BLACKHOLE is an award-winning hardcore platformer with over 15 hours of story-driven sci-fi comedy and gravity-twisting puzzles. Complete Edition out now!
- Adventure (78)
- Indie (72)
- Puzzle-Platformer (69)
- Action (68)
- Difficult (67)
- 2D (60)
- Puzzle (56)
- Space (50)
- Great Soundtrack (48)
- Platformer (46)
- Sci-fi (38)
- Funny (27)
- GameMaker (26)
- Comedy (26)
- Story Rich (23)
- Singleplayer (20)
- Psychological Horror (6)
Release Date | Feb 27, 2015 |
Price | $ 8.99 |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 87.3% (very positive) / 86.3% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 81.8% Top 20% / 81.8% Top 20% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 567 Top 20% / 1K Top 15% |
Curators | 57 reviews Top 10% |
Median Play Time | 12.6 hours Top 15% |
Play Time per Dollar | 1.4 hour Top 15% |
Followers | 5.2K Top 15% |
Owners | ± 176.9K Top 15% |
Copies Sold | ± 34.1K Top 15% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 133.8K Top 20% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
Here you can see BLACKHOLE's Steam rating and reviews between February 2015 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 100% (February 2015) to 86.2% (December 2023).
With 1K reviews Top 15%, BLACKHOLE could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.
Review Languages
This donut chart displays the languages of BLACKHOLE's reviewers. The most popular language is Czech (55%), followed by English (35%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 18 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 8 languages, which is nice.
Time Played
This chart displays the number of hours played in BLACKHOLE, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is very good, reaching 40 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 8.7 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. When the negative review time is low (median : 122 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by BLACKHOLE and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.
Players' Feedback
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It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 87.3% should be taken into account when assessing them.
Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of BLACKHOLE's review data that Steam provides. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!