VVVVVV

Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.

Not to be confused with VVVVV.

General information

Developer website forum - technical support.

GitHub page - source code and bug tracker.

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website		Via Humble Widget. Soundtrack bundle also available.
GOG.com
Humble Store
itch.io
Steam		DRM-free when launched directly from executable.
Mac App Store (unavailable)

VVVVVV: Make and Play Edition

A limited version of VVVVVV, only containing the level editor and player made levels, is available here for free.

Additional player made levels recommended by the developer can be found here and new levels can be found here.

Source Code Release

The source code to the Flash and C++ versions was released on January 10, 2020^[1] and is available on GitHub.

On 31 August 2021, this version was released as 2.3 on Steam, itch.io, and Humble Bundle. The Make & Play version was updated as well.

Development will continue for a 2.4 release as well.

Essential improvements

Skip fake loading screen

You can press ACTION on the fake load screen to skip it. It can also be turned off and always skipped if you navigate to options > gameplay > speedrun options > fake load screen.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\VVVVVV\
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/VVVVVV/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/VVVVVV/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\VVVVVV\
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/VVVVVV/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/VVVVVV/

Older save games (from before 2.0) can be converted to the new format using ConVVVVVVerter utility.

2.0 Linux uses ~/.vvvvvv/ until 2.2.

2.0 macOS uses /Documents/VVVVVV/ until 2.2.

2.2 reorganizes the structure in the save directory; previous data is automatically migrated if new folder(s) do not exist, until 2.4.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Origin
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Scales from 320x240. Can be letterboxed or stretched to fit screen.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Upscales to native resolution. Upscaling method can be set to Integer-Scaled (added in 2.2), Nearest, or Linear.
Field of view (FOV)	Uses 2D pixel art.
Windowed	Window is fully resizable.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Fullscreen mode is toggleable, but it is not exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Color blind mode	Allows reduction of visual effects. Gameplay itself does not require color discretion.

Input

Game pad input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Mouse only used in the editor.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		The level editor cannot be navigated using controller.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		`analog stick sensitivity` option is for joystick deadzone.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth), Wireless (DualShock 4 USB Wireless Adapter)

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support		Official Steam Controller bindings only.
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		All speech is text based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Other information

API

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows				64-bit support requires building from source.
macOS (OS X)				SDL2 does not support PowerPC.
Linux				PowerPC and 32-bit support require building from source.^[2]

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	SDL2 mixer
Input	SDL2	Handles input and windowing.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	42 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9.0c compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.5.8, 10.6.3
Processor (CPU)	Intel 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	42 MB

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	42 MB

References

↑ VVVVVV’s source code is now public, 10 year anniversary jam happening now! - last accessed on October 13, 2020
↑ freshports -- games/vvvvvv - last accessed on 2020-12-12

[1] VVVVVV’s source code is now public, 10 year anniversary jam happening now! - last accessed on October 13, 2020

[2] reshports -- games/vvvvvv - last accessed on 2020-12-12

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Developers

1.0, 1.1, 1.2	Terry Cavanagh
2.0, 2.1	Simon Roth
2.2	Ethan Lee
2.3	Misa Kai
Release dates
Windows	January 11, 2010
macOS (OS X)	January 11, 2010
Linux	July 26, 2011
Reception
Metacritic	81
OpenCritic	81
IGDB	80
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Flip screen, Side view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Platform
Art styles	Pixel art
Themes	Sci-fi, Space