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HOLE

NEGAFISH · 2024-11-28

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

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

Casual & Hard FPS. Be careful with jam.

20
playing now
94%
positive of 3.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

20 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 20 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 19% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 77k–173k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,854 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

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

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 7 of 16 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

3982026-08-12 00:00 — 20 players2026-08-12 15:00 — 24 players2026-08-13 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-13 23:00 — 20 players2026-08-14 15:00 — 23 players2026-08-15 07:00 — 19 players2026-08-15 22:00 — 28 players2026-08-16 14:00 — 36 players2026-08-17 06:00 — 22 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 23 players2026-08-18 14:00 — 39 players2026-08-19 06:00 — 24 players2026-08-19 21:00 — 17 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 16 players2026-08-21 05:00 — 20 players2026-08-21 21:00 — 26 players2026-08-22 12:00 — 29 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 24 players2026-08-23 20:00 — 24 players2026-08-24 12:00 — 14 players2026-08-25 04:00 — 15 players2026-08-25 19:00 — 20 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 14 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 17 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 13 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 15 players2026-08-28 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 21 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 20 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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

Player tags

3DFPSIndieActionCombatHorrorShooterSurrealViolentAtmospheric

Census log

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

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