- Publisher: Headup Games
- Release Date: Mar 31, 2026
- Also On: Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
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Apr 9, 2026Super Meat Boy 3D is surprisingly consistent with the 2010 release, with the leap to 3D being its major new feature. While this causes it to lose some of its original brilliance, it still delivers a solid experience. The control precision is insane, the levels are incredibly varied, and it still manages to make us die 100 times without feeling frustrated. Some levels suffer from camera issues and the final stretch might be less engaging, but even so, it’s one of the best platformers I’ve played in a long time. [Recommended]
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Mar 30, 2026For those who just want a classic Super Meat Boy game with a novel concept, Super Meat Boy 3D fills that craving decently enough. There are lots of dastardly new traps, hidden bandages to find in each level, A+ completion times to chase, and even secret levels to hunt down. It’s a robust rage machine for the kind of masochist who welcomes the pain. But as a continued conversation with the platformers that inspired the series, it misses a step in the jump to 3D. And we all know what happens when you miss a step in Super Meat Boy. Splat. Try again.
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Apr 6, 2026The original Super Meat Boy is one of the best-known indie games of all time. Released in 2010, it’s a brutally difficult 2D platformer, but so fun to play: The short levels almost feel like speedrunning puzzles, and even though they’re filled with traps and buzzsaws, dying isn’t so bad because you revive nearly instantly. Super Meat Boy 3D has much of the same spirit; it’s just as infuriating, and just as satisfying.