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Shift Happens vs Super Meat Boy

Shift Happens and Super Meat Boy overlap on Controller, Great Soundtrack and 2D, which is why players keep weighing one against the other. Super Meat Boy wins 3 of our metrics to 0.

MetricShift HappensSuper Meat BoyEdge
Player rating ★ 3.51 ★ 3.98 Super Meat Boy by 0.47 (13%)
Catalog popularity 583 adds 9,723 adds Super Meat Boy by 9140 (1568%)
Avg. playtime 3h 3h Similar length
Platform families 4 6 Super Meat Boy
Release year 2017 2010 Shift Happens is newer by 7 yr

Platform exclusives

  • Super Meat Boy only: Mobile, online

Verdict

Super Meat Boy takes 3 of 3 measurable categories. Both lean on Controller, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Full controller support, so whichever you pick, the core feel carries over.

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Base game data via RAWG. Comparison computed by us.