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VVVVVV
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
63 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“VVVVVV is a brilliant little platformer that completely replaces jumping with a gravity-flip mechanic, and somehow that one change makes for some of the most inventive level design I've ever encountered. The OST is…”
“Is this the polybius that everyone is talking about?! This game is pretty fun, but some of the levels absolutely pissed me off. This game pisses you off in every way ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ possible that you end up bashing the desk. I…”
“This is another one of those games with a top notch atmosphere, especially coming from a retro gamer. Great platforming, amazing music, and incredible side content made by Notch.”
20 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“VVVVVV is a brilliant little platformer that completely replaces jumping with a gravity-flip mechanic, and somehow that one change makes for some of the most inventive level design I've ever encountered. The OST is…”
“This is another one of those games with a top notch atmosphere, especially coming from a retro gamer. Great platforming, amazing music, and incredible side content made by Notch.”
“A really simple and really good 2D platformer. It's relatively easy, even though you'll probably end up with hundreds of deaths. I can see it being a really good speed game because of that skill ceiling. Also, the music…”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“VVVVVV is a brilliant little platformer that completely replaces jumping with a gravity-flip mechanic, and somehow that one change makes for some of the most inventive level design I've ever encountered. The OST is…”
“VVVVVV is an indie puzzle-platformer created by Terry Cavanagh, first released in 2010 and widely recognized as one of the standout independent games of its time. Built around an intentionally minimalist concept, the…”
“A really simple and really good 2D platformer. It's relatively easy, even though you'll probably end up with hundreds of deaths. I can see it being a really good speed game because of that skill ceiling. Also, the music…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is another one of those games with a top notch atmosphere, especially coming from a retro gamer. Great platforming, amazing music, and incredible side content made by Notch.”
“Short but really fun game. Definitely worth the 5€ :)”
“A classic, legendary indie platformer with an incredible score. It's neither the easiest nor the hardest, but like many indie games, the game tries not to waste your time, with each area focusing on a different flavor…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is another one of those games with a top notch atmosphere, especially coming from a retro gamer. Great platforming, amazing music, and incredible side content made by Notch.”
“This game frustrated me to hell and back, but it's still the most fun I've had in days. A cute and challenging platformer with an awesome anti-gravity mechanic and really nice retro aesthetic. It's an absolute must-buy.”
“A cute old game I found in miniclip 6 years ago, thankfully I came across it again. My only complaint is the deaccelaration being so ass.”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“After finishing and getting all trinkets, three problems stop this from actually being good. 1. As others have noted, the controls are slippery, which is probably a poor choice for any game, least of all a precision…”
“Is this the polybius that everyone is talking about?! This game is pretty fun, but some of the levels absolutely pissed me off. This game pisses you off in every way ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ possible that you end up bashing the desk. I…”
“This game frustrated me to hell and back, but it's still the most fun I've had in days. A cute and challenging platformer with an awesome anti-gravity mechanic and really nice retro aesthetic. It's an absolute must-buy.”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“VVVVVV is a brilliant little platformer that completely replaces jumping with a gravity-flip mechanic, and somehow that one change makes for some of the most inventive level design I've ever encountered. The OST is…”
“After finishing and getting all trinkets, three problems stop this from actually being good. 1. As others have noted, the controls are slippery, which is probably a poor choice for any game, least of all a precision…”
“For a precision platformer the controls are really slippery. I don't agree with other reviews calling it outdated; I still find the main movement mechanic to be interesting, but it can never hide how annoying the…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“An actually awesome game! Don't be turned off by the classic look, there is quite a story and gameplay/challenges are fun!”
“Nice game. Super old, not the best graphics, but if you want something to spend your saturday night to, here it is.”
“After beating the game, the graphic of all the characters in a band upset me so much I threw up black bile.”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“TLDR: If the Protagonist controlled better, this game would have been significantly more enjoyable. Still waiting on that Middle Opinion Vote, Valve! -=-=-=-=-=- I'm making an effort this year to go through older games…”
“Unprecise precision platformer with no redeeming qualities. Do not touch.”
“This game is just okay, it isn't the hardest thing ever unless you do a sort of completionist run and grab all the trinkets but for me personally it wasn't fun enough to do that.”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Vertically vaulting Valkyrie valiantly ventures vast voids, victoriously vibing. Visible vicinity vows vivid virtue. Vehemently, visitor's vitals violently violated. Vultures vacuuming viper's venom. Valve vaguely vibrates, vitalizing vile viruses. Voiceless, voyager vomits,…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“very easy and beginner friendly game, also very easy to unlock achievements! :3 kill me”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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2.4.4
Another year, another minor update! For the most part this is for custom levels and the level editor itself, along with one more attempt to fix the screen textures going blank when a change to the win
2.4.3
It's been a while since the last minor update, so let's do one more! This one is pretty small aside from two major changes: Persian language support is now available, and Linux builds now use the Snip
2.4.2
This is a minor patch following the 2.4.1 update, released earlier this year. The full release notes can be found on GitHub here: https://github.com/TerryCavanagh/VVVVVV/releases/tag/2.4.2 Highlights
2.4.1
This is a minor patch for the recent 2.4 update. The full release notes can be found on github here: https://github.com/TerryCavanagh/VVVVVV/releases/tag/2.4.1 Highlights of this update include: - New
VVVVVV 2.4 out now!
Wait, a new VVVVVV update??? It's true! Two years after our last major update, and 14 years since the game's original release, we're back again with version 2.4! (Art by Cheep, thanks again!) Today's
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Pixel Graphics · Precision Platformer · Platformer · Indie · 2D Platformer · Great Soundtrack · Difficult · Retro · 2D · Singleplayer · Exploration · Action (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Includes level editor · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Catalan, Irish, Welsh,… |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 19 |
| Official site | http://thelettervsixtim.es |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 2 GHz Memory: 256MB Graphics: Direct X9.0c Compatible Card DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c Hard Drive: 42MB Sound: Standard audio