Super Meat Boy is an
independent video game designed by
Edmund McMillen and
Tommy Refenes and developed by Team Meat. It is the successor to McMillen and Jonathan McEntee's 2008
Flash game Meat Boy.
Super Meat Boy was released on the
Xbox 360 through
Xbox Live Arcade in October 2010, on
Microsoft Windows in November 2010, on
OS X a year later in November 2011, on
Linux in December 2011 as a part of the Humble Indie Bundle #4, in May 2012 as a part of the
Humble Indie Bundle V, and on
PlayStation 4 and
PlayStation Vita in October 2015. In the game the player controls Meat Boy, a red, cube-shaped character, as he attempts to rescue his girlfriend, Bandage Girl, from the game's antagonist Dr. Fetus. The gameplay is characterized by fine control and split-second timing as the player runs and jumps through over 300 hazardous
levels while avoiding obstacles. Additional player-created levels are available for free download.