VVVVVV

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VVVVVV

Short description

VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

Developer
Terry Cavanagh
Publisher
Terry Cavanagh
Release
Tue, Sep 07, 2010
Price
$4.99
Reviews
6,634
Positive
97%
Followers
7,935
Owners (estimated)
500K – 1M
Concurrent players
11
Genres
Action, Indie
Features
Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Includes level editor, Remote Play on TV
Tags
Pixel Graphics Precision Platformer Platformer Indie 2D Platformer Great Soundtrack Difficult Retro 2D Singleplayer Exploration Action Sci-fi Adventure Short Minimalist Metroidvania Puzzle Open World Space
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$2.3msomewhere between $2.3m and $2.4m · roughly 500K–531K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $4.53, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $4.99 launch price. That is 9% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

7 data points since Aug 1, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$2.3m → ~$2.3m
Reviews 6,630 → 6,634
Followers 7,929 → 7,935
Concurrent players 11 → 11
Price $4.99 → $4.99
Positive reviews 96.7% → 96.7%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 308 further data points reach back to Oct 1, 2010 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $0.49 on Jan 1, 2014.

How crowded is this niche?

How full the niche around VVVVVV is — measured on the tags it leads with, against every other combination on Steam.

±?? Pixel Graphics + Precision Platformer + Platformer

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