Team Meat is bringing Super Meat Boy back for another round of brutally challenging platforming with the announcement of Super Meat Boy Again+, a refreshed take on the original 2010 game that promises plenty of new content alongside the familiar experience. Currently announced for PC via Steam, the project looks to give longtime fans another reason to revisit one of the most recognizable indie platformers of its generation.
Rather than simply reproducing the original experience, Super Meat Boy Again+ is introducing new artwork, music, animated cutscenes, levels, secrets, and unlockables. The game will also feature more than 300 challenging levels, giving players plenty of opportunities to rediscover the precision platforming that helped establish the franchise.
One particularly welcome detail is the return of Danny B, the original game’s composer, who is providing the soundtrack for this new version. Music was an important part of Super Meat Boy’s identity, so bringing back the original composer should help preserve some of the personality that made the original adventure so memorable.
Team Meat is also teasing something particularly interesting for returning players. According to the studio, the passage of time has meant that many longtime fans already know the original game’s secrets, have mastered its levels, and unlocked its characters. The developers consequently want to give those players something unexpected to discover, with the meaning behind the ‘+’ in Super Meat Boy Again+ being kept under wraps for now.
The studio describes its approach as presenting everything players remember from Super Meat Boy through a nostalgic lens while adding plenty of new material. That could make this an interesting proposition for both returning players and newcomers who never experienced the original release.
Originally released in 2010, Super Meat Boy became one of the defining independent platformers of its era, earning recognition for its demanding but precise gameplay, memorable soundtrack, and irreverent sense of humour. Its influence helped establish the popularity of challenging precision platformers, while subsequent releases attempted to take the franchise in different directions.
Super Meat Boy Again+ is currently confirmed for PC via Steam. No release date has been announced.