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games like

Dr. Mario World

Dr. Mario World leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Puzzle - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10

12 games like Dr. Mario World

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Life is Strange cover art
Life is StrangeSystems & Chaos · narrative adventure

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - Rewind obscures which choices are truly consequential

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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs cover art
Amnesia: A Machine for PigsSystems & Chaos · narrative horror

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: optimization (6 vs 5) - Light puzzles and routes are trivially solvable on repeat

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999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors cover art
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine DoorsSystems & Chaos · escape room visual novel

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 0) - Tapping through text and puzzles, zero dexterity

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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments cover art
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & PunishmentsPure Optimization · detective adventure

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: optimization (6 vs 7) - Deduction chains have correct solvable answers

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The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition cover art
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special EditionPure Optimization · point-and-click adventure

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 0) - Pointing and clicking has no physical ceiling

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Black & White cover art
Black & WhitePure Optimization · god game

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - Creature learning quirks surprise first plays

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The Sinking CityPure Optimization · detective horror investigation

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 2) - Clunky combat is deliberately undemanding

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Botanicula cover art
BotaniculaPure Optimization · exploratory adventure

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - Playful hidden interactions reward experimentation over deduction

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AI: The Somnium Files cover art
AI: The Somnium FilesPure Optimization · sci-fi mystery VN

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - Hidden time-locked Somnium actions obscure optimal routing

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The Dig cover art
The DigPure Optimization · point-and-click adventure

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 0) - Point-and-click; no reflex demands.

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P.T. cover art
P.T.Pure Optimization · psychological horror teaser

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - Obscure trigger conditions are hidden information to map

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The Room Three cover art
The Room ThreePure Optimization · puzzle box game

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - Hidden mechanisms are unknown until inspected, then fixed

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Game details

Released
2019
Developer
LINE Corporation
Franchise
Mario
Platforms
Android, iOS
Modes
Single player
IGDB critics
78/100
IGDB users
62/100
PuzzleFantasyScience fiction