VVVVVV
There's something terribly wrong in an alternate dimension! Help Captain Viridian flip to find five crew members, 20 hard-to-reach Trinkets and save a dimension on the brink of destruction. It's a space opera…
VVVVVV is an adventure developed by Distractionware, released 11 January 2010 on Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Ouya and PlayStation 4. It currently starts at $1.24 at Steam. The main story takes about 3.3 hrs to finish.
What VVVVVV is
VVVVVV is an adventure game developed by Distractionware and released in 2010. It is available on Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Ouya, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on C++.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A spaceship with six crew members - Viridian, Victoria, Vitellary, Vermillion, Verdigris, and Violet - suddenly encountered mysterious trouble while underway. The group escapes by means of a teleportation device, but for some reason all the crew members are sent to different places. Viridian, the protagonist, must find the other crew members and escape from this mysterious labyrinth...
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 19 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
VVVVVV holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 80, across 192 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 3.3 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $1.24, that works out to about $0.38 per hour of the main story.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz, 256MB of RAM and Direct X9.0c Compatible Card. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $1.24 at Steam, 75% below its usual price.
What it launched against
VVVVVV launched on 11 January 2010, within three weeks of Mass Effect 2, Gothic II: Gold Edition, Darksiders and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Mass Effect 2, Gothic II: Gold Edition, Darksiders, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for VVVVVV yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
VVVVVV — frequently asked questions
When did VVVVVV come out?
How much does VVVVVV cost?
What are the minimum PC requirements for VVVVVV?
How long does it take to beat VVVVVV?
Is VVVVVV worth it?
How many GB is VVVVVV?
If you like this
