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HOLEIO
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HOLEIO

Published byMystic Box Studios708 playsQuick play
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What is HOLEIO?

HOLEIO is a short 3D arcade game where you control a black hole in a small city. Anything narrower than your hole falls in, and every meal makes you bigger, unlocking larger prey from pebbles and trash cans all the way to skyscrapers. You have a two-minute clock and a rival hole that can swallow you if it gets much bigger. Eat quickly to build a chain multiplier and finish with the highest score you can.

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Key facts

Genre
Arcade
Players
1 (single player)
Session length
Under 5 min
Platform
Web browser
Devices
Desktop, Tablet, Mobile
Price
Free
Sign-up
Not required

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Mystic Box Studios
@mystic_box

Rune-carved dungeon crawlers, arcane spellcraft, and puzzle mysteries.

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How the hole grows

You begin tiny, swallowing grass, pebbles and flowers. Each object you eat adds to your size, and the Size meter at the top fills toward the next level, which is named at the bottom of the screen. The ladder runs Grass and Pebbles, Street Junk, Bushes and Benches, Trees, Cars, Houses, Small Buildings, Big Towers and Skyscrapers. An object only falls in when your hole is wide enough for it, so growing is how you reach the high-value targets.

Controls

Mouse: press and hold, then move
The hole heads toward the cursor
Touch: drag anywhere
A floating joystick appears; drag farther to move faster
WASD or Arrow keys
Move the hole
Play Again button
Start a new round after the results screen

Playing a round

  1. Start by moving over small things near you. They fall in without effort and grow the hole quickly.
  2. Watch the Next label and the progress bar. When the bar fills, you reach a new size and can swallow the next class of objects.
  3. Keep eating without long gaps. Rapid bites build a chain, and every three links add 0.5x to your score multiplier, up to 5x.
  4. Keep an eye on the rival hole. If you are clearly bigger you can swallow it for a large bonus; if it is clearly bigger, move away.
  5. When the two-minute timer ends you see your final score, place, size, items eaten, mass and the standings.

What matters for score

  • Each object has its own point value, from a few points for pebbles to hundreds for towers and several hundred for big skyscrapers.
  • The chain multiplier rewards continuous eating, so staying near dense areas pays more than chasing one big building.
  • Swallowing the rival gives a bonus on top of its object value, and it returns after a short wait.
  • Being swallowed by the rival ends the round early with a SWALLOWED screen, keeping the score you already earned.
  • The results screen compares you with the rival and shows your personal best.

Tips

  • Clear the dense small stuff first. It builds your size and your chain faster than hunting for a single large target.
  • Do not drift into a bigger rival; it needs to be about a quarter bigger than you and cover you to swallow you, so you have room to flee.
  • Wait for the size level before steering for a tall building; the hole must be at least as wide as the object.
  • The clock speeds up the tension with ticks in the last ten seconds, so save a final sweep of valuable objects for the end.

What to play next

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SNACK FRENZY — This game is a food-collecting runner where eating makes your character grow.

HOLEIO FAQ

How long is a round?

A round lasts about two minutes. A countdown shows the time left, and ticks sound in the last ten seconds.

How do I move on mouse and touch?

On a mouse, hold the button and move, and the hole steers toward the cursor. On touch, drag anywhere to get a floating joystick. WASD and the arrow keys also work.

What can I swallow?

Anything your hole is wide enough for. Bigger holes unlock bigger classes: street junk, trees, cars, houses and finally skyscrapers.

How does the rival hole work?

It also eats objects and grows. If you are clearly larger you can swallow it; if it is clearly larger and reaches you, it swallows you and the round ends.

How do I get a higher multiplier?

Keep eating with short gaps. Each chain of three bites adds 0.5x, and the multiplier tops out at 5x.

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