Comparison

VVVVVV vs Puzzling Peaks EXE

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

VVVVVV

Experience a critically acclaimed indie platformer where you control gravity to navigate a challenging world. Avoid enemies and traps by flipping your surroundings. A retro-inspired adventure with a unique mechanic.

Highlights
  • Gravity flipping mechanic
  • Challenging platforming
  • Retro pixel art style
  • Award-winning indie game
  • Unique level design
Features
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From the creator of Super Hexagon - VVVVVV, the hit 2010 indie platformer, now available on iOS! Winner of Indiecade's 2010 award for Most Fun/Compelling Game. "One of the best platformers I've ever played." - Anthony Burch, Destructoid 10/10 "This game is incredible." - Michael Rose, Indiegames.com "The very best videogames in existence leave you with a whole mess of memories that are so varied and entertaining that you can leaf through them like a photo album. VVVVVV is one of those games." - Quintin Smith, Rock Paper Shotgun

About

Puzzling Peaks EXE

Experience a unique blend of pinball, platforming, and golf in this physics-based puzzle adventure. Guide a spherical hero through over 100 handcrafted challenges by manipulating the environment. Enjoy a charming postmodern story with intentional and unintentional comedy.

Highlights
  • Pinball, platforming, and golf hybrid gameplay
  • Physics-based puzzle mechanics
  • Rotate platforms to launch hero
  • Over 100 handcrafted challenges
  • Unique postmodern storytelling
  • Stunning pixel art and music
Features
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Pinball, platforming, and golf combine in Puzzling Peaks EXE, a hilariously mind-bending physics puzzle game about a spherical hero named Knightly, a highly confident administrator named Jasmin, and a quirky, artificially intelligent guide named A.I.D.E. INNOVATIVE STORYTELLING The unique recipe for storytelling that handed us several industry accolades is refined and expanded upon to craft a memorable tale for Puzzling Peaks EXE. We use a combination of stunning pixel art, music, and unique narrative techniques to paint a charming postmodern story that will keep players intrigued and entertained until the end. 100+ HANDCRAFTED CHALLENGES This game features a distinct gameplay mechanic: our hero cannot move on his own, so you’ll have to rotate platforms and manipulate environments to launch him around a beautiful 16-bit world. You'll need logic, brainpower, quick reflexes, and unconditional trust in A.I.D.E. to pass more than a hundred highly polished levels. You’ll be surprised that it doesn’t get old. INTENTIONAL AND UNINTENTIONAL COMEDY Our testers have been enjoying some of the game’s philosophical jokes, and moments that weren’t meant to be jokes. NO ADS AND NO IN-APP PURCHASES Buy once and play it forever. You can spend the rest of your life just playing this game if you really want to. POSSIBLY SPOOKY This game may contain horror elements and digital beings that could scare you. Given the history of our games, it wouldn’t surprise us anymore.

Screenshots

VVVVVV4 screens
Puzzling Peaks EXE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Puzzling Peaks EXE at 4.9 against VVVVVV's 4.5. Puzzling Peaks EXE also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 18 months) and review sentiment (94% vs 75%). VVVVVV's advantage is ratings volume (187 vs 59) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

VVVVVV costs $2.99 and Puzzling Peaks EXE $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Puzzling Peaks EXE holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 187 and 59 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of VVVVVV's written reviews are positive against 94% of Puzzling Peaks EXE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VVVVVV ships an update every 18 months, Puzzling Peaks EXE every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VVVVVV versus Puzzling Peaks EXE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVVVVVVPuzzling Peaks EXE
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating4.5 (187 ratings)4.9 (59 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews94.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings187 — better59
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB57 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperDistractionware LimitedDarius Immanuel Guerrero

Customer experience

VVVVVV

All ratings187 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews286 reviews
Positive74.8%
Neutral6.6%
Negative18.5%

Puzzling Peaks EXE

All ratings59 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%

Bugs and requests

VVVVVV

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Impossible user-created levels
  • Teleporter issues and softlocks
  • Frequent crashes and performance problems

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add controller support
  • Update for newer iOS versions
  • Implement level editor

Puzzling Peaks EXE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

VVVVVV

No in-app purchases

None

Puzzling Peaks EXE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VVVVVV free?
VVVVVV costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Puzzling Peaks EXE free?
Puzzling Peaks EXE costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VVVVVV or Puzzling Peaks EXE?
Puzzling Peaks EXE is rated higher. VVVVVV averages 4.5 out of 5 from 187 ratings, while Puzzling Peaks EXE averages 4.9 from 59 ratings.
Do VVVVVV or Puzzling Peaks EXE have ads?
Neither VVVVVV nor Puzzling Peaks EXE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VVVVVV or Puzzling Peaks EXE?
VVVVVV ships an update every 18 months, and Puzzling Peaks EXE every 2 days. Most recently, VVVVVV was updated on October 24, 2026 and Puzzling Peaks EXE on October 24, 2026.

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