# Super Mario Odyssey

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Super Mario Odyssey and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Praised for its level design and game mechanics, and it still looks good. The most common caveat is that Wonder rushes you along.

## Why people recommend it

- Strong level design and mechanics (2 comments): "it's probably somewhere on par with Super Mario Odyssey in terms of game design and mechanics" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48746584)) "it was clear a ton of love was poured into the level design and game mechanics" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46378491))

## What people warn about

- Wonder rushes the player along (1 comments): "Oddysey felt better. Wonder is rushing you. Always." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46379302))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Prince of Persia](https://hackerapproved.com/p/prince-of-persia.md): 37 recommend
- [Super Mario 64](https://hackerapproved.com/p/super-mario-64.md): 37 recommend
- [Celeste](https://hackerapproved.com/p/celeste.md): 19 recommend
- [Flashback (1992 video game)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/flashback.md): 8 recommend
- [Cave Story](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cave-story.md): 7 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Super+Mario+Odyssey+Nintendo+Switch&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.nintendo.com/us/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Super Mario Odyssey", https://hackerapproved.com/p/super-mario-odyssey/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).