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Super Meat Boy Forever

Team Meat · 2022-01-10

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Apr 16, 2021 (Xbox One), Apr 16, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Dec 23, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 20, 2023 (iOS), Apr 20, 2023 (Android), Dec 23, 2020 (Nintendo Switch)

Super Meat Boy is back! This time around Meat Boy is always running, literally it's an auto-runner. You will jump, dive, slide and punch your way through brutal levels and mean boss fights. We designed 5,000+ levels so you can play the game over and over without seeing the same level twice.

Super Meat Boy Forever is a 2022 Action, Adventure, Indie game priced at $4.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (58% of 2190 reviews).

11
playing now
58%
positive of 2.2k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (7 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (25 ratings)
3.75★
PlayStation Store rating (665 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

11 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Super Meat Boy Forever is a 2020 platform video game developed and published by Team Meat. It was released for Nintendo Switch, Windows and Linux in 2020, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2021 and Android and iOS in 2023. Originally planned as a mobile-only version of Super Meat Boy, Super Meat Boy Forever was gradually developed into a full-fledged sequel featuring its new auto-runner control scheme and randomly generated levels.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 11 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 460 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~58/week).
  • · Review velocity up 293% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 27,740 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 44k–99k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,190 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$0.79-84%
Microsoft Store$4.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.24 at Epic Game Store (2026-05-19) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 20 of 40 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22522520222026Week of 2022-01-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 207 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2112026-09-15 02:00 — 4 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 10 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 7 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 9 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 6 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 7 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 6 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 15 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 19 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 12 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 21 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 10 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 13 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 15 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 9 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 11 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
413Jan 2022Aug 2026Jan 2022 — avg 41 · peak 159Mar 2022 — avg 4 · peak 12May 2022 — avg 6 · peak 17Jul 2022 — avg 4 · peak 11Sep 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Nov 2022 — avg 6 · peak 23Jan 2023 — avg 6 · peak 24Mar 2023 — avg 10 · peak 54May 2023 — avg 9 · peak 24Jul 2023 — avg 15 · peak 42Sep 2023 — avg 4 · peak 17Nov 2023 — avg 11 · peak 40Jan 2024 — avg 7 · peak 21Mar 2024 — avg 7 · peak 28May 2024 — avg 5 · peak 16Jul 2024 — avg 8 · peak 25Sep 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Nov 2024 — avg 4 · peak 16Jan 2025 — avg 5 · peak 18Mar 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13May 2025 — avg 3 · peak 13Jul 2025 — avg 5 · peak 12Oct 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16Feb 2026 — avg 11 · peak 32Apr 2026 — avg 25 · peak 77Jun 2026 — avg 18 · peak 58Aug 2026 — avg 10 · peak 30
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$0.002019-07-192026-10-112019-07-19 — best price $0.002021-05-20 — best price $13.992021-09-23 — best price $19.992021-11-23 — best price $9.992021-12-11 — best price $19.992022-01-10 — best price $11.992022-03-15 — best price $19.992022-05-19 — best price $8.592022-07-28 — best price $19.992022-10-18 — best price $3.992022-11-29 — best price $19.992022-12-15 — best price $2.792023-03-16 — best price $1.992023-04-06 — best price $0.992023-11-13 — best price $4.592023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-01-22 — best price $19.992024-02-29 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-05-20 — best price $4.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-12-19 — best price $2.792025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-06-27 — best price $9.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-11-21 — best price $4.992026-01-06 — best price $2.492026-02-11 — best price $0.992026-02-24 — best price $4.992026-03-30 — best price $0.492026-04-14 — best price $4.992026-05-26 — best price $4.992026-07-09 — best price $4.992026-08-21 — best price $0.792026-08-24 — best price $0.792026-08-30 — best price $4.992026-09-20 — best price $4.992026-10-04 — best price $0.792026-10-11 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

114302026-06-02 — 62 pageviews2026-06-06 — 74 pageviews2026-06-10 — 49 pageviews2026-06-14 — 45 pageviews2026-06-18 — 56 pageviews2026-06-22 — 52 pageviews2026-06-26 — 69 pageviews2026-06-30 — 65 pageviews2026-07-04 — 63 pageviews2026-07-08 — 85 pageviews2026-07-12 — 89 pageviews2026-07-16 — 58 pageviews2026-07-20 — 64 pageviews2026-07-24 — 52 pageviews2026-07-28 — 56 pageviews2026-08-01 — 51 pageviews2026-08-05 — 53 pageviews2026-08-09 — 64 pageviews2026-08-13 — 60 pageviews2026-08-17 — 50 pageviews2026-08-21 — 56 pageviews2026-08-25 — 68 pageviews2026-08-29 — 32 pageviews2026-09-02 — 33 pageviews2026-09-06 — 49 pageviews2026-09-10 — 69 pageviews2026-09-14 — 53 pageviews2026-09-18 — 68 pageviews2026-09-22 — 59 pageviews2026-09-26 — 58 pageviews2026-09-30 — 59 pageviews2026-10-04 — 33 pageviews2026-10-08 — 49 pageviews2026-10-12 — 33 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

36
achievements tracked
45%
earned "Machine Puncher"
2.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-01-13 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,5282%36
PS4 (PlayStation)1,4489%37
Xbox One (Xbox)4133%36
Switch (Nintendo)2660%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DGoreFunnyIndieActionRunnerViolentColorfulDifficultPlatformer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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