I spent the last hour feeding a black hole when I should have been working — and that’s literal. In the Steam Next Fest demo for A Game About Feeding A Black Hole I found myself endlessly tossing debris into the void, and I highly recommend you give it a try.
The demo — and likely the full release — is delightfully minimal. A black hole sits at the center of the screen, asteroids orbit it, and your cursor strikes those rocks on a steady rhythm. Each fractured asteroid makes the black hole grow a little and drops cash, which you collect between rounds.
The loop is incredibly moreish: you quickly become an efficient clearing machine, sweeping orbiting debris into the maw for ever-increasing payouts. There’s no fail state — you simply chase more money to unlock more upgrades — which makes it a perfect, low-pressure way to unwind.
The full game arrives on Steam on November 10, and promises more upgrades, additional stars and planets to consume, plus extra modes.
The original Little Nightmares developers essentially made their own take on Little Nightmares 3 — I enjoyed playing its Steam Next Fest demo more than I did reviewing Supermassive’s official sequel.
Source: gamesradar.com
