Super Meat Boy is one of the most notable indie 2D platformers of all time, and gamers who have yet to experience it can get it on Steam for an extremely cheap price. The 2D platformer genre has shifted in and out of fashion in gaming but has been a huge part of the indie gaming scene thanks to games like Super Meat Boy.
2D platformers are some of the earliest progenitors in the history of gaming with titles like the original Metroid and Super Mario Bros. Being part of the genre. Although other genres would surpass it in terms of relevancy, it would bounce back thanks to some heavy-hitting indie releases such as Braid, Fez, VVVVVV, and Limbo. Many of these are still regarded as some of the best 2D puzzle platformers and set the ground for future titles like Hollow Knight, Cuphead, and Celeste.
Super Meat Boy was a huge part of this era of 2D platformers, and players on PC can now get the original game at a 90% discount for $1.49. Additionally, its sequel, Super Meat Boy Forever, is also available for $1.99, meaning that Steam users can now get the entire franchise for less than $4.00. Super Meat Boy was first released on Xbox 360 in 2010 and quickly became one of the poster boys of the indie platforming scene. Super Meat Boy Forever launched as a timed exclusive for Switch and PC in 2020 and later came to PS4 and Xbox One. This discount will be available on Steam until April 10.
Super Meat Boy Games on Sale on Steam
- Super Meat Boy - $1.49
- Super Meat Boy Race Mode DLC - $0.49
- Super Meat Boy Forever - $1.99
- Super Meat Boy Forever Soundtrack - $5.99 (full price)
This sale was launched to promote the release of the demo of Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine, the latest game in the Super Meat Boy series. Its publisher, Thunderful Games, promoted the sale and demo on Twitter along with a trailer. Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine is set to release on consoles and PC this year and, as the name implies, is a match-four puzzle game reminiscent of Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine. Its reveal and placement in the Super Meat Boy series are similar to the announcement of the puzzle game Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, which placed characters from the Shovel Knight series in a puzzle game setting.
A lot of the widespread attention given to the indie game scene during the early 2010s is owed to games like Super Meat Boy. Not only did it pave the way for future independent games to prosper, but it also gave its developer Edmund McMillen the opportunity to make even more games such as the incredibly successful The Binding of Isaac and the upcoming cat-breeding simulator Mewgenics. Super Meat Boy is a landmark title in the history of gaming, so gamers should not pass up the opportunity to experience it for themselves.
Super Meat Boy is available for PC, PS4, PS Vita, Switch, Wii U, and Xbox 360.
Source: Steam