Blackhole (video game)

Blackhole
Developer(s)FiolaSoft Studio
Publisher(s)FiolaSoft Studio
Producer(s)Filip Kraucher[1]
Designer(s)
  • Vojta Stránský
  • Vojta Šiman
  • Patrik Strnad
Programmer(s)Vojta Stránský
Artist(s)Radek Jakl
Writer(s)Filip Kraucher
Composer(s)
  • Jakub Miřejovský
  • Jan Ševčík
  • David Kopecký
EngineGameMaker Studio
Platform(s)
Release
  • Windows
  • February 27, 2015
  • Linux, OS X
  • May 11, 2015
  • PS4, Xbox One
  • August 8, 2017
Genre(s)Puzzle-platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Blackhole, stylized in all-caps, is a puzzle-platform game developed and published by independent Czech company FiolaSoft Studio.[2] The developers worked with Let's Players and YouTubers on the script for the story and for building the characters.[3] It was first released on February 27, 2015 for Microsoft Windows, followed by Linux and OS X on May 11, 2015.[4]

The game was re-released as Blackhole: Complete Edition on June 15, 2016.[5] This version includes the fully updated base game, 3 DLCs (Testing Lab, Secret of the Entity and Challenge Vault), digital artbook and soundtrack, developer diaries, first prototype of the game, printable high resolution artwork, wallpapers, and collector cards.[5] The same version was ported to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles on August 8, 2017.[6] It is compatible with PlayStation 5[7] and Xbox Series X and Series S.

  1. ^ Princ, Zdeněk. "Blackhole se chlubí novým prostředím". Hrej.cz. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Blackhole's release date". Steam. February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  3. ^ "FiolaSoft Studio announced the game Blackhole through Steam Greenlight, collaborating with YouTubers". Gamasutra. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  4. ^ FiolaSoft Studio (11 May 2015). "BLACKHOLE for Linux and OS X now available". Steam. Valve. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b FiolaSoft Studio (15 June 2016). "Complete Edition OUT NOW! 50% OFF!". Steam. Valve. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: BLACKHOLE: Complete Edition - Announcement Trailer | PS4. YouTube.
  7. ^ "BLACKHOLE: Complete Edition". store.playstation.com. Retrieved 2020-11-28.