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A Hole New World

Buy75%

Mostly Positive · 104 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

MadGearGames · Action · May 19, 2017

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
38
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio0 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy A Hole New World?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 104 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 54 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
23 of 54 sampled reviews raised it
Elephant in the room : how good is the gravity inversion mechanic handled ?
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
11 of 54 sampled reviews raised it
A Hole New World have 8-bit graphics like the classics,everything works well and without issues.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
10 of 54 sampled reviews raised it
A Hole New World is a deliberately old-school action platformer that embraces the spirit, difficulty, and design philosophy of classic 8-bit games while introducing a clever twist that keeps its gameplay from feeling like pure imitation.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 54 sampled reviews raised it
The chiptune soundtrack is amazing and it works very well in combination with the other aspects of this game.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay23 reviews
Graphics11 reviews
Difficulty10 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
83% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
33% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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