Super Meat Boy 3D Review | Smashing Controllers and Expectations
Published 4/6/2026
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Series X|S / Switch 2 / PC / PS5 - 3/31/2026
Super Meat Boy 3D
Super Meat Boy 3D 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 – IN 3D!
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- Sluggerfly
- Publisher
- Headup Games, GCORES PUBLISHING
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Critic avg
77
38 scored reviews
Total coverage
38
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Score range
40–100
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 77 across 38 scored reviews, with a 60-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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38 included scored reviews
90–1007 reviews · 18%
80–8917 reviews · 45%
70–796 reviews · 16%
Below 708 reviews · 21%
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Tyler Nienburg
Rectify GamingReview: Super Meat Boy 3D
Published 4/5/2026
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80
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalGareth Newnham
ImpulsegamerSuper Meat Boy 3D Review (NS2)
Published 4/3/2026
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60
-17 vs critic avg
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Metro GameCentralSuper Meat Boy 3D PS5 review – full bloodied precision platformer
Published 4/3/2026
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50
-27 vs critic avg
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Read originalSpencer Legacy
MonsterVineSuper Meat Boy 3D Review – Tight Gameplay, Less Distinct Style
Published 4/3/2026
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80
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalMitch Vogel
Nintendo LifeReview: Super Meat Boy 3D (Switch 2) - Not The Finest Cut, But Still Tasty
Published 4/3/2026
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80
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalParker Johnson
TechRaptorSuper Meat Boy 3D Review - A Divisive New Dimension
Published 4/2/2026
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65
-12 vs critic avg
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Read originalSuper Meat Boy 3D Review
Published 4/1/2026
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80
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalEthan
Use a PotionUse a Potion Super Meat Boy 3D Review
Published 3/31/2026
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90
+13 vs critic avg
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Read originalCharlie Kelly
Checkpoint GamingSuper Meat Boy 3D Review – Fails to meat expectations
Published 3/31/2026
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55
-22 vs critic avg
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