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67% positive of 588 · Mixed · Live from Steam
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Free on Steam. The demo has its own app, so its players are counted separately.
How To Grow a Black Hole is about... well... how to grow a black hole. Manage your black hole, feed it to gain mass, and prevent catastrophic collapses. Compete globally or against your friends to achieve the biggest black hole. Maybe you'll be #1.
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Review score: 67% on 2026-11-01 → 67% today (588 reviews)
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Fixed a bug that caused disabling post-processing to break the game. :)
Draggable HUD panels, hybrid GPU stability, and desktop polish. Thank you for the continued reports, especially around hybrid graphics and HUD layout. This update adds draggable panels, strengthens GPU startup handling on Windows, and fixes several layout and …
This small hotfix addresses a couple of issues reported after the latest update. FixedFixed feed source and black hole upgrades requiring a hold even for a single purchase. Clicking now buys one upgrade, while holding still works for rapid repeat purchases.Fix…
Offline Simulation, Leaderboards, UI Improvements, and PerformanceThank you for the continued reports and feedback. This update focuses on improving offline simulation loading times, fixing save issues, improving leaderboard behavior, reducing unnecessary CPU …
Startup, Display Settings Memory, and Graphics Compatibility Thank you for the continued bug reports and startup feedback. This minor update focuses on improving desktop launch reliability, making startup progress clearer, and remembering your display setup be…
Performance, Display, and Upgrade Clarity PatchThank you to everyone who has been helping find bugs and diagnose issues. This patch covers a lot of widely reported problems, and the game should now be much more performant, with a handful of quality-of-life imp…
Curvature Reward ChangesCollapse Curvature rewards have been adjusted to favor larger black holes more heavily instead of rewarding pressure-heavy runs as much as before.This is a balance change I would really like feedback on. Upcoming hotfixes will be based …
25,000 Copies Sold in Less Than 3 Days Wow. I honestly do not even know what to say. How To Grow a Black Hole was never expected to become a hit, and I never imagined this many people would be playing it this soon after launch. The past few days have been hect…
Hey everyone, First off, thank you. The game has grown way beyond what I ever expected, and everyone who has purchased it has genuinely helped make one of my dreams come true. Seeing people play something I made has been unreal, and I’m extremely grateful for …
Hello everyone! First off, I just want to say that this past week has easily been one of the most exciting weeks of my life. I’ve always wanted to create games. Over the past few years, I’ve been working a lot, learning even more, and slowly trying to turn tha…
Today we hit 8000 wishlists and climbing! Thank you so much to everyone who has wishlisted the game, played the demo, filled out the survey, or shared feedback. I genuinely never expected this game to get this much attention. What started as a small side proje…
I’m excited to officially announce that How To Grow a Black Hole will release on June 23rd, 2026.The game will launch on Steam for $3.99 USD.Release DetailsRelease Date: June 23rd, 2026 Launch Time: 10:00 AM PDT Platform: Steam Price: $3.99 USDGlobal Launch Ti…
The demo for How To Grow a Black Hole is officially available now on Steam.Jump in, start growing your black hole, and see how far you can push the limits before everything spirals out of control.Play the DemoThe demo gives you an early look at the core gamepl…
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