Single-player games like VVVVVV
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to VVVVVV, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to VVVVVV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with VVVVVV.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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Celeste
Single-player alternative to VVVVVV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VVVVVV.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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Dustforce DX
Single-player alternative to VVVVVV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VVVVVV.
Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.
- 4
Octahedron: Transfixed Edition
Single-player alternative to VVVVVV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VVVVVV.
Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging, psychedelic, rhythm-infused action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat.
- 5
N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
Single-player alternative to VVVVVV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with VVVVVV.
N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.
- 6
Super Magbot
Single-player alternative to VVVVVV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VVVVVV.
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
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Downwell
Single-player alternative to VVVVVV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VVVVVV.
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
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Out There Somewhere
Single-player alternative to VVVVVV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VVVVVV.
You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.
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POLYBIUS
Single-player alternative to VVVVVV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with VVVVVV.
POLYBIUS is a fast, trippy tunnel shooter playable on a normal screen or in VR. 50 levels of blissful trance shooting action are set to a blistering soundtrack. The PS4 version was EDGE Magazine's VR GOTY in 2017, and the PC version of the game was even used as the basis for a NIN music video.
- 10
Tomb of Mask
Single-player alternative to VVVVVV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with VVVVVV.
《面具古墓》是由《隐秘的原罪》系列原班人马打造的一款民国风悬疑解谜游戏。核心元素依然是我们最拿手的悬疑解谜加剧情推理。同时，得益于《隐秘的原罪》系列作品积累的经验，这回的《面具古墓》，我们有了更多的进化！
- 11
Super Hexagon
Single-player alternative to VVVVVV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VVVVVV.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
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Dicey Dungeons
Single-player alternative to VVVVVV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with VVVVVV.
Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!
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Terry's Other Games
Single-player alternative to VVVVVV — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with VVVVVV.
Hi, I'm Terry Cavanagh! You might remember me from such videogames as Dicey Dungeons, Super Hexagon, and VVVVVV. Here are a few other things I've made over the years!