{"id":136261,"date":"2026-03-01T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-198115"},"modified":"2026-03-01T07:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T07:30:00","slug":"super-meat-boy-brings-brutal-3d-platforming-to-switch-2-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/03\/01\/super-meat-boy-brings-brutal-3d-platforming-to-switch-2-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Meat Boy Brings Brutal 3D Platforming To Switch 2 This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3286f8a8e41f0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3286f8a8e41f0\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3286f8a8e41f0\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"ZalXCMgPSZI\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZalXCMgPSZI?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve played any of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/super_meat_boy\">Super Meat Boy<\/a> games previously, you might be interested to hear a brand-new 3D game is arriving in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In an update this week, developer Sluggerfly and the game&#8217;s publisher Headup have now confirmed a Switch 2 version. While <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/super-meat-boy-3d\">Super Meat Boy 3D<\/a><\/strong> does approach the brutal platforming action from a different perspective, the core gameplay remains intact.<\/p>\n<p>This includes &#8220;brutal, but fair levels&#8221;, boss fights, Dark World levels, and a soundtrack with involvement from Steve Marcois of the deathcore band Despised Icon. Here&#8217;s a bit more about this meaty new experience, and you can see some extended gameplay footage on Switch 2 in the video below.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Super Meat Boy 3D<\/em> is a brutal platformer that sees you guide a cube of meat on a mission to rescue his bandage-made girlfriend from an evil fetus in a tuxedo jar &#8211; IN 3D! You&#8217;ll wall-jump past buzz saws, crumbling caves, and flaming forests, dying a million times along the way &#8211; IN (you guessed it) 3D. With old-school difficulty, twitchy reflexes, epic bosses, and loads of secrets, it\u2019s Meat Boy like never before &#8211; IN (say it with me!) 3D!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"t_r2C-8bUvQ\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t_r2C-8bUvQ?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:74459,108659,60151 @ 1772354088 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Would you be interested in this new Super Meat Boy game? Have you played the 2D Meat Boy releases? <em>Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] If you&#8217;ve played any of the Super Meat Boy games previously, you might be interested to hear a brand-new 3D game is arriving in 2026. 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