Ranking by series

The Paper Mario games, ranked.

8 games compete in this selection. Paper Mario tops it with 1,862 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Paper Mario 2000 · RPG 1,862
  2. 2 Super Paper Mario 2007 · Platformer 1,741
  3. 3 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 2004 · RPG 1,709
  4. 4 Paper Mario: Sticker Star 2012 · JRPG 1,545
  5. 5 Paper Mario: The Origami King 2020 · Action-adventure 1,509
  6. 6 Paper Mario: Color Splash 2016 · RPG 1,504
  7. 7 Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam 2015 · JRPG 1,410
  8. 8 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 2024 · RPG 1,386

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In detail

The Paper Mario games ranked, what this ranking says

Paper Mario leads this selection with 1,862 ELO points, ahead of Super Paper Mario and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. The 8 games competing in it have played 1,087 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 8
Duels played by those games 1,087
Game in the lead Paper Mario (2000)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,862
Last reading September 19, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 8 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Paper Mario +69 1,862
Super Paper Mario +49 1,741
Paper Mario: Color Splash +36 1,504

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game in the Paper Mario series?

According to community votes, the best game in the Paper Mario series is Paper Mario, with 1,862 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Super Paper Mario and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many Paper Mario games are ranked?

8 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 1,087 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which Paper Mario game is climbing right now?

Paper Mario is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 69 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 8 games in the selection moved.

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