Super Meat Boy 3D (2026)

Super Meat Boy 3D is a tough as nails platformer where you play as an animated cube of meat who's trying to save his girlfriend (who happens to be made of bandages) from an evil fetus in a jar wearing a tux – IN 3D!

Platform Indie Arcade ActionXbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5

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Plot-driven, unpretentious, relentless and resolved.

character-ledplot-driven
unpretentiousprestige
contemplativerelentless
resolvedopen-ended
sparerichly built

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Niche GamerApr 202610/10
The only drawback of Super Meat Boy 3D is that it may alert tourists due to its heart-stopping difficulty. This may be a problem because tourists are loud and ruin the fun for people who enjoy their games spicy and intense. If you squint your eyes, it kind of looks like you are playing Super Mario in hell.
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TrueAchievementsMar 20264.5/5 stars
It's a little late to the party, but Super Meat Boy 3D represents the most seamless jump from 2D to 3D ever achieved by a mascot platformer (even if Meat Boy himself is kind of an anti-mascot). Series fans will find adapting to the game's new axis effortless, while newcomers will find a brutal, yet rewarding 3D platformer ahead of them. I loved every moment of my time with Super Meat Boy 3D, and I can't recommend it enough.
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Loot Level ChillLyle PendleApr 20269.5/10
Super 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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Digital SpyJess LeeMar 20262/5 stars
It'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.
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Metro GameCentralApr 20265/10
Super Meat Boy in 3D seems to be an inherently flawed concept and while this does its best to make navigating the third dimension feasible, the end result feels frustratingly imprecise.
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About the game

Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Developer: Sluggerfly
Publisher: Headup Games, GCORES PUBLISHING
Released: March 31, 2026
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Engine: Unreal Engine 5

IGDB rating 6.7/10 from 7 ratings.

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