Games Like VVVVVV for LinuxSimilar Platform Games like VVVVVV

There are many alternatives to VVVVVV for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Limbo. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try DDNet or Alex the Allegator. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to VVVVVV and 16 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to VVVVVV are Hollow Knight, Super Meat Boy, Teslagrad and Frogatto & Friends.

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  1. Limbo icon
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    Limbo (stylized as LIMBO) is a puzzle-platform video game and the premiere title of independent Danish game developer Playdead. The game was released in July 2010 as a platform exclusive title on Xbox Live Arcade, and was later re-released as part of a retail game pack along...

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  2. Hollow Knight icon
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    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

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  3. Super Meat Boy icon
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    Super Meat Boy is a platform game developed by Team Meat and is the successor to Edmund McMillen's and Jonathan McEntee's flash game, Meat Boy, originally released on the Newgrounds website in October 2008.

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  4. Teslagrad icon
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    Teslagrad is a 2D puzzle-platformer with action elements where magnetism and other electromagnetic powers are the key to go throughout the game, and thereby discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower.

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  5. Frogatto & Friends is an action-adventure game, starring a certain quixotic frog. A quiet errand run turns into a battle to fend off an invading army, and only Frogatto is foolhardy enough to sleuth out why.

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  6. Braid icon
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    Braid is a platforming game in a painterly style where you manipulate the flow of time to solve puzzles.

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  7. DDNet icon
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    DDraceNetwork (DDNet) is an actively maintained version of DDRace, a Teeworlds modification with a unique cooperative gameplay. Help each other play through custom maps with up to 64 players.

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    • Open Source

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  8. spaceBOUND icon
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    spaceBOUND is a difficult puzzle-platformer game, in which players guide two astronauts through an abandoned mining facility.

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  9. Alex the Allegator is a series of games that I, Johan Peitz, usually use for game coding challenges like Speedhack and Ludumdare.

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  10. Dive into a gripping puzzle platformer inspired by Limbo and Badland. Navigate through beautiful, yet eerie handcrafted environments as you tackle a series of challenging puzzles and dangerous traps. Follow Toby on a suspenseful journey in a world full of mystery.

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  11. Capsized icon
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    Capsized is a retro-inspired 2d platformer developed by Alientrap. Presented in a unique hand drawn art style. As a intrepid space traveler, you have crash landed on a mysterious planet and soon discover you are not alone.

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  12. Toki Tori icon
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    The gameplay in Toki Tori is a blend of two genres. While it looks like a platform game, it’s a puzzle game by heart.

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