- A New Game Mode - Patch 1.8.0 - 3 September 2026
Developer NotesHey there, we hope you've had a nice start to your September! Cory and I had a busy summer working on 3 games with the help of Set Sail Gamest and Sockhouse Studios. The 4 of us took what Cory and I learned from making A Game About Feeding A Black Hole and built 3 games that we think each explore the concepts in interesting and fun ways. And a special thank you to those who played any of our new games that launched last week:Just Keep FishingOrb BreakerMining & DwarvesAs always a huge thank you for the continued support and feedback about our new modes. If you'd like to support Cory and myself any more please checkout the Googly Eye Supporter Pack which adds cute googly eyes to the black hole. I think it's particularly cute in the new Just Keep Fishing mode since the eyes will follow the cute turtle around the screen. We'd love to hear if you have ideas for future modes!…
- Steam Daily Deal! - 27 August 2026
Limited Daily Deal We’re super excited to announce that, as of now, our game is featured on Steam’s front page as part of the Daily Deal! It’s only for a limited time, so grab the game while you still can. Special Additional DealWe’ve been working closely with friends of ours, and today these games launch! As part of that, we’re also doing a release bundle to pass along some extra savings for anyone who wants to pick up the full collection and binge them this weekend.
- The Googly Eye Supporter DLC - 26 August 2026
We just launched the Googly Eye Supporter DLC! A black-hole-sized thank you to everyone who has played our game, recommended it to a friend, and left a review on Steam. We still can't believe how many of you have fed the Black Hole! This summer we've been hard at work on our next games (launching 3 of them tomorrow, August 27th), and we wanted to take a break from those to add a way to give your Black Hole cute little googly eyes. This is a 100% cosmetic supporter pack, and all purchases go toward funding future updates to this game, work on our future games, and just maybe work on a sequel. We're open to adding more settings for the googly eyes, so please let us know if you have any ideas. Patch Notes:Added support for the new Googly Eye Supporter DLCYou'll only see the eyes if you own the supporter packAdded a setting to enable/disable the googly eyesUpdated the "Our Next Games" banne…
- Patch 1.7.1 - 19 June 2026
Happy Friday! Just a few minor changes to add Orb to Roguelike Mode and then clean up a few items on the old ToDo list. Added in Orbs to Roguelike Mode Adjusted the balance of Roguelike mode a bit more considering pool of options increases Added a 1% chance of crit if they pick up crit bonus upgrades in Roguelike Mode Added a missing icon for Golden Asteroids in Roguelike Mode Made the Demo Mode easier to beat at the end
- Our Next Games + A New Game Mode - Patch 1.7.0 - 11 June 2026
Our Next Games + New Mode for Black HoleHey there, we hope you've had a nice start to your June! Cory and I are doing well and have been hard at work on our next games. As always a huge thank you for the continued support and feedback about our new modes! While we are busy cooking our next game we still have a few plans for new modes although no promises on when the next modes will come. Our New Studio:Cory (Thornity) and I (Aarimous) had such a great time co-creating A Game About Feeding A Black Hole that we decided to create our own studio Aarimout and Thornity. We are going to continue making games together and have expanded our efforts to partner with fellow indie developers to co-create their games. We think of it like a blender between developing and publishing their games. Our Next Games:Orb BreakerOur next game entirely developed by Cory (Thornity) and myself (Aarimous). Wishlis…
- Patch 1.6.4 - 1 June 2026
Small update to add links to our next games. If you enjoyed A Game About Feeding A Black Hole, these should be right up your alley! Our Next Games: Mining and DwarvesJust Keep FishingOrb BreakerAnd yes.. we are crazy enough to try and make 3 games at once! How.. you ask? Well we’ve partnered with 2 other solo indie devs to co-develop Mining and Dwarves and Just Keep Fishing. Whereas Orb Break is entirely Cory and myself. More to come on all these games shortly. Cheers, Aarimous
- Hotfix #3 (Part 2) - Patch 1.6.3 - 14 May 2026
Trying to fix a visual particle bug when using the play again button in Roguelike Mode.
- Hotfix #3 - Patch 1.6.3 - 13 May 2026
Ok, so the last patch made Roguelike Endless mode a bit too endless. So in this patch I tried to find a middle ground between the wall that existed in 1.6.1 and then linear scaling in 1.6.2. Let me know if this feels better. My goal is for the game to end at some point but for you to be able to push against the game to compete with each other to find a true world record sort of run. Added a % of the level indicator to the game over screen so you can see how far you got. Update the record for Roguelike mode to now show the level you achieved and the percent through that level. For example 12.56 would mean I beat level 12 and got 54% of the way to level 13. My goal here is to support showing off your best runs with each other.
- Hotfix #2 - Patch 1.6.2 - 12 May 2026
Adjusted Endless mode scaling for Roguelike Mode to remove the hard wall at 31. I mostly want to see how far you all can push in endless mode.Added controller support for the new Roguelike Mode upgrade screenFixed a controller bug where the game mode selector would lose focus when changing game modesAdded a thank you section to the credit for those who helped with translating our game
- Hotfix #1 - Patch 1.6.1 - 10 May 2026
Roguelike Mode: Lowered the matter needed to grow the black hole at level 20 by about 10% Significantly reduced the endless mode levels for the first 10 levels and then a more aggressive scaling will kick in after 30.
- New Roguelike Game Mode - Patch 1.6.0 - 8 May 2026
Thank you!I hope you’re having a wonderful start to your May! We recently hit 200,000 players… a number that I truly can’t even imagine. This game has changed my life and will allow me to keep making games and following my passions. A black hole sized thank you to everyone who has played our game, left a review, and shared it with a friend or two. If you haven't already please leave us a Steam review, it really helps us a lot!Roguelike Mode:This patch has been a long time coming and we’re excited to announce that Roguelike Mode is now live! Thank you to everyone who helped us test the various prototypes, shared feedback, and reported bugs. This is by far the most unique game mode we’ve released today and required a lot of changes under the hood as well as net new development for the user interface. This mode takes about 20 min to win, but we think it will take you a few tries so hopeful…
- Hotfix #1 - Patch 1.4.1 - 24 March 2026
Electric Moons Mode: Increased the "Chance to Spawn New Planet when a Planet Destroyed" upgrade to to be +50%. This will now make it so there's a 100% to spawn a planet and hopefully should fix the issue where some players could not beat the game mode on max upgrades.
- A lot of people waited for this sale - 19 March 2026
Today is our largest discount since its release in celebration of the Steam Spring Sale event. Alongside the sale, we added new content today.Bundle FriendsWhy play one game when you can play more than one? We've bundled with the awesome folks behind Outhold to offer you a bundle discount on their game as well.
- Electric Moons Mode - Patch 1.4.0 Changes - 19 March 2026
Electric Moons Mode - Patch 1.4.0 ChangesHey there! We hope you are having a nice March! This week the game hit almost 2,500 reviews on Steam. A huge thank you to everyone who has played the game, left a review, and shared it with a friend or two.So if you haven't already please leave us a Steam review, it really helps us a lot!New Game Mode!This patch contains a new game mode called Electric Moons with a brand new mechanic called Electric Break. We tried to answer the question “What if the breaker was charged up and triggered the electric effect?”. Plus then we added moons because they are fun and we like to make fun things. The mode takes around 15-20 minutes to complete, but I bet our speed runners can do it in under 10. What's Next for the Game?Cory and I have begun working on our next game and we are partnering with two other solo indie devs to co-develop their games. More info to…
- Flash Games Vibes Festival Discount - 7 February 2026
Time flies! A Game About Feeding A Black Hole is now back on discount for a limited time at -20% discount.We're also excited to offer an even further discount via Steam's bundling (purchase of buying multiple games).Enjoy, don't forget to keep feeding the black hole.~Cory ("Thornity")
- Localization Fixes & Patch 1.3.1 Changes - 6 February 2026
Localization Fixes & Patch 1.3.1 ChangesHey there! We hope you had a nice start to February. This week the game hit 2000 reviews on Steam. A huge thank you to everyone who has played the game, left a review, and shared it with a friend or two. We're always blown away when we hear about someone finding our game after their friend recommends it to them.So if you haven't already please leave us a Steam review, it really helps us a lot!Localization Help: We'd love some more help cleaning up the current translations. To help you can join our Discord Server and make a post localization-help channel sharing the language or languages you are comfortable reviewing.Reward: If you help us I'll send you a free Steam key for the game that you can use yourself or share with a friend.We need help with:JapaneseItalianKoreanThaiCatalanVietnamese Let us know if your language isn't listed here and if you…
- New Game Mode & Patch 1.3 Changes - 23 January 2026
New Game Mode & Patch 1.3 ChangesHappy New Year! Crazy that January is already almost over. So far the month has been a lot busier that Cory and I had expected (a good problem to have), and we've loved seeing people continue to find and play out game. I've been thrilled to see the reviews continue to pour in and it's always heartwarming to hear from a player who enjoyed the game.If you haven't already please leave us a Steam review, it really helps us a lot! Speed Running:We now officially have a category on Speed Run .com. We'd love to see more times submitted over there and maybe see if there world record can can go sub 50 min. What We're Working On:Roguelike mode! Thank you for all the feedback you've given after playing the proof of concept on the beta testing branch. We are still not sure when this mode will be ready, but I have a few good ideas which I think will address a majorit…
- 100k Copies Sold & Steam Deck Verified! - 7 January 2026
Wow..... we're still in a bit of shock...We hit 100k copies sold on January 4th, just 20 days after launch!We’ve been busy fixing issues related to Steam Deck support, and on January 5th Valve came back with the results: we’re now Steam Deck Verified!We’re still cooking on things behind the scenes. I’m looking at bringing the demo version into the main game as closely as possible, given how differently the money scales compared to the demo.Andy shipped a roguelite mode to the beta branch to start testing out the vibes. How to join the beta, here.Thank you for all the comments and suggestions, we've been working through all of them.More details to come in the future. Enjoy feeding the hole.~Cory aka "Thornity"
- 1000 Reviews and Patch 1.2 Changes - 24 December 2025
1000 Reviews and Over 70k PlayersHappy Holiday! Fun fact the Black Hole is still hungry even though you might be stuffed.. so make sure to keep on feeding it! The game recently hit 1000 reviews on Steam and over 70k total players (a number that we honestly didn't think we’d hit in our wildest dream). So another huge Black Hole sized thank you to anyone who's play our game and left us a review.If you haven't already please leave us a Steam review, it really helps us a lot!This is likely our last patch for the year as both Cory and I are going to take a much needed vacation to rest, relax, and celebrate the holidays with our friends and family. We plan to be back the first week in January, but we will still do hotfixes as needed. I plan to check in daily to answer any questions via Steam Discussions and Discord, but we are only a two person dev team, so please be patient as we might not b…
- Developer Q&A Highlights - 20 December 2025
Day 6 UpdateWe hope you are having a nice weekend and are keeping the Black Hole well fed. If you haven't already please leave us a Steam review, it really helps us a lot! After a long and crazy launch week Cory and I are taking a break this weekend and will try and get one more major patch out before we take a longer vacation for the holidays. We don't want to make any promises but here's a post if you want to know more about what we are working on. Cheers, Andy AarimousDeveloper Q&AHere's a highlight video from our live Q&A episode of my podcast Scope Creepers yesterday on my Twitch channel. Please note that everything we talked about during the Q&A is subject to change.
