Underplayed Gems

Super Meat Boy (2010)

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Developer
Team Meat
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Indie
Rating
4.7 of 5, 38,787 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 6.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A brutally precise twitch platformer that demands split-second reflexes and relentless retries, laced with darkly comic absurdity.

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What players say

Players love the tight, satisfying movement and sense of mastery, but split on the controls: some find them responsive, others call them floaty or laggy. The difficulty is praised as rewarding, though later levels and specific gimmicks like the black maws are widely hated. A few report a game-breaking FPS bug at the final boss, and the game struggles on Linux from the Salt Factory onward.

Screenshots

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