Choose Super Meat Boy
Choose Super Meat Boy if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 88% cheaper on the Steam Store. 13,383 Steam reviews back the pick.
Super Meat Boy vs Indie Game: The Movie
Super Meat Boy and Indie Game: The Movie both land in Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Indie games on Steam. Super Meat Boy (2010) is 2 years older than Indie Game: The Movie (2012). Indie Game: The Movie scores higher on Steam reviews (95.1% positive) than Super Meat Boy (94% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Indie Game: The Movie
Choose Indie Game: The Movie if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Indie Game: The Movie launched in 2012.
Both Super Meat Boy and Indie Game: The Movie sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (94% vs 95.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Super Meat Boy |  Indie Game: The Movie | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2012 |
| Genres | Indie | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 1.19 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive (13,383 reviews) | 95.1% positive (611 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Team Meat | BlinkWorks Media |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Super Meat Boy (2010) is 2 years older than Indie Game: The Movie (2012).
- Indie Game: The Movie scores higher on Steam reviews (95.1% positive) than Super Meat Boy (94% positive).
- Super Meat Boy is currently ~88% cheaper on Steam than Indie Game: The Movie (1.19 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Super Meat Boy is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Indie Game: The Movie has no Deck rating yet.
Super Meat Boy vs Indie Game: The Movie — FAQ
- Which is better, Super Meat Boy or Indie Game: The Movie?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Super Meat Boy sits at 94% positive (13,383 reviews), Indie Game: The Movie at 95.1% (611). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Super Meat Boy or Indie Game: The Movie first?
- If you want chronology, Super Meat Boy (2010) came out before Indie Game: The Movie (2012). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Super Meat Boy and Indie Game: The Movie similar?
- They overlap on Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Super Meat Boy run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Super Meat Boy is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Indie Game: The Movie doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.