Super Meat Boy

Buy94%

Very Positive · 39k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Team Meat · Precision Platformer · Nov 30, 2010

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
48
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
2
Full audio0 of 2
Subtitles0 of 2

Should I buy Super Meat Boy?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 39k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise25% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Super Meat Boy is a game that stands for one thing: pure platforming gameplay.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
for all it's difficulty, it actually really is a fun game in many ways.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is great, and you can choose between two of them, the 2010 version and 2015 version.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has presentable graphics, 2 great soundtracks, it has its charm and can be fun, but it fails really badly in the gameplay department, making it more frustrating than anything.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay51 reviews
Difficulty43 reviews
Audio21 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
90% still recommend
Controls
89% still recommend
Characters
86% still recommend
Players complain
Performance
56% still recommend
Bugs
75% still recommend
Crashes
75% still recommend
Combat
60% still recommend
Linux compatibility
60% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support
  • Gamepad Recommended

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.24.

7 points recordedtoday · $14.99