Software:Super Meat Boy 3D

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Super Meat Boy 3D
Developer(s)Team Meat
Sluggerfly
Publisher(s)Headup Games
EngineUnreal Engine 5
Platform(s)
ReleaseMarch 31, 2026
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Super Meat Boy 3D is a 2026 platform video game developed by Team Meat and Sluggerfly and published by Headup Games. The third main installment in the Super Meat Boy series, it was released for the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S on March 31, 2026.[1][2][3][4]

Gameplay

Meat Boy jumping over toxic waste

Super Meat Boy 3D is a 3D platformer in which players control a small, dark red, cube-shaped character named Meat Boy, who must save his cube-shaped, heavily bandaged girlfriend Bandage Girl from the evil scientist Dr. Fetus.[5] The game adapts the gameplay of Super Meat Boy, bringing its precision platforming into a 3D environment.[6][7][8] Players attempt to reach the end of each level while avoiding enemies, circular saw blades, industrial shredders and various other obstacles.[9][10][11] Meat Boy does not have any health; any contact with dangerous obstacles kills him instantly. Upon death, the player instantly respawns at the beginning of the level.[12] The player can jump and run on platforms, and can jump off, slide down or run on walls. Additionally, a mid-air dash can be performed, allowing the player to extend jumps and break certain platforms.[6] Dark world is set to return from Super Meat Boy, which houses harder versions of regular levels.[13] The game also features bosses.[14][15] After a level is completed, all the player's attempts to complete the level are shown simultaneously.[5][16] Every level contains a collectible bandage in hidden or hard-to-reach areas.[17]

Development and release

Refenes in 2012

In an interview with Creative Bloq, Sluggerfly co-founder and art director Dominik Plassmann stated that the publisher was approached by the Super Meat Boy co-creator Tommy Refenes to make a 3D prototype in six months to "test all these different approaches and see if it even works". The prototype was originally an open world with a collectathon-style progression before being changed into a linear level structure with a fixed camera inspired by Super Mario 3D World. Sluggerfly chose the Unreal Engine 5 as the engine for the game, with Plassmann stating that "The first game had a super iconic stylized look, but [they] also want to modernise it a bit, so [there is] a lot of visual detail in some areas of the game".[16] Plassmann also stated in the gameplay trailer that Sluggerfly have "worked closely with Team Meat" to ensure that Meat Boy controls "just right in 3D" which resulted in the addition of horizontal wall running and a mid-air dash.[6]

Super Meat Boy 3D was first announced on June 8, 2025, during the Xbox Summer Showcase at Summer Game Fest 2025.[1] Upon the release of the trailer, various news outlets welcomed Meat Boy's transition to 3D, calling the game's artstyle faithful and noting the lack of auto-running introduced in Super Meat Boy Forever to a mixed reception.[9][10][15] On June 11, IGN released additional gameplay footage.[17] In June, publisher Headup Games announced that a playable demo of the game would be playable at Gamescom 2025 in Cologne.[18] A gameplay trailer was published on July 24.[6]

A Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game was announced by the game's publisher, Headup, on February 27, 2026. It was released on March 31, 2026.[19] The game became available on Xbox Game Pass upon release.[20]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic74/100
Review score
PublicationScore
IGN8/10

Super Meat Boy 3D received "mixed or average" reviews, according to the review aggregator website Metacritic.[22] IGN rated the game 8/10, arguing that the series' precision platforming has transitioned well into 3D, though noting that the fixed perspective can at times be detrimental to the player.[23] Hardcore Gamer gave the game a 4 out of 5, lauding the level variety and controls, though boss levels were criticized due to their emphasis on memorization.[24] In contrast, Polygon called the transition to 3D "sloppy", opining that the game "chooses to play it safe,"[25] while Digital Spy rated the game 4/10, stating that the imprecise depth perception may cause unfair deaths, calling the level design "forgettable" and concluding that Super Meat Boy 3D "doesn't understand what made the original enjoyable."[26]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Valentine, Rebekah (2025-06-08). "Super Meat Boy 3D Announced for an Early 2026 Release" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/super-meat-boy-3d-announced-for-an-early-2026-release. 
  2. ↑ Scullion, Chris (2025-06-08). "Super Meat Boy 3D is coming next year" (in en-US). https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/super-meat-boy-3d-is-coming-next-year/. 
  3. ↑ Wood, Austin (2025-06-08). "15 years later, Super Meat Boy 3D gives one of the best platformers of all time a whole new dimension, and it's out early 2026" (in en). https://www.gamesradar.com/games/platformer/15-years-later-super-meat-boy-3d-gives-one-of-the-best-platformers-of-all-time-a-whole-new-dimension-and-its-out-early-2026/. 
  4. ↑ "Super Meat Boy 3D Launches This Month". https://screenrant.com/xbox-game-pass-new-day-one-free-game-march-2026/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Super Meat Boy 3D - Official Reveal Trailer | Xbox Games Showcase 2025. June 8, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via IGN.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Super Meat Boy 3D - Official Gameplay Overview Trailer | Games Forged in Germany Showcase 2025. July 24, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via IGN.
  7. ↑ Bernhardt, Alexander (2025-06-08). "Super Meat Boy in 3D: Das gnadenlos schwere Jump'n'Run kommt zurück und sieht ganz anders aus" (in de-DE). https://www.gamestar.de/videos/super-meat-boy-in-3d-das-gnadenlos-schwere-jumpnrun-kommt-zurueck-und-sieht-ganz-anders-aus,136431.html. 
  8. ↑ Nelson, Will (2025-06-08). "One of the toughest games of all time is back, but in an entirely new dimension" (in en-US). https://www.pcgamesn.com/super-meat-boy-3d/xbox-showcase-announced. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Wen, Alan (2025-06-08). "Super Meat Boy Is Back And In 3D" (in en-US). https://www.gamespot.com/articles/super-meat-boy-is-back-and-in-3d/1100-6532252/. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Caldwell, Brendan (2025-06-08). "Super Meat Boy 3D will give the bloody mascot a new dimension in 2026" (in en). Rock, Paper, Shotgun. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/super-meat-boy-3d-will-give-the-bloody-mascot-a-new-dimension-in-2026. 
  11. ↑ Patches, Matt (2025-07-06). "Switch 2 has actual competition from Nintendo clones" (in en). https://www.polygon.com/gaming/610770/switch-2-real-competition-nintendo-clones/. 
  12. ↑ Daniels, Joelle (2025-06-08). "Super Meat Boy 3D Announced for PC, Xbox Series X/S, Out in Early 2026" (in en-US). https://gamingbolt.com/super-meat-boy-3d-announced-for-pc-xbox-series-x-s-out-in-early-2026. 
  13. ↑ Кулешова, Екатерина (2025-06-09). "Суровый и мясной Super Meat Boy вернётся в 3D в начале 2026 года" (in ru). https://www.igromania.ru/news/151519/surovyij-i-myasnoj-super-meat-boy-vernyotsya-v-3d-v-nachale-2026-goda/. 
  14. ↑ Romano, Sal (2025-06-08). "Super Meat Boy 3D announced for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC" (in en-US). https://www.gematsu.com/2025/06/super-meat-boy-3d-announced-for-ps5-xbox-series-and-pc. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Stanton, Rich (2025-06-08). "Super Meat Boy 3D looks a bit like plasticine but I'm not hating it" (in en). PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/super-meat-boy-3d-looks-a-bit-like-plasticine-but-im-not-hating-it/. 
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Wen, Alan (2025-07-28). "Super Meat Boy 3D feels like 2010 again – just with Unreal Engine 5 and a Mario twist" (in en). https://www.creativebloq.com/3d/video-game-design/super-meat-boy-3d-uses-unreal-engine-5-and-a-mario-twist-to-evolve-the-classic. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Super Meat Boy 3D: 15 Minutes of Gameplay. June 11, 2025. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via IGN.
  18. ↑ Пи, Лена (2025-07-25). "Industria 2 и Super Meat Boy 3D привезут на gamescom 2025 — а пока смотрим трейлеры" (in ru). https://www.igromania.ru/news/153260/industria-2-i-super-meat-boy-3d-privezut-na-gamescom-2025-a-poka-smotrim-trejleryi/. 
  19. ↑ "Super Meat Boy 3D is coming to Nintendo Switch 2!". February 27, 2026. https://x.com/HeadupGames/status/2027413424930722251?s=20. 
  20. ↑ "‘Super Meat Boy 3D’ Coming March 31st, Day One on Game Pass". https://playday.one/2026/03/26/super-meat-boy-3d-coming-march-31st-day-one-on-game-pass/#google_vignette. 
  21. ↑ https://opencritic.com/game/20262/super-meat-boy-3d
  22. ↑ "Super Meat Boy 3D Reviews - Metacritic" (in en). https://www.metacritic.com/game/super-meat-boy-3d/. 
  23. ↑ Saltzman, Mitchell (2026-04-01). "Super Meat Boy 3D Review" (in en). https://www.ign.com/articles/super-meat-boy-3d-review. 
  24. ↑ Cunningham, James (2026-03-30). "Review: Super Meat Boy 3D" (in en). https://hardcoregamer.com/review-super-meat-boy-3d/. 
  25. ↑ Colantonio, Giovanni (2026-03-30). "Super Meat Boy doesn't really work as a 3D platformer" (in en). https://www.polygon.com/super-meat-boy-3d-review/. 
  26. ↑ Lee, Jess (2026-03-31). "Super Meat Boy 3D review: A disappointing return that doesn't come close to the original" (in en-GB). https://www.digitalspy.com/tech/a70886638/super-meat-boy-3d-review/. 

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