Super Mario Maker 2
LumiScore
Growth
51/100
Growth Value
- Creativity
- Problem Solving
- Spatial Awareness
Risk
LOW
Engagement Patterns
Minimal pressure to spend or play excessively.
Heads up
Parent Pro-Tip
Encourage your child to spend time in both modes — playing others' courses builds skill, but designing their own is where the deepest learning happens. If sessions run long, use the natural break between finishing a level and loading the next one as a clean stopping point.
Top Skills Developed
Development Areas
Representation?How diverse the game's characters are in gender and ethnicity. Higher = more authentic representation. Display only — does not affect time recommendation.
Bechdel Test?The Bechdel Test checks whether a game has at least two named female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man. A simple measure of representation.— Fails the test
While the game features two named female characters, Princess Peach and Toadette, they do not directly interact with each other through dialogue or clear personal exchange in the game's Story Mode.
What your child develops
Super Mario Maker 2 is an exceptional creativity and problem-solving platform that asks children to think like game designers — balancing challenge, layout, and player experience from the other side of the screen. The course editor develops spatial reasoning, iterative thinking, and systems understanding as children learn how mechanics interact. Playing community levels also sharpens hand-eye coordination and reaction time across an enormous variety of self-directed challenges.
Regulatory Compliance
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About this game
Let your imagination run wild with new tools, course parts, and features as you create the Super Mario courses of your dreams. This sequel to Super Mario Maker launches exclusively on Nintendo Switch.