Super Crate Box vs Super Meat Boy
Super Crate Box is a platformer roguelike game from Vlambeer (2012) while Super Meat Boy is a platformer game from Team Meat (2010).
What each one is
Steam files Super Crate Box under Platformer and Roguelike. In contrast, it files Super Meat Boy under Platformer.
Vlambeer's SUPER CRATE BOX is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
At a glance
| Super Crate Box | Super Meat Boy | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.3/10 | 8.3/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (89%, 6,444) | Very Positive (94%, 39,100) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | 87/100 |
| Price | Free | $14.99 |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | playable | verified |
| Released | 2012 | 2010 |
| Developer | Vlambeer | Team Meat |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Super Crate Box vs Super Meat Boy, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Super Crate BoxPlatformer roguelike gameSuper Meat BoyPlatformer gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Super Crate BoxFree to Play, Indie, PlatformerSuper Meat BoyPrecision Platformer, Platformer, DifficultThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Super Crate BoxScore 7.3 · 89% on SteamSuper Meat Boy ✓Score 8.3 · 94% on Steam · 87 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Super Crate Box6,444 reviewsSuper Meat Boy39,100 reviews · 1 add-onReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Super Crate Box ✓FreeSuper Meat Boy$14.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Super Crate BoxPlayableSuper Meat Boy ✓VerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Super Meat Boy takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueSuper Crate Box and Super Meat Boy on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Super Meat Boy (GamingPickz Score 8.3)
- The cheaper right now: Super Crate Box (Free)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Super Meat Boy (verified)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Super Meat Boy (39,100 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
IndiePlatformerPixel GraphicsAction2DSingleplayerDifficultRetro
Where they differ
Free to PlayShooterArcadeMultiplayerAddictiveGameMaker
Precision Platformer2D PlatformerUnforgivingGoreTime AttackFunny
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Super Crate Box is demanding, for players who want a challenge. Super Meat Boy is demanding, for players who want a challenge.
System requirements, side by side
| Super Crate Box | Super Meat Boy | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | Graphics Card made within the last 4 years (Pixel Shader 3.0 |
| Minimum CPU | 1.2 Ghz | 1.4GHz |
| Minimum RAM | 0.5 GB | 1 GB |
| Install size | — | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Super Crate Box · Super Meat Boy.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Super Crate Box and 1 for Super Meat Boy. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Super Crate Box and Super Meat Boy in scope?
Super Crate Box has drawn 6,444 Steam reviews. Super Meat Boy has drawn 39,100 Steam reviews and ships 1 add-on.
Is Super Crate Box or Super Meat Boy better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Super Meat Boy rates higher (8.3 to 7.3). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Super Crate Box or Super Meat Boy?
Super Crate Box is cheaper right now at Free, against $14.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.