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How To Grow a Black Hole

72% positive · 448 Steam reviews · released Jun 23, 2026 · by Desolation Digital

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~19,958 (P10–P90: 7,983 – 43,908)

Gross revenue: ~$65,299 ($26,119 – $143,658)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 68% positive across 299 stored reviews. Casual games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4097 games).

Performance & stability52% positive · 56 mentions
“I don't know if a lot of these folks leaving reviews have actually played AI games, but this is NOT AN AI GAME. It's kind of weird to even assert that, nothing about the UI has the standard AI dev features, save for *maybe* the fact that…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 3 h played
Visuals & audio72% positive · 54 mentions
“An honest review from an idle game dabbler: First off let me say this game is very impressive even if it isn't everyone's cup of tea. The mechanics of balancing the growth of a blackhole while not collapsing it is very unique and fun…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 29 h played
Price & value63% positive · 40 mentions
“An honest review from an idle game dabbler: First off let me say this game is very impressive even if it isn't everyone's cup of tea. The mechanics of balancing the growth of a blackhole while not collapsing it is very unique and fun…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 29 h played
Gameplay & mechanics55% positive · 38 mentions
“An honest review from an idle game dabbler: First off let me say this game is very impressive even if it isn't everyone's cup of tea. The mechanics of balancing the growth of a blackhole while not collapsing it is very unique and fun…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 29 h played
Controls & UI54% positive · 35 mentions
“I don't know if a lot of these folks leaving reviews have actually played AI games, but this is NOT AN AI GAME. It's kind of weird to even assert that, nothing about the UI has the standard AI dev features, save for *maybe* the fact that…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 3 h played
Difficulty & balance59% positive · 27 mentions
“An honest review from an idle game dabbler: First off let me say this game is very impressive even if it isn't everyone's cup of tea. The mechanics of balancing the growth of a blackhole while not collapsing it is very unique and fun…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 29 h played
Content & longevity42% positive · 19 mentions
“An honest review from an idle game dabbler: First off let me say this game is very impressive even if it isn't everyone's cup of tea. The mechanics of balancing the growth of a blackhole while not collapsing it is very unique and fun…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 29 h played

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