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HOLE cover art

HOLE

NEGAFISH · 2024-11-28

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Nov 28, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Casual & Hard FPS. Be careful with jam.

HOLE is a $4.99 Action and Indie game released in 2024, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 3892 reviews).

12
playing now
94%
positive of 3.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2
Nexus mods (160 downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

12 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

HOLE trailer thumbnail

The Hole Official Trailer #1 (2012) - Joe Dante Movie HD

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 12 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 163 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~20/week).
  • · Review velocity down 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 78k–175k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,892 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.28 at Steam (2022-12-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 6 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22222220242026Week of 2024-11-28: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-12: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-30: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-27: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-03: 164 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 152 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 222 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 118 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 198 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-20: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-27: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2352026-09-15 02:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 10 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 10 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 8 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 8 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 8 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 9 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 9 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 13 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 7 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 6 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 10 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 12 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 18 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 9 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 11 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 17 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 12 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 11 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 19 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1064Dec 2024Aug 2026Dec 2024 — avg 9 · peak 34Jan 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Feb 2025 — avg 36 · peak 140Mar 2025 — avg 26 · peak 84Apr 2025 — avg 106 · peak 207May 2025 — avg 40 · peak 110Jun 2025 — avg 40 · peak 110Jul 2025 — avg 38 · peak 83Aug 2025 — avg 70 · peak 490Sep 2025 — avg 33 · peak 88Oct 2025 — avg 28 · peak 78Nov 2025 — avg 24 · peak 56Dec 2025 — avg 22 · peak 57Jan 2026 — avg 21 · peak 46Feb 2026 — avg 18 · peak 47Mar 2026 — avg 13 · peak 27Apr 2026 — avg 14 · peak 43May 2026 — avg 25 · peak 117Jun 2026 — avg 23 · peak 90Jul 2026 — avg 18 · peak 47Aug 2026 — avg 20 · peak 43
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$4.99$0.282022-05-132026-08-202022-05-13 — best price $4.992022-06-23 — best price $1.242022-07-07 — best price $1.992022-07-16 — best price $0.992022-08-04 — best price $2.992022-08-16 — best price $0.992022-09-01 — best price $0.742022-09-08 — best price $0.992022-10-06 — best price $0.742022-10-20 — best price $0.992022-12-22 — best price $0.282023-01-05 — best price $0.992024-11-28 — best price $4.492024-12-12 — best price $4.992025-03-13 — best price $3.992025-03-20 — best price $4.992025-06-27 — best price $3.992025-07-10 — best price $4.992025-08-09 — best price $3.992025-08-16 — best price $4.992025-09-29 — best price $3.992025-10-06 — best price $4.992025-11-01 — best price $3.992025-11-08 — best price $4.992025-12-18 — best price $3.992026-01-05 — best price $4.992026-02-11 — best price $3.992026-02-18 — best price $4.992026-03-19 — best price $3.992026-03-26 — best price $4.992026-04-24 — best price $3.992026-05-08 — best price $4.992026-06-25 — best price $3.992026-07-09 — best price $4.992026-08-06 — best price $4.492026-08-20 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DFPSIndieActionCombatHorrorShooterSurrealViolentAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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