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Super Meat Boy 3D Launches Tuesday With Positive Early Reviews and Game Pass Debut

Critics mostly praise the 3D shift, with camera quirks causing some concern.

Overview

  • Super Meat Boy 3D, which launches Tuesday, arrives on Xbox Game Pass on day one.
  • Early write-ups cluster around 7–8 out of 10, with many praising a faithful 3D take and tight controls, and the PC Metacritic hovering near 79–80.
  • The release spans PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2, though PS5-specific critic reviews were not yet live in Monday roundups.
  • Several reviews flag a fixed, auto-moving camera that can block the view and cause unfair deaths, plus occasional frame-rate dips that may vary by platform, and one PC Gamer piece faults the art direction as bland.
  • On Xbox, the game is Play Anywhere and requires the Ultimate or PC Game Pass tier to play through the subscription.