Super Meat Boyis 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 likeSuper Meat Boy.
2D platformers are some of the earliest progenitors in the history of gaming with titles like the originalMetroidandSuper 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 asBraid,Fez,VVVVVV, andLimbo. Many of these are still regarded as some of thebest 2D puzzle platformersand set the ground for future titles likeHollow Knight,Cuphead, andCeleste.
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Super Meat Boywas 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 Boywas first released on Xbox 360 in 2010 and quickly became one of the poster boys of the indie platforming scene.Super Meat Boy Foreverlaunched as a timed exclusivefor 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
This sale was launched to promote the release of the demo ofDr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine, the latest game in theSuper Meat Boyseries. Its publisher, Thunderful Games, promoted the sale and demo on Twitter along with a trailer.Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machineis set to release on consoles and PC this year and, as the name implies, is a match-four puzzle game reminiscent ofDr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine. Its reveal and placement in theSuper Meat Boyseries are similar to theannouncement of the puzzle gameShovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, which placed characters from theShovel Knightseries 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 likeSuper 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 successfulThe Binding of Isaacand theupcoming cat-breeding simulatorMewgenics.Super Meat Boyis a landmark title in the history of gaming, so gamers should not pass up the opportunity to experience it for themselves.
Super Meat Boyis available for PC, PS4, PS Vita, Switch, Wii U, and Xbox 360.
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