| Name | Primarily vertical or horizontal | Backtracking | Physical structure | Jump combat | Melee combat | Ranged combat | 2D/3D | Collectibles | Power-up | Swimming | Air control | Airjump | Walljump | Leeway for Errors | Multiplayer | Story |
| Super Mario Bros | Horizontal | No | Linear | Yes | No | Slightly/ Special | 2 | No | Yes | Yes | Weak | No | No | Low | No | No |
| Super Mario Bros 2 (JP) | Horizontal | No | Linear | Yes | No | Slightly/ Special | 2 | No | Yes | Yes | Weak | No | No | Low | No | No |
| Super Mario Bros 3 | Horizontal | No | Linear | Yes | No | Slightly/ Special | 2 | No | Yes | Yes | Weak | Slightly/ Special | No | Low | No | No |
| Super Mario Bros 2 (US) | Mixed | No | Linear | Yes | No | Yes | 2 | No | No | Yes | Weak | No | No | Moderate | No | No |
| Super Mario Land | Horizontal | No | Linear | Yes | No | Yes | 2 | No | Yes | No | Weak | No | No | Low | No | No |
| Super Mario World | Horizontal | No | Linear | Yes | No | Slightly/ Special | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Weak | Slightly/ Special | No | Low | No | No |
| Super Mario Land 2 | Horizontal | No | Linear | Yes | No | Yes | 2 | No | Yes | Yes | Strong | No | No | Moderate | No | No |
| New Super Mario Bros | Horizontal | No | Linear | Yes | No | Slightly/ Special | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Weak | No | Yes | Moderate | No | No |
| New Super Mario Bros Wii | Horizontal | No | Linear | Yes | No | Slightly/ Special | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Weak | Slightly/ Special | Yes | Moderate | Co-op | No |
| New Super Mario Bros 2 | Horizontal | No | Linear | Yes | No | Slightly/ Special | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Weak | Slightly/ Special | Yes | Moderate | No | No |
| New Super Mario Bros U | Horizontal | No | Linear | Yes | No | Slightly/ Special | 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Weak | Slightly/ Special | Yes | Moderate | Co-op | No |
| Super Mario 64 | Mixed | Yes | Open | Yes | Yes | No | 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Weak | Slightly/ Special | Yes | Moderate | No | Cue |
| Super Mario Sunshine | Mixed | Yes | Open | Yes | No | Yes | 3 | Yes | No | Yes | Strong | Slightly/ Special | Yes | Moderate | No | Cue |
| Super Mario Galaxy | Mixed | Yes | Mixed | Yes | Yes | No | 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Strong | Yes | Yes | Moderate | Co-op | Cue |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Mixed | Yes | Mixed | Yes | Yes | No | 3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Strong | Yes | Yes | Moderate | Co-op | Cue |
| Metroid | Mixed | Yes | Open | No | No | Yes | 2 | Yes | No | No | Weak | Slightly/ Special | No | Moderate | No | Cue |
| Metriod II: Return of Samus | Mixed | Yes | Open | No | No | Yes | 2 | Yes | No | No | Weak | Slightly/ Special | No | Moderate | No | Cue |
| Super Metroid | Mixed | Yes | Open | No | No | Yes | 2 | Yes | No | Sink | Weak | Slightly/ Special | Slightly/ Special | Moderate | No | Cue |
| Metroid Fusion | Mixed | Yes | Linear | No | No | Yes | 2 | Yes | No | Sink | Weak | Slightly/ Special | Slightly/ Special | Moderate | No | Yes |
| Metroid Prime | Horizontal | Yes | Open | No | No | Yes | 3 | Yes | No | Sink | Weak | Yes | No | Moderate | No | Yes |
| Metroid Prime 2: Echoes | Horizontal | Yes | Open | No | No | Yes | 3 | Yes | No | Sink | Weak | Yes | Slightly/ Special | Moderate | No | Yes |
| Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | Horizontal | Yes | Open | No | Yes | Yes | 3 | Yes | No | Sink | Weak | Yes | Slightly/ Special | Moderate | No | Yes |
| Metroid: Other M | Horizontal | Yes | Linear | No | No | Yes | 3 | Yes | No | Sink | Weak | Slightly/ Special | Yes | Moderate | No | Yes |
| Sonic the Hedgehog | Horizontal | No | Mixed | Yes | No | No | 2 | Yes | Yes | Sink | Weak | No | No | High | No | No |
| Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Horizontal | No | Mixed | Yes | Yes | No | 2 | Yes | Yes | Sink | Weak | No | No | High | Co-op | No |
| Sonic CD | Horizontal | No | Mixed | Yes | Yes | No | 2 | Yes | Yes | Sink | Weak | No | No | High | No | No |
| Sonic & Knuckles | Horizontal | No | Mixed | Yes | Yes | No | 2 | Yes | Yes | Sink | Weak | No | No | High | No | No |
| Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Horizontal | No | Mixed | Yes | Yes | No | 2 | Yes | Yes | Sink | Weak | No | No | High | No | No |
| Sonic Advance | Horizontal | No | Mixed | Yes | Yes | No | 2 | Yes | Yes | Sink | Weak | Slightly/ Special | Slightly/ Special | High | No | No |
| Sonic Advance 2 | Horizontal | No | Mixed | Yes | Yes | No | 2 | Yes | Yes | Sink | Weak | Slightly/ Special | Slightly/ Special | High | No | No |
| Sonic Advance 3 | Horizontal | No | Mixed | Yes | Yes | No | 2 | Yes | Yes | Sink | Weak | Slightly/ Special | Slightly/ Special | High | Co-op | No |
| Sonic Rush | Horizontal | No | Mixed | Yes | Yes | No | 2 | Yes | Yes | Sink | Weak | No | No | High | No | No |
| Sonic Rush Adventure | Horizontal | No | Mixed | Yes | Yes | No | 2 | Yes | Yes | Sink | Weak | No | No | High | No | No |
| Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal | Horizontal | No | Linear | Yes | Yes | No | 2 | Yes | No | No | Weak | Yes | Yes | High | No | Yes |
| Sonic Mania | Horizontal | No | Mixed | Yes | Yes | No | 2 | Yes | Yes | Sink | Weak | Slightly/ Special | No | High | Co-op | No |
| Sonic 3D Blast | Horizontal | No | Linear | Yes | Yes | No | 3 | Yes | Yes | No | Weak | No | No | High | No | No |
| Sonic Adventure | Horizontal | No | Linear | Yes | Yes | Slightly/ Special | 3 | Yes | Yes | Sink | Weak | Yes | No | High | No | Yes |
| Sonic Adventure 2 | Horizontal | No | Linear | Yes | Yes | Slightly/ Special | 3 | Yes | Yes | Sink | Weak | Yes | No | High | No | Yes |
| Sonic Heroes | Horizontal | No | Linear | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 | Yes | Yes | No | Weak | Yes | No | High | No | Yes |
| Shadow the Hedgehog | Horizontal | No | Linear | No | Yes | Yes | 3 | Yes | Yes | No | Weak | Yes | No | High | No | Yes |
| Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) | Horizontal | No | Linear | No | Yes | No | 3 | Yes | Yes | No | Weak | Yes | No | High | No | Yes |
| Sonic and the Secret Rings | Horizontal | No | Linear | No | Yes | No | 3 | Yes | No | No | Weak | Yes | No | High | No | Yes |
| Sonic Unleashed | Horizontal | No | Linear | No | Yes | No | 3 | Yes | Yes | No | Weak | Yes | No | High | No | Yes |
| Sonic and the Black Knight | Horizontal | No | Linear | No | Yes | No | 3 | Yes | No | No | Weak | No | No | High | No | Yes |
| Sonic Colors | Horizontal | No | Linear | No | Yes | No | 3 | Yes | Yes | Sink | Weak | Yes | No | High | No | Yes |
| Sonic Generations | Horizontal | No | Mixed | Yes | Yes | No | 3 | Yes | Yes | Sink | Weak | Slightly/ Special | Slightly/ Special | High | No | Yes |
| Sonic Lost World | Horizontal | No | Mixed | Yes | Yes | No | 3 | Yes | Yes | Sink | Weak | Yes | No | High | Co-op | Yes |
| Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric | Horizontal | No | Linear | No | Yes | No | 3 | Yes | No | No | Strong | Yes | Yes | High | No | Yes |
| Sonic Forces | Horizontal | No | Mixed | No | Yes | Yes | 3 | Yes | Yes | No | Weak | Yes | No | High | No | Yes |