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A tough retro platformer where you can't jump but instead flip gravity to switch between floor and ceiling. Brutally precise rooms, generous checkpoints and a pounding chiptune soundtrack make it a cult classic.
What defines VVVVVV:
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The closest matches for VVVVVV are Ecco: The Tides of Time, Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones and Out There Somewhere. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes VVVVVV special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
88 %
Best match
As the dolphin Ecco, you swim through vivid underwater worlds, solve puzzles and travel through time to stop a cosmic threat. It is atmospheric, unusual and notoriously tough.
86 % −90 %Sci-fi setting
As a clone escaping a high-tech testing facility, you tackle over 60 tricky stealth-platforming puzzle levels. Dying is part of the learning process, and the levels are linked in a connected Metroidvania-style overworld.
84 % 9.75 €
Focus on a single character
A stranded space explorer must reach the core of a hostile alien planet with limited fuel. The game blends clever puzzles with platforming action in an otherworldly setting.
84 % free
Challenging difficulty
As a young dolphin you swim through vast, dangerous oceans to rescue your vanished family. It blends exploration, puzzles and tricky underwater action with an unusual, melancholic atmosphere and a notoriously high difficulty.
82 % 9.99 €
Sci-fi setting
A retro reboot of the NES classic where you switch between a tank vehicle and on-foot sections in 2D levels. Boss fights, upgrades and metroidvania-style backtracking deliver old-school 8-bit action.
82 % free
Challenging difficulty
A classic Sega Genesis platformer where you collect masks to transform into different forms, each with its own abilities. With a huge number of levels, hidden warps and steep difficulty, it is a tough test for retro fans.
82 % 9.99 €
Sci-fi setting
A retro action adventure that mixes side-scrolling tank platforming with on-foot top-down dungeons. It adds Metroidvania-style exploration, boss fights and upgrades in an 8-bit-inspired style.
81 % 14.79 €
Distinctive, stylised art style
A brutally hard precision platformer by Edmund McMillen where you play Ash, hopping through a ruined world and dying countless times in short, tricky screens. Dark humor and a huge map packed with hidden collectibles define the experience.
81 % −75 %Challenging difficulty
A physics-driven 2D platformer where a swap mechanic lets you trade places with objects to leap and puzzle your way through an eerie, alien sci-fi world. Precise timing and inventive puzzles define the experience.
81 % 23.79 €
Challenging difficulty
You play a small slugcat in a decaying, unforgiving ecosystem, hunting for food and evading predators before the deadly rain arrives. The simulated wildlife, enigmatic world and steep difficulty make every escape feel unique.