Every Vex Game in Order: Vex 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 Compared

The Vex series is one of the longest-running stickman parkour series in the browser. Each game keeps the same stick figure and the same basic moves — run, jump, slide, wall-jump — and adds more acts, more traps and more ways to die. Here is how they compare. Vex 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are all on this site.

Vex 3

Vex 3 is where many players start, and it is a good choice. The acts are clear, the traps are readable and the checkpoints are generous. It teaches spikes, saws and swinging blades without being unfair. If you have never played Vex, begin here.

Vex 4

Vex 4 makes the acts longer and adds water, rotating traps and ziplines. The difficulty steps up noticeably, and checkpoints feel more earned. Swimming — and running out of air — becomes something to plan for.

Vex 5

Vex 5 brings more moving blocks and lasers, and a Challenge mode with no checkpoints at all. Challenge mode is the first real test of whether you have mastered the moves, because one mistake sends you all the way back.

Vex 6

Vex 6 keeps the run-slide-wall-jump formula and fills the acts with new hazards. It feels like the most "classic" of the later games: no big new system, just harder, more varied levels.

Vex 7

Vex 7, on our home page, changes the structure. Instead of a menu you walk around a Level Hub and step onto the act you want. Acts have objectives — collect coins, finish without dying — and new tools such as a kite for gliding and a torch for blowing up TNT. Beyond the normal acts are Hardcore versions, the endless Tower of Terror and VEXATION, plus skins from a spin and daily tasks. It has the most to do of any Vex.

Vex 8

Vex 8 is the newest. The parkour is tighter and the traps are fresh, with acts that feel built for speed. If you have finished Vex 7, this is the next step.

Easiest to hardest

Roughly: Vex 3, then Vex 4 and 6, then Vex 5 (because of Challenge mode), with Vex 7 and 8 depending on which modes you play. Vex 7's standard acts are friendly; its Hardcore acts and VEXATION are the hardest things in the series.

Where to start

• Brand new: Vex 3.
• Want the most content: Vex 7.
• Want the newest: Vex 8.
• Want to test yourself: Vex 5's Challenge mode or Vex 7's Hardcore acts.

The controls are the same in every game, so you can hop between them freely. All of them save in your browser, and all of them run in a normal Chrome tab on a school laptop.