Super Mario Maker 4 and the course editor built for wild platforming
This adventure platformer puts you in charge of building stages, then sending those stages out into the crowd for other players to test. You mix classic Mario-style parts from different eras, combine hazards with power-ups, and chase tougher layouts without any download or signup.
Build with classic Mario parts
The editor is the main attraction, letting you place enemies, traps, and boosts in combinations that create your own challenge runs. You can shape a straightforward course or go for a brutal setup that forces careful timing, and the creative side connects well with the platformer tag.
Because the tools pull from familiar Mario looks across old and newer styles, each stage can feel like a mash-up instead of a copy. That makes it easy to experiment with odd pairings, especially when you want a course that plays differently from a standard side-scroller.
Community maps and harder clears
Once your course is built, you can move on to maps made by other players and test how far your reflexes hold up. If you want a good comparison point for old-school side-scrolling pressure, Mario World gives you a similar run-and-jump rhythm.
The community focus means you are not limited to your own ideas, and that keeps the challenge shifting from one layout to the next. Fans of precision platforming and obstacles will find plenty to tinker with when a stage asks for perfect jumps.
Sharing levels and chasing tougher designs
You can share your best creations and challenge friends, turning one clever layout into a whole round of reactions and retries. For players who like tough fan-made courses, Cat Mario is another useful reference for trap-heavy platform design.
The game also rewards logical planning, because a stage has to be playable as well as mean. That is where the puzzle side matters, and why puzzle thinking helps when you are placing each enemy, jump, and power-up.
If you want another harsh comparison, Level Devil shows how hidden hazards can change every safe-looking move.
