Games like BLACKHOLE
If BLACKHOLE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Portal, Beam and Defy Gravity Extended — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its level design rewards experimentation, atmospheric and challenging. 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.
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Players who liked BLACKHOLE also play
Steam players who put hours into BLACKHOLE also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Portal
WHY THIS
Top pick for BLACKHOLE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BLACKHOLE.
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
Beam
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle platforming and an atmospheric mood with BLACKHOLE.
Second-strongest match for BLACKHOLE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BLACKHOLE.
BEAM is a challenging precision platformer with puzzle elements in which you need to manipulate various light beams and tightly maneuver MARBLE in order to save both your lives.
Defy Gravity Extended
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BLACKHOLE.
Third-strongest match for BLACKHOLE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BLACKHOLE.
Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.
Bionic Bay
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BLACKHOLE.
Ranked #4 for BLACKHOLE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BLACKHOLE.
A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.
INK
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BLACKHOLE.
Ranked #5 for BLACKHOLE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BLACKHOLE.
INK is a fast-paced platformer about using colorful paint to uncover your surroundings. Defeat all enemies in the room and reach the goal! However, the terrain is invisible, so you need to discover the terrain by physically bumping into it, by performing a double jump or by, well, dying.
Horace
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for BLACKHOLE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BLACKHOLE.
"The best platformer of 2019."Horace is a huge platforming adventure which pushes the boundaries of the genre with a profound story of a small robot learning of life, the universe and Douglas Adams. Made by videogame lovers for videogame lovers!
Stealth Bastard Deluxe
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for BLACKHOLE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BLACKHOLE.
Armed with only your wits and a pair of Stealthing Goggles, it’s your job to sneak your way through a deadly facility that’s determined to extinguish your fragile little life.
I was rebuilt
WHY THIS
Shares a punishing mood with BLACKHOLE.
Ranked #8 for BLACKHOLE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with BLACKHOLE.
I was rebuilt is a platform rage game were you play as R3B, a robot created by Dr. Zhang. You must help R3B to complete all the tests of a TV show to get the module of free will.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below BLACKHOLE at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under BLACKHOLE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BLACKHOLE.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under BLACKHOLE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with BLACKHOLE.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under BLACKHOLE on Steam right now. Shares Action with BLACKHOLE.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under BLACKHOLE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BLACKHOLE.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under BLACKHOLE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with BLACKHOLE.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~89% under BLACKHOLE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with BLACKHOLE.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under BLACKHOLE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with BLACKHOLE.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under BLACKHOLE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with BLACKHOLE.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BLACKHOLE.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with BLACKHOLE.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with BLACKHOLE.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BLACKHOLE.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with BLACKHOLE.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with BLACKHOLE.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with BLACKHOLE.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Portal
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with BLACKHOLE.
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
Bionic Bay
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BLACKHOLE.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with BLACKHOLE.
A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.
INK
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BLACKHOLE.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with BLACKHOLE.
INK is a fast-paced platformer about using colorful paint to uncover your surroundings. Defeat all enemies in the room and reach the goal! However, the terrain is invisible, so you need to discover the terrain by physically bumping into it, by performing a double jump or by, well, dying.
Horace
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with BLACKHOLE.
"The best platformer of 2019."Horace is a huge platforming adventure which pushes the boundaries of the genre with a profound story of a small robot learning of life, the universe and Douglas Adams. Made by videogame lovers for videogame lovers!
Frequently asked about BLACKHOLE
- 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 Portal, Beam, Defy Gravity Extended.
- Who developed BLACKHOLE?
- BLACKHOLE was developed by FiolaSoft Studio and published by Fulqrum Publishing.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on BLACKHOLE.
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