- Publisher: Headup Games
- Release Date: Mar 31, 2026
- Also On: Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
- Summary:
- Developer: Team Meat, Sluggerfly
- Genre(s): Action, Platformer, 3D
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 25
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Mixed: 8 out of 25
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Negative: 2 out of 25
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Apr 7, 2026Super Meat Boy 3D is a wonderful take on the 2010 classic, with that same “one more try" hook that makes it impossible to put down.
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Mar 30, 2026Super Meat Boy 3D is a near-perfect 3D adaptation of the original, making it a great platformer for anyone looking for a brutally difficult yet always fair and motivating challenge.
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Mar 30, 2026Super Meat Boy 3D is a faithful translation of the indie classic into the third dimension while infusion it with great ideas from other platformers
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Apr 2, 2026Super Meat Boy 3D nails the spirit and soul of the 2010 indie darling, with an identical structure and controls that do a good job of replicating the unique speed and mobility of Meat Boy and his friends in 3D. There is certainly no shortage of high moments when you’re able to enter that sort of flow state and just fly through a level without hesitation, slipping through hazards, bouncing between walls, and making daring leaps across huge gaps on your way to an A+ ranking on the level. But those moments are often bookended by frustrating perspective woes that can take all of the wind out of the sails of an otherwise good run.
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Mar 30, 2026Despite my issues, there are feelings Super Meat Boy 3D gets right. It’s that same level of hard that begs to be conquered, cultivated in the original. And when I finished a particularly hard level, I got to see a marathon of my little Meat Boys failing all over the level until I finally got one of them through, and that part is as triumphant as it has ever been. Other dedicated people will conquer this game. I suspect some speedrunner will weave wizardry in their mastery of Super Meat Boy 3D and its levels. That said, this feels like a game in which you have to have more patience that ever to put up with the shenanigans that a fast-paced 3D Meat Boy game presents.
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Apr 7, 2026The franchise's return to the 3D platformer genre is marred by perspective issues and technical shortcomings.
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Mar 31, 2026It's heavily inspired by the first game but doesn't understand what made the original enjoyable, and is further let down by imprecise movement and forgettable level design. Meat Boy's 3D adventure is little more than a generic platformer, and that's disappointing.