in release order, which is the safest route through any series. We do not publish a story order, because that is a judgement about games rather than something our data can tell us.
817 games
80
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Mario vs. Donkey Kong Card e+: Tobiori Chuui!
90
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. 2
50
Mario Pinball Land
Super Mario: Fushigi no Koro-koro Party
80
Mario Power Tennis
40
Mario Party 6
85
Super Mario 64 DS
Donkey Kong/Donkey Kong Jr./Mario Bros.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong Card e+
Mini-Mario Factory Game!
Bill Bounce
Mario vs. Donkey Kong Card e+: Nagaai Michinori
Mario vs. Donkey Kong Card e+: Athletic
Mario vs. Donkey Kong Card e+: Dossun no Toride
Mario vs. Donkey Kong Card e+: Dangerous Flowers
Mario vs. Donkey Kong Card e+: Laser Panic!
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3-e - Classic World 1-3
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3-e - Classic World 1-4
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3-e - Classic World 2-2
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3-e - A Musical Trek
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3-e - Armored Airship
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3-e - Ice Dungeon
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3-e - A Sky-High Adventure
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3-e - Sea to Sky
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3-e - It's a Shoe-In
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3-e - Slip Slidin' Away
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3-e - Ice Cubed
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3-e - Puzzling Pipe Maze
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3-e - A Towering Tour
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3-e - Castle Dash
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3-e - Rich with Ropes
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3-e - Koopaling Confusion
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3-e - Bowser's Airship 1
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3-e - Bowser's Airship 2
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3-e - Treacherous Halls
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Grab 2 Coins
Night Driver
Tic-Tac-Whoa!
Freeze-It
Baby Mario's A-Maze-ing Game
Mario's Matching Madness
Cake or Bomb?
Bug Race
Odd Card Out
10
Mario Party Advance
Quick answers
Frequently asked questions
How many Mario games are there?
There are 817 games in the Mario series in our database, including spin-offs, remasters and re-releases.
What order should I play the Mario games in?
The list below is in release order, which is the safest route through any series — later entries assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Where should I start with Mario?
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is the best reviewed entry at 90/100, while Super Mario 64 DS is the most recent that reviewed well — usually the easier one to start on, since it will feel closest to a modern game.