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Super Meat Boy
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
38 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“[b]Hate.[/b] Let me tell you how much I have come to [b]HATE[/b] since I began Super Meat Boy. There are almost 100,000 miles of tissue that makes up my organic form, and if the word [b]HATE[/b] was carved into every…”
“I still remember playing Super Meat Boy FOREVER!!! on my parents' phone with my brother when we were kids. It was so much fun~~~ and the game is hard as a rock, sometimes we got so frustrated, we almost smashed the…”
“A really good platformer with tons of replayability. All the meatboy game's after this one suck though.”
22 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“got addicted to this old game im absolutely high on the difficulty of this game worth the 0.85GBP i spent on it”
“Ok yes this game is cool, fun and I WANT TO ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ KILL THIS MEAT DUDE LIKE OH MY GOD THIS IS THE BEST RAGEBAIT GAME I HAVE EVER PLAYED BECAUSE I WANT TO SNAP MY MONITOR INTO 7 DIFFERENT PIECES. The achievements are…”
“classic game, i used to play on xbox 360's arcade. shat my pants, 100% recommend the grueling torture.”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Its one of the hardest platformers ever, I love the controlls, it make u just wanna play more and try more cause of how great it feels to play, and levels are short”
“SMB is a hard-as-nails 2D platformer that really forces the player's reflexes and platforming skills from the get go. It is definitely a pioneer in the indie gaming space and is held up in high regard. Even in 2026, I'd…”
“This game is fire! The people who have negative reviews just have a skill issue. Granted it a very very hard game but telling everyone it sucks is stupid. The game's controls are responsive and everything about this…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“As a guy who grew up in a broken family and barely have that genuine father and son experience. This song hits hard, especially now that I'm longing to start a family of my own and not miss out on an experience I have…”
“the game is just good, y'know? it has very charming art, the og soundtrack is bangin', and the gameplay is fun”
“This game is fire! The people who have negative reviews just have a skill issue. Granted it a very very hard game but telling everyone it sucks is stupid. The game's controls are responsive and everything about this…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“A really good platformer with tons of replayability. All the meatboy game's after this one suck though.”
“SMB is a hard-as-nails 2D platformer that really forces the player's reflexes and platforming skills from the get go. It is definitely a pioneer in the indie gaming space and is held up in high regard. Even in 2026, I'd…”
“This is the second time I've completed this game, having swapped over to PC gaming after being on xbox most of my life. This is my favorite platformer I've ever played. The mechanics are so simple, yet they are used to…”
16 of the 104 reviews raise this · 15 of them still recommend the game.
“I still remember playing Super Meat Boy FOREVER!!! on my parents' phone with my brother when we were kids. It was so much fun~~~ and the game is hard as a rock, sometimes we got so frustrated, we almost smashed the…”
“Pretty fun gameplay loop up until cotton ally darkworld and don't get me started on the deathless runs. Google lists the 100% at 40 hrs for most people. Seeing as this is one of my first 'difficult' platformers, I knew…”
“every time i think its the worst level ever, it gets worse. expect to rage of course but otherwise this game is very addicting”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Peak. The controls sometimes are a pain but its fun”
“love when the game makes the 2 most important buttons for me not work great game!”
“this game is evil. The controls are terrifying. Character moves too fast and is hard to control, game is not very enjoyable. You only can move by arrows witch is problem to me so i had to change the script. In my…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“this game is evil. The controls are terrifying. Character moves too fast and is hard to control, game is not very enjoyable. You only can move by arrows witch is problem to me so i had to change the script. In my…”
“The developers of this game should give up. How is it possible to make a game so unfun. 0/10 Would recommend.”
“a classic indie game they helped bring awareness to indie games as a whole! I actually never finished this game on the XBLA back in the day so I took this time to actually beat it. it's definitely a love letter to the…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“إذا تحب الألعاب الصعبة، السريعة، اللي تعتمد على المهارة والتكرار تناسبك بس بتخليك تكره نفسك… و بترجعك لها كل مرة ، التحكم دقيق جدًا لدرجة إنك ما تقدر تلوم اللعبة كل موتة هي 100% غلطتك وأنت عارف هالشي في داخلك ، اذ قلت هذي “أسوأ مرحلة” تطلع اللي بعدها أسوأ ، تشكك في صبرك و ردة…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Super Meat Boy will make you question your life choices, your reaction time and possibly your monitors structural integrity. The controls are so tight it almost feels unfair that you keep dying. Almost. Each death is 100% your fault and deep down you know it, which somehow makes…”
— a player, Steam review · 46 hrs played“this game should be called snap off your meat boy cause I wanna snap my meat off”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 10:12 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie |
| Player tags | Precision Platformer · Platformer · Difficult · Indie · 2D Platformer · Pixel Graphics · 2D · Singleplayer · Great Soundtrack · Fast-Paced · Retro · Controller (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Remote Play on TV |
| Languages | English, Russian |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 48 |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.supermeatboy.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
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