VVVVVV

Terry Cavanagh

Released
Sep 7, 2010
Platforms
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Last updated
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20 posts

Change history · Builds & patches

  1. Developer post

    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 window or graphics device was made. The full release notes can be found on GitHub h

  2. Developer post

    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 Sniper runtime rather than my dusty old Rocky Linux 8 setup. The full release notes

  3. Developer post

    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: Highlights of this update include: - A whole bunch of regression fixes - Improved IME text input support

  4. Developer post

    2.4.1

    This is a minor patch for the recent 2.4 update. The full release notes can be found on github here: Highlights of this update include: - New Latin American Spanish localisation - New Argentinian Spanish localisation - Additional Editing and LQA pass on Portuguese Brazilian local

  5. Rock, Paper, Shotgun

    VVVVVV, one of the best platformers of all time, is now Steam Deck verified

    VVVVVV was part of the initial wave of indie platformers, which means it was released in 2010 and is now a certified classic. To celebrate its 14th birthday, developer Terry Cavanagh has dropped an update which makes it Steam Deck verified and professionally translates it into 21

  6. PCGamesN

    Indie platformer with 96% Steam rating gets first update in two years

    How do you make a platform game without jumping? That's the question legendary indie game developer Terry Cavanagh asks in VVVVVV , the iconic gravity-flipping platformer. Boasting a very deserved, 'overwhelmingly positive' 96% Steam rating, this classic retro-styled adventure ju

  7. GamingOnLinux

    Challenging platformer VVVVVV gets a big upgrade and now Steam Deck Verified

    VVVVVV is an indie classic from Terry Cavanagh that just got a nice juicy upgrade with version 2.4 now officially released that brings with it a Steam Deck Verified status. Read the full article here:

  8. Developer post

    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 update is focused on localisation. VVVVVV has been professionally translated int

  9. Developer post

    2.3.6

    Looks like a patch that was backported wasn't the whole patch... so one last thing before the holiday panic starts!

  10. Developer post

    2.3.5

    A batch of fixes while 2.4 work continues! The full changelog can be found here:

  11. PC Gamer

    How Terry Cavanagh bet it all on the simple joy of platforming

    In 2007, on the eve of what is now known as the Great Recession, a market risk analyst decided to quit his job and embark on a career which, from a risk mitigation perspective, his colleagues would have advised against... Read more.

  12. Rock, Paper, Shotgun

    Classic platformer VVVVVV just received its first update in 7 years

    Back in April, we reported that classic platformer VVVVVV was about to get its first update in seven years . Now I can report: classic platformer VVVVVV has now received its first update in seven years. The changelog is huge, but its key additions are 60FPS support, new graphical

  13. PC Gamer

    VVVVVV gets its first update in seven years, and it's a big one

    In early 2020, the gravity-flipping platformer VVVVVV celebrated the tenth anniversary of its release by going open source . That meant the source code was posted to Github , where anyone with an interest could download and mess around with it in just about any way they saw fit.

  14. GamingOnLinux

    The classic gravity-reversing platformer VVVVVV from Terry Cavanagh gets a huge upgrade

    After being released for more than 10 years, VVVVVV is back with a big new version which follows on from the source code being released back in early 2020. Read the full article here:

  15. Developer post

    VVVVVV 2.3 out now!

    Hey everyone! I am super proud to announce VVVVVV 2.3, the first major update to the game in seven years! (Adorable fan art by Cheep! Check out more of their work on Twitter !) This release was made possible as a direct result of making the game's source code available last year,

  16. Rock, Paper, Shotgun

    Indie Bundle for Palestinian Aid on Itch offers over 1,000 games for UN relief

    Indie game developers on Itch are once again offering up their games in a massive bundle benefitting humanitarian aid. The Indie Bundle for Palestinian Aid is offering up over 1,000 games for $5, with all profit benefitting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. The bundle h

  17. Rock, Paper, Shotgun

    VVVVVV is about to get its first update in almost seven years

    Back in January 2020, VVVVVV creator Terry Cavanagh celebrated the platformer's tenth birthday by making its source code freely available . A nice treat, I thought, but would anything come of it? Shame on me for doubting, because VVVVVV is about to get a major update, the first i

  18. GamingOnLinux

    Is opening up your source code worth it? Terry Cavanagh thinks it was for VVVVVV

    A lot of game developer still worry about being more open with their code but it seems Terry Cavanagh (VVVVVV, Super Hexagon, Dicey Dungeons) believes it was worth it. Read the full article here:

  19. Rock, Paper, Shotgun

    Developers of your favourite games share what they're most proud of making

    Times are strange and frightening. But one point of great solace for me has been hearing people celebrating things in their lives. It feels especially important right now to hold on to what makes us all proud about what we do and who we are. And what I really love is people showi

  20. Rock, Paper, Shotgun

    You can now tinker with VVVVVV's source code for free

    Gravity-swapping platformer VVVVVV is 10 years old as of today. For this big birthday, creator Terry Cavanagh is releasing its source code for free. You can dig into the guts of a breakout indie game from the booming years of the 4:3 aspect ratio which might actually be a more in