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Super Meat Boy

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Super Meat Boy

The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

Precision Platformer Platformer Difficult Indie 2D Platformer
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Steam reviews
93.9% positive
30,353 reviews · via SteamSpy

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About this game Read the full description
Super Meat Boy 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.

Our meaty hero will leap from walls, over seas of buzz saws, through crumbling caves and pools of old needles. Sacrificing his own well being to save his damsel in distress. Super Meat Boy brings the old school difficulty of classic NES titles like Mega Man 2, Ghost and Goblins and Super Mario Bros. 2 (The Japanese one) and stream lines them down to the essential no BS straight forward twitch reflex platforming.

Ramping up in difficulty from hard to soul crushing SMB will drag Meat boy though haunted hospitals, salt factories and even hell itself. And if 300+ single player levels weren't enough SMB also throws in epic boss fights, a level editor and tons of unlock able secrets, warp zones and hidden characters.
  • Story mode, featuring over 300 levels spanning 5+ chapters
  • Play as a Head Crab! (Steam Exclusive)
  • 33 legitimate Achievements
  • Warp zones that will warp you into other games
  • Over 16 unlockable able and playable characters from popular indie titles such as, Minecraft, Bit.Trip, VVVVVV and Machinarium
  • Epic Boss fights
  • Full Level Editor and Level Portal (January 2011)
  • A story so moving you will cry yourself to sleep for the rest of your life

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Super Meat Boy vastly outperformed one "biz guy" who would "make up numbers" and pulled the plug on its marketing Amazing, 94% positive PC classic is yours for less than $3 Makeship x Meat Boy 2.0. 3 Days left
System requirements Windows · macOS · Linux

Windows

Minimum

  • OS *: Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7 (Windows 8 is not officially supported)
  • Processor: 1.4GHz or faster
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Graphics Card made within the last 4 years (Pixel Shader 3.0, Vertex Shader 3.0)
  • DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c
  • Hard Drive: 300 MB
  • Controller Support: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Direct Input compatible controller

macOS

Minimum

  • OS: 10.7 through 10.9 have been tested.
  • Processor: Intel based Macs only.
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Graphics Card made within the last 4 years (Pixel Shader 3.0, Vertex Shader 3.0)
  • Hard Drive: 300 MB
  • Controller Support: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Direct Input compatible controller

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Minimum

  • OS: If you're running the Steam client, you're good
  • Processor: 1.4GHz or faster
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Graphics Card made within the last 4 years (Pixel Shader 3.0, Vertex Shader 3.0)
  • Hard Drive: 300 MB
  • Controller Support: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller or Direct Input compatible controller
Game details Languages, features & support
Brazilian rating
14
Steam Germany rating
6
Content warning
The game is cartoonish in nature but the main protagonist dies frequently and leaves cartoon blood wherever he walks. This is not realistic in any way.
Achievements
48
Controller support
full
Metacritic
87
Features
Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Gamepad Recommended, Steam Leaderboards, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
Languages
English, Russian
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
Steam Deck
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Valve compatibility test
Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (2)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesNoNo
RussianYesNoNo
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Value Score

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Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 100th percentile. Priced as Market at $14.99.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Super Meat Boy worth buying right now?
Wait — $14.99. Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
When does Super Meat Boy go on sale?
Wait for upcoming sale in ~13 days for potentially better pricing.
Is Super Meat Boy free to play?
Super Meat Boy costs $14.99 on Steam.
What genre is Super Meat Boy?
Super Meat Boy is a Indie game.
Who developed Super Meat Boy?
Super Meat Boy was developed by Team Meat.
What platforms does Super Meat Boy support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS, Linux.

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