Best Games to Play After Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 2020

Friendly competition

If you love playing with friends using some of your favorite characters, you can get that same fun with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The brawling game lets two to four players compete loyally or online and features a huge roster of fighters unlocked through the single-player campaign.

Minigame madness

Challenge your friends in 80 minigames games including baseball, tricycle racing, and tank battles. There's plenty of strategy and tests of skills but also lots of goofy fun that will show off what the console and the Joy-Con controllers are capable of.

Car talk

If you're looking for a more serious racing game, you might want to check out Gear.Club Unlimited, which lets you race around more than 200 tracks in sports cars from Mercedes, BMW, and other manufacturers. You can challenge other players in Derby mode or try off-roading.

Disney driver

Fans of the Pixar movie can play 20 characters on just as many tracks based on the film. The six game modes let you challenge family and friends to races, picking up power-ups you can use to eliminate rival cars while pulling off stunts and tricks that will add to your own score.

Double the fun

Up to three players can work together to save the Mushroom Kingdom in side-scrolling adventures with 164 platforming courses. Some of the characters are specifically geared towards younger, less-experienced players though if everyone's on the same page you can have plenty of fun jumping on and throwing your teammates.

Crash course

Customize your car with items and skins and race online in this remaster of the 1999 game where you must reach the finish line by avoiding hazards and speeding up by jumping. The new version also features a Ring Rally, where you pass through rings to add time to your clock.

Fat cat

Up to four local players or eight people in online mode can compete across 16 circuits while trying to edge out the competition by gathering bonuses for their attacks and defense. Each of the characters has their own driving style which you can get to know while looking for secret shortcuts and powerful items.

Cartoon competition

Choose from 100 characters from Nickelodeon shows including SpongeBob SquarePants and The Legend of Korra that can be used as either racers or crew members who will help you win. Up to four local players or eight online ones can compete in two arenas or 28 tracks where you can win upgrades for your kart.

Build an adventure

Design your own Super Mario side-scrolling courses that you can share with friends or check out the game's potential by playing through 100 already made versions. You can also team up with a friend to build together on the same console, using a wide variety of customization options and tools.

Hit the court

Use your Joy-Con as a racquet and challenge your friends and family in singles or doubles matches using trick shots, slowing time, and breaking rackets. You can also play through a story mode where you'll level up Mario as he fights bosses and tries to stop Wario and Waluigi.

Squid kids

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe added characters from Splatoon to the game. Play them on their own turf, the four vs. four action shooter where you try to blast your enemies with bright-colored ink. Customizing your character's clothes, weapons, and gear is a big part of the fun.

Mario is missing

Mario's brother must face his fears and navigate the themed floors of the Last Resort hotel solving puzzles and vacuuming up ghosts in order to save the day. Two players can team up playing Luigi and his doppelganger Gooigi, who can slip through spaces and move over spikes, or eight players can race the clock to clear objectives.