Games like Super Meat Boy

4.5average player rating•5 games

Super Meat Boy’s pull is precision platforming with instant retries—tiny stages that beg for one more attempt. These picks keep the die-retry loop fast and the movement exact, then push it with hazards, speed lines, and mastery goals.

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Games5

Avg. Metacritic84

Avg. player rating4.5/5

Avg. playtime6h

Main genreAction

Released2012–2018

What these games share

The genres these 5 picks have in common, straight from their store data.

Action4 of 5
Indie4 of 5
Adventure2 of 5

The picks

Ranked by player rating, Metacritic breaks ties.

1
N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
Action
Micro-levels built for speedrunning—momentum, wall-jumps, and leaderboards that turn every death into a faster line.
4.7/5Player ratingMC90View game
2
The End Is Nigh
ActionAdventureIndie
Brutal hazard gauntlets and frame-tight jumps, with instant resets that keep the next attempt in your fingers.
4.7/5Player ratingMC84View game
3
Dustforce DX
ActionIndie
Momentum-driven precision where perfect inputs chain a clean run, and S-rank time attacks reward obsessive routing.
4.4/5Player ratingMC79View game
4
Celeste
IndiePlatformer
Rapid-fire restarts and surgical air control, with optional pickups that force cleaner routes than the clear.
4.4/5Player ratingMC91View game
5
Slime-san
ActionAdventureIndie
Snap-quick deaths and restarts across bite-sized stages, with tight wall-hops and a phase dash that keeps flow unbroken.
4.2/5Player ratingMC78View game