Rank 01Why this
Shares puzzle platforming with BLACKHOLE.
- $7.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2013
Games like BLACKHOLE
- 22 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to BLACKHOLE: Nihilumbra, Portal, BOOR, Braid, and In Between. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
Why this: Shares checkpoint restart with BLACKHOLE.
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Bionic Bay
Why this: Also Puzzle-Platformer and Space, like BLACKHOLE.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like BLACKHOLE
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- Released: 2015
- Developer: FiolaSoft Studio
- Price: $8.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 73% of 197 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
- Metacritic 82
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Czech personality and humor shine
- Gravity mechanics feel fresh and rewarding
- Level design rewards experimentation
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Punishing
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Why this: Also GameMaker and Puzzle-Platformer, like BLACKHOLE.
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Why this: Also Puzzle-Platformer and Space, like BLACKHOLE.
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Why this: Shares puzzle platforming with BLACKHOLE.
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Why this: Shares precision jumping with BLACKHOLE.
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as BLACKHOLE.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Braid
Why this: Shares puzzle platforming with BLACKHOLE.
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
Why this: Shares checkpoint restart with BLACKHOLE.
Bionic Bay
Why this: Also Puzzle-Platformer and Space, like BLACKHOLE.
About BLACKHOLE
The closest matches to BLACKHOLE: Nihilumbra, Portal, BOOR, Braid, and In Between. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If BLACKHOLE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nihilumbra, Portal and BOOR — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and punishing, and single out its checkpoint restart and gravity shifting. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About BLACKHOLE: 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!
Is BLACKHOLE worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 73% of 197 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $8.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 17 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.9 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Czech personality and humor shine
- Gravity mechanics feel fresh and rewarding
- Level design rewards experimentation
- Satisfying when hard sections click
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“A hardcore platformer with a neat presentation, good voice-acting, and an absolutely cringeworthy soft sci-fi story. Having played it for 2-3 hours, its mechanics seem completely broken. It's trying to be hard, but only manages to be…”
“Absurdly high difficulty right from the start that requires you to be absolutely perfect if you want to finish the game”
People who play it also play: Nihilumbra, Portal, BOOR
Frequently asked about BLACKHOLE
Can I run it?
Does BLACKHOLE run on Steam Deck?
BLACKHOLE is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does BLACKHOLE cost?
BLACKHOLE is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to BLACKHOLE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside BLACKHOLE are Nihilumbra, Portal, BOOR.
Who developed BLACKHOLE?
BLACKHOLE was developed by FiolaSoft Studio and published by Fulqrum Publishing.