BLACKHOLE similar games & best alternatives

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BLACKHOLE

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One • 2015

Should you play it?

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!

What works

  • Challenging and rewarding gameplay
  • Original gravity mechanics
  • Engaging story and humor
  • Excellent voice acting and soundtrack
  • Active developer support

Things to keep in mind

  • High difficulty causing frustration
  • Some control and physics issues
  • Repetitive deaths and retries
  • Dialogue can be annoying
  • Lack of multiplayer or cooperative modes

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • On Rusty Trails

  • Fly'N

  • Fork Parker's Holiday Profit Hike

  • Cloudbuilt

  • Offspring Fling!

  • Overclocked

More violent

Games that feels like BLACKHOLE but with more combat and destruction

  • Vox Populi Vox Dei 2

  • Super Meat Boy

  • Dead Cells

  • FOUNTAINS

  • Zexion

  • Stealth Bastard Deluxe

Less competitive

Games that feels like BLACKHOLE but with less competition against others

  • ANIMAL WELL

  • Teslagrad Remastered

  • Adventures of Pip

  • La-Mulana 2

  • Teslagrad

  • SteamWorld Dig 2

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with BLACKHOLE. These titles are not in What to play next.

BLACKHOLE: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026