Super Meat Boy 3D due early 2026

Super Meat Boy made a triumphant return today at the Xbox Games Showcase with the announcement of Super Meat Boy 3D. As the name suggests, this is Super Meat Boy reimagined in three dimensions, launching on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC in early 2026.

The reveal trailer delivers exactly what fans would expect - blisteringly fast gameplay through deadly obstacle courses packed with bone-crushing machinery that turns our crimson hero into ground meat. Players will guide Meat Boy through treacherous environments, leaving sticky trails of viscera as he slides down walls and makes pixel-perfect jumps. The shift to 3D promises to revolutionize the classic formula with entirely new movement possibilities and platforming challenges.

The Meat Boy franchise began as a 2008 Flash game by Edmund McMillen and Jonathan McEntee before exploding in popularity with 2010's Super Meat Boy. These notoriously difficult platformers carved their niche with razor-sharp controls, instant respawns, and bite-sized levels perfected through countless deaths. The games' visceral charm comes from watching your meaty protagonist get shredded repeatedly by industrial hazards.

Team Meat released Super Meat Boy Forever in 2020 without McMillen's involvement. Currently, it's unclear whether the original creator participated in this three-dimensional revival.

Curiously, the trailer opens with a reference to Nintendo's Mario franchise - showing a green warp pipe despite no current Switch announcement. This unexpected nod appeared during an Xbox presentation without explanation.

For comprehensive coverage of today's Xbox Games Showcase announcements, visit our main event recap page. Stay tuned to IGN Live all weekend for breaking news on these exciting reveals.