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A Hole New World cover art

A Hole New World

MadGearGames · 2017-05-19

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 04, 2019 (PlayStation Vita), May 19, 2017 (Linux), May 19, 2017 (Mac), Apr 04, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), May 19, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 05, 2017 (PlayStation 4)

The city is being invaded by monsters from the Upside Down World! You, the Potion Master, must defeat evil all alone, with no tutorials or "Easy Mode" to assist you. You'll have to rely on the help of Fäy, your companion fairy, and your potions!

A Hole New World is an Action and Indie game released in 2017, priced at $9.99, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (75% of 102 reviews) and an estimated owner base of 20,000 .. 50,000.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

0
playing now
75%
positive of 102 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
4.50★
PlayStation Store rating (16 ratings)
12h
to beat · rushed 5h · completionist 15h
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 00:00 UTC (census sample)

The city is being invaded by monsters from the Upside Down World! You, the Potion Master, must defeat evil all alone, with no tutorials or "Easy Mode" to assist you. You'll have to rely on the help of Fäy, your companion fairy, and your potions!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 39% of 27,912 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 2.5k–6.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 102 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2025-12-18) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 4 of 13 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
131320172026Week of 2017-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-16 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 00:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$1.492017-05-192026-10-112017-05-19 — best price $8.992017-07-05 — best price $9.992017-11-01 — best price $9.992017-12-21 — best price $4.992018-02-19 — best price $9.992018-10-30 — best price $4.492018-11-27 — best price $9.992019-02-04 — best price $3.992019-07-10 — best price $9.992019-11-26 — best price $6.492020-01-02 — best price $9.992020-06-25 — best price $2.992020-11-02 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $2.492021-02-15 — best price $9.992021-10-22 — best price $9.992021-11-24 — best price $2.992022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-06-23 — best price $1.992023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-12-21 — best price $1.992024-03-21 — best price $9.992025-07-02 — best price $1.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992026-03-19 — best price $1.492026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-09-13 — best price $9.992026-10-04 — best price $9.992026-10-11 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
45.9%
earned "A HOLE New World"
2.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Spanish - Latin America

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2017-05-19 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2D1980sFunnyIndieRetroActionAdventureDifficultPlatformerSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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