Comparison

DOOM 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

DOOM

Experience the groundbreaking first-person shooter that defined a genre. This re-release brings the original 1993 demon-slaying action, complete with its expansion, to your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Original 1993 release
  • Includes Thy Flesh Consumed expansion
  • Fast-paced demon-slaying action
  • First-person shooter gameplay
  • Mobile re-release
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Celebrate DOOM’s 25th anniversary with the re-release of the original DOOM (1993), including the expansion, Thy Flesh Consumed, is now available on iOS devices. First released in 1993, DOOM introduced millions of gamers to the fast-paced, white-knuckle, demon-slaying action the franchise is known for. Relive the birth of the first-person shooter, wherever you go, and experience the classic demon-blasting fun that popularized the genre.

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

DOOM4 screens
Super Meat Boy Forever4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Super Meat Boy Forever at $0.99 against DOOM's $4.99. Super Meat Boy Forever also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). DOOM's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 228) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DOOM 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for DOOM against 3.9 for Super Meat Boy Forever. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DOOM has 1.8K ratings behind it against 228, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of DOOM's written reviews are positive against 57% of Super Meat Boy Forever's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DOOM ships an update every 3 months, Super Meat Boy Forever every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
DOOM versus Super Meat Boy Forever: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDOOMSuper Meat Boy Forever
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.8 (1.8K ratings)3.9 (228 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.7% of reviews56.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better228
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#53 — better#94
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size379 MB1.7 GB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperBethesdaHeadup GmbH

Customer experience

DOOM

All ratings1,799 ratings
Positive66.9%
Neutral8.0%
Negative25.1%
Written reviews376 reviews
Positive53.7%
Neutral10.9%
Negative35.4%

Super Meat Boy Forever

All ratings223 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral8.5%
Negative21.5%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive56.7%
Neutral14.6%
Negative28.7%

User reviews

DOOM

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 🎮 Great classic Doom experience
  • 💯 Faithful port of the original game
  • 🎨 Impressive graphics and visuals

Room to improve

  • 🎮 Clunky and unresponsive touch controls
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g. doors not opening, screen issues)
  • 🔒 Mandatory Bethesda account login
  • 🔇 Poor audio quality and missing original soundtrack

Super Meat Boy Forever

From 228 App Store ratings

What 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

DOOM

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
  • Inability to save progress
  • Weapon selection issues
  • Inconsistent performance and frame rate drops

Requested features

5 requests
  • Customizable control schemes
  • Multiplayer mode
  • Support for mods and custom WADs
  • Doom II and Final Doom support
  • Keyboard and mouse 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

None

DOOM

No in-app purchases

None

Super Meat Boy Forever

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DOOM free?
DOOM 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, DOOM or Super Meat Boy Forever?
Super Meat Boy Forever is rated higher. DOOM averages 3.8 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Super Meat Boy Forever averages 3.9 from 228 ratings.
Do DOOM or Super Meat Boy Forever have ads?
Neither DOOM nor Super Meat Boy Forever shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DOOM or Super Meat Boy Forever?
DOOM ships an update every 3 months, and Super Meat Boy Forever every 4 weeks. Most recently, DOOM was updated on October 15, 2026 and Super Meat Boy Forever on October 15, 2026.
Which is more popular, DOOM or Super Meat Boy Forever?
DOOM currently peaks at #53 in the App Store charts, and Super Meat Boy Forever at #94. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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