# VVVVVV

5 Hacker News commenters recommended VVVVVV and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend VVVVVV because its games are fun, well made, and have tight controls and timing.

## Why people recommend it

- Fun to play (1 comments): "those games exist and are fun" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46549912))
- Well-made, good games (1 comments): "they were actually good games" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49649456))
- Tight controls and timing (1 comments): "tight controls and timing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46827478))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Prince of Persia](https://hackerapproved.com/p/prince-of-persia.md): 37 recommend
- [Super Mario 64](https://hackerapproved.com/p/super-mario-64.md): 37 recommend
- [Celeste](https://hackerapproved.com/p/celeste.md): 19 recommend
- [Flashback (1992 video game)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/flashback.md): 8 recommend
- [Cave Story](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cave-story.md): 7 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "VVVVVV", https://hackerapproved.com/p/vvvvvv/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).