Super Meat Boy 3D Launches on PS5, Xbox, Switch 2, PC

Super Meat Boy 3D launched on March 31, 2026, marking the franchise's first full transition to three-dimensional gameplay. Developed by Team Meat and published by Headup Games, the title arrived simultaneously on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC, with a surprise addition to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass on day one. Rated Teen for blood and violence, the single-player action platformer builds on the series' legacy of precise, high-stakes navigation through hazardous environments.

Players control Meat Boy, a determined cube of raw meat, as he races through levels to rescue Bandage Girl and their daughter, Nugget, from the villainous Dr. Fetus. The antagonist, depicted in a mech suit, deploys traps including rotating sawblades, lasers, spikes, acid pits, and disintegrating platforms to thwart Meat Boy's pursuit. Each of the game's five main worlds features 15 levels themed around environments like forests, toxic wastes, forges, cores, and urban viscera, culminating in boss encounters that test timing and movement.

Core mechanics emphasize speed and accuracy, with Meat Boy capable of sprinting, variable-height jumps, wall running, and an air...