Comparison

Shadow Blade vs Super Meat Boy Forever

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Shadow Blade

Embark on an epic action-platformer adventure as a ninja warrior in a world where ancient traditions meet modern conflict. Master fast-paced combat and platforming skills to overcome traps, defeat enemies, and restore balance to a world on the brink of chaos. Experience a compelling story through full-motion comics and challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Epic ninja platforming
  • Vicious ninja combat
  • Over 40 levels
  • 4 boss fights
  • Full motion comics storyline
  • Story campaign and challenge modes
Features
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Shadow Blade is an action-platformer set in a visually striking world where the ancient teachings of ninjas and samurai clash upon a modern landscape. Sprint through stages littered with traps, slaying enemies along your path without hesitation as Kuro, the blade of shadow! Story Darkness and chaos are once again creeping into the world of man. The covenant made in a time almost forgotten has failed, the three clans now in a violent struggle for dominance. The medallion is almost made whole again and it falls upon Kuro's shoulders to restore balance. All his training has led up to this one moment, where the fate of the world will rest in his blood-stained hands. Key Features Epic NINJA Platforming: Test your skills in fast-paced platforming, mastering the skills of the ninja to breeze through challenging levels. Vicious NINJA Combat: Kill your enemies with extreme prejudice through the mastery of the katana, shurikens and kusarigama! • More than 40 levels • 4 boss fights • Full motion comics story line • Story campaign and challenge modes • Game Center leaderboards and achievements • Share game saves on all devices with iCloud saves Follow us for the latest info and game news! • http://crescentmoongames.com/other-games/ • http://facebook.com/crescentmoongames • http://twitter.com/cm_games

About

Super Meat Boy Forever

Embark on a brutal platforming adventure to rescue your kidnapped baby. Run, jump, punch, and slide through thousands of randomly generated levels. Experience a compelling story with animated cutscenes and unlock new characters.

Highlights
  • Thousands of randomly generated levels
  • Run, jump, punch, and slide mechanics
  • Unlockable characters
  • Boss fights
  • Animated cutscenes
  • Secret locations
Features
Currently charting
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Super Meat Boy Forever takes place a few years after the events of Super Meat Boy. Meat Boy and Bandage Girl have been living a happy life free of Dr. Fetus for several years and they now have a wonderful little baby named Nugget. Nugget is joy personified and she is everything to Meat Boy and Bandage Girl. One day while our heroes were on a picnic, Dr. Fetus snuck up on them, beat Meat Boy and Bandage Girl unconscious with a shovel and kidnapped Nugget! When our heroes came to and found that Nugget was missing, they knew who to go after. They cracked their knuckles and decided to never stop until they got Nugget back and taught Dr. Fetus a very important lesson. A lesson that can only be taught with punches and kicks. The challenge of Super Meat Boy returns in Super Meat Boy Forever. Levels are brutal, death is inevitable, and players will get that sweet feeling of accomplishment after beating a level. Players will run, jump, punch and kick their way through familiar settings and totally new worlds. What’s better than playing through Super Meat Boy Forever once? The answer is simple: Playing through Super Meat Boy Forever several times and having new levels to play each time. Levels are randomly generated and each time the game is completed the option to replay the game appears and generates a whole new experience by presenting different levels with their own unique secret locations. We’ve handcrafted literally thousands of levels for players to enjoy and conquer. You can replay Super Meat Boy Forever from start to finish several times before ever seeing a duplicate level. It is truly a remarkable feat of engineering and a monumental example of ignoring the limits of rational game design and production. They don’t give Oscars to games, but they probably will after Super Meat Boy Forever becomes the best movie of 2020 and 2021! Our story takes Meat Boy and Bandage Girl through several worlds in search of their darling little Nugget with beautifully animated cutscenes and musical accompaniment that makes Citizen Kane look like a reaction video to an sled unboxing. Players will laugh, they will cry, and when all is said and done maybe they’ll emerge from the experience a little better than when they started. Ok so that last part probably won’t happen but marketing text is hard to write. - Run, Jump, Punch and Slide your way through literally thousands of levels! - Experience a story so that it will influence the cinematic landscape for decades to come. - Fight Bosses, find secrets, unlock characters, live in the world we’ve created because the real world can kinda suck sometimes! - The long awaited sequel to Super Meat Boy has finally arrived!

Screenshots

Shadow Blade4 screens
Super Meat Boy Forever4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Super Meat Boy Forever at $0.99 against Shadow Blade's $4.99. Super Meat Boy Forever also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.7) and chart position (#71 vs unranked). Shadow Blade's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 18.0). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Shadow Blade costs $4.99 and Super Meat Boy Forever $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Super Meat Boy Forever holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 228 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Shadow Blade's written reviews are positive against 57% of Super Meat Boy Forever's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shadow Blade ships an update every 11 days, Super Meat Boy Forever every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Shadow Blade versus Super Meat Boy Forever: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadow BladeSuper Meat Boy Forever
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.7 (56 ratings)3.9 (228 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.6% of reviews56.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings56228 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#71 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.3 GB1.7 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCrescent Moon Games LLCHeadup GmbH

Customer experience

Shadow Blade

All ratings56 ratings
Positive58.9%
Neutral12.5%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral12.8%
Negative33.6%

Super Meat Boy Forever

All ratings223 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral8.5%
Negative21.5%
Written reviews173 reviews
Positive56.6%
Neutral14.5%
Negative28.9%

Bugs and requests

Shadow Blade

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Super Meat Boy Forever

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cutscene audio issues (playing in only one ear)
  • Invisible floors/textures in certain levels
  • Frequent crashes and performance issues
  • Warp zone progression not tracking properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add iCloud/cross-device save sync
  • Implement a 'quick restart' option
  • Improve touch controls with customizable layout
  • Include more content from the original Super Meat Boy

In-app purchases

None

Shadow Blade

No in-app purchases

None

Super Meat Boy Forever

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shadow Blade free?
Shadow Blade costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Super Meat Boy Forever free?
Super Meat Boy Forever costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shadow Blade or Super Meat Boy Forever?
Super Meat Boy Forever is rated higher. Shadow Blade averages 3.7 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Super Meat Boy Forever averages 3.9 from 228 ratings.
Do Shadow Blade or Super Meat Boy Forever have ads?
Neither Shadow Blade nor Super Meat Boy Forever shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shadow Blade or Super Meat Boy Forever?
Shadow Blade ships an update every 11 days, and Super Meat Boy Forever every 4 weeks. Most recently, Shadow Blade was updated on November 1, 2026 and Super Meat Boy Forever on October 30, 2026.

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