# TerryCavanagh/VVVVVV

The source code to VVVVVV! http://thelettervsixtim.es/

Repository: https://github.com/TerryCavanagh/VVVVVV
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vvvvvv
Language: ActionScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-24T14:33:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 48, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3974, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 134, "gap_med": 306, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8019, forks 602 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:11.803944+00:00)

## What it is
The open-sourced source code of VVVVVV, Terry Cavanagh's 2010 indie 2D puzzle-platformer, released in 2020. The desktop version is a C++/SDL2 port that users can compile for personal use while the game remains commercially available.

## Use cases
- compile vvvvvv from source to play it for free
- study the source code of a commercial indie platformer
- mod or create custom levels for vvvvvv
- port the game to a new platform
- contribute fixes to an open-source game

## When to choose
- you want to build, study, or modify VVVVVV itself
- you want to port the game to unsupported platforms

## When to avoid
- you just want to play the game - buy the official release
- you need a general-purpose game engine or framework

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: game-engine, graphics
- domain: gaming-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cpp, cross-platform
- tags: indie-game, platformer, sdl2, source-release, vvvvvv, game-development, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- TerryCavanagh/VVVVVV (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:11.803944+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:32:04.918915+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TerryCavanagh/VVVVVV (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:11.803944+00:00, sha 04651f05602b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.