Super Meat Boy

Fast-paced 2D precision platforming through hundreds of deadly levels

Team Meat · Released Nov 30, 2010

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 39K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 190 in 30 days
Playing now: 35; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is Super Meat Boy?

A fast-paced 2D precision platformer structured around hundreds of single-player levels and boss fights. You jump from walls and dodge saws, needles, and collapsing terrain as Meat Boy pursues Dr. Fetus and tries to rescue Bandage Girl.

For you if...

+you enjoy demanding levels built around precise timing
+you value quick movement and simple controls
+you like retrying stages until you master them

Not for you if...

−you want a relaxed platformer with forgiving difficulty
−you dislike frequent deaths and sudden difficulty spikes
−you want a story-heavy platformer

What players say

94% of 39,192 reviews are positive · 87% of 190 in the last 30 days

Players praise the tight controls, midair movement, and satisfaction of clearing demanding levels. Complaints focus on sharp difficulty spikes and some level and boss designs, while others find the controls slippery or unresponsive. Recent players also report crashes, input lag, and bugs on modern systems.

Screenshots and trailer

Super Meat Boy system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7 (Windows 8 is not officially supported)
Processor: 1.4GHz or faster
Graphics: Graphics Card made within the last 4 years (Pixel Shader 3.0, Vertex Shader 3.0)
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 300 MB