Castlevania vs Super Meat Boy Forever
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Castlevania
Experience a classic action RPG on mobile. Explore a vast castle, battle unique enemies, and uncover secrets as Alucard. This port features updated controls and achievements.
- Direct port of the console classic
- Play as Alucard
- Jump, dash, and slash combat
- Vast castle exploration
- Game controller compatibility
- New continue feature
- Unlockable achievements
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The iconic game from the beloved Castlevania series finally comes to mobile. This direct port of the classic console action RPG lets you jump, dash and slash your way through Dracula’s vast castle as Alucard while encountering a unique array of enemies and characters along the way. Rediscover the world of Castlevania with one of its original groundbreaking games and renowned music and graphics. □Features Fully compatible with game controllers New continue feature Unlock achievements with hard-fought battle milestones Available in 6 languages: English, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Spanish
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.
- Thousands of randomly generated levels
- Run, jump, punch, and slide mechanics
- Unlockable characters
- Boss fights
- Animated cutscenes
- Secret locations
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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!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Super Meat Boy Forever at every 4 weeks against Castlevania's every 29 months. Super Meat Boy Forever also leads on price ($0.99 vs $2.99). Castlevania's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 227) and chart position (#22 vs #80). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Castlevania costs $2.99 and Super Meat Boy Forever $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Castlevania against 3.9 for Super Meat Boy Forever. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Castlevania has 1.8K ratings behind it against 227, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Castlevania's written reviews are positive against 57% of Super Meat Boy Forever's.
Castlevania ships an update every 29 months, Super Meat Boy Forever every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Castlevania | Super Meat Boy Forever |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (1.8K ratings) — better | 3.9 (227 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.8% of reviews | 56.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 227 |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #22 — better | #80 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 326 MB | 1.7 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | KONAMI | Headup GmbH |
Customer experience
Castlevania
Super Meat Boy Forever
User reviews
Castlevania
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Faithful port of a classic game
- 🎮 Works well with controllers
- 💰 Great value for the price
Room to improve
- 🎮 Unresponsive touch controls
- 🔍 Small action buttons
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches (clock room issue, save system issues)
Super Meat Boy Forever
From 227 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun, challenging gameplay
- 👍 Great mobile port of the franchise
- 💡 Randomly generated levels add replayability
- 🎨 Impressive graphics and animations
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent glitches and bugs (invisible floors, missing textures)
- 🔍 Lack of save state/quick play functionality
- 🎮 Suboptimal touch controls compared to console
- 🤯 Extremely challenging, rage-inducing at times
Bugs and requests
Castlevania
Reported bugs
3 issues- Clock room not functioning properly
- Save system issues (not saving, losing progress)
- Audio issues (no sound, pitch/speed problems)
Requested features
4 requests- Customizable controls and button layout
- Original voice acting option
- Improved cutscene quality
- Cloud save support
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
Castlevania
No in-app purchases
Super Meat Boy Forever
No in-app purchases
Questions
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