- Hot Fix - Post Processing Bug - 4 July 2026
Fixed a bug that caused disabling post-processing to break the game. :)
- Curvature and QOL - 4 July 2026
Curvature Reward ChangesCollapse Curvature rewards have been adjusted to favor larger black holes more heavily instead of rewarding pressure-heavy runs as much as before.This is a balance change I would really like feedback on. Upcoming hotfixes will be based on player response, so please let me know how the new rewards feel.AddedAdded purchase multiplier options to upgrade rows.You can now buy 1, 3, 5, or as many levels as you can afford per row.This gives more control without needing to rely only on Level All.Added a visual indicator for sales to Black Hole upgrade groups.This shows which branch you are currently invested in.It also shows which groups receive a discount when Gravitational Budgeting is unlocked.ImprovedModified the Curvature reward formula to reward larger black holes more heavily than pressure.Collapse sequences can now be skipped immediately.Updated certain Universal…
- Desktop Stability Update - 27 June 2026
Draggable HUD panels, hybrid GPU stability, and desktop polish. Thank you for the continued reports, especially around hybrid graphics and HUD layout. This update adds draggable panels, strengthens GPU startup handling on Windows, and fixes several layout and stability issues. Happy growing! Added Added draggable HUD panels for the Growth ladder and Disk pressure readout. Drag to move, or double-click a panel to reset its position. Added a reset control in Advanced settings to restore all draggable HUD panels to their default placements. Added a Mute collapse warning toggle in Audio settings to silence the disk pressure warning when a forced collapse is near. Improved Improved hybrid GPU support on the Windows desktop build, with stronger graphics strategy checks during startup and more reliable recovery when the wrong GPU is detected. Improved desktop launch stability on hybrid laptops…
- 25,000 COPIES SOLD!!! - 26 June 2026
25,000 Copies Sold in Less Than 3 Days Wow. I honestly do not even know what to say. How To Grow a Black Hole was never expected to become a hit, and I never imagined this many people would be playing it this soon after launch. The past few days have been hectic, exciting, overwhelming, and exhausting in the best possible way. First, thank you. Every person who bought the game, left a review, reported a bug, joined the Discord, shared feedback, or simply gave the game a chance helped make this happen. It genuinely means a lot. Stability, Performance, and Fixes Since launch, there have been issues with performance, compatibility, quality-of-life features, and plenty of smaller edge cases. Some were expected. Some definitely were not. My brother and I have been working as hard as we can since release to fix issues quickly. We have already pushed several updates, and we are still digging i…
- The Click Actually Clicks Now Hotfix - 26 June 2026
This small hotfix addresses a couple of issues reported after the latest update. FixedFixed feed source and black hole upgrades requiring a hold even for a single purchase. Clicking now buys one upgrade, while holding still works for rapid repeat purchases.Fixed a rare startup issue where the game could hang on the GPU check screen. Restarting the game usually cleared it, but startup should now be more reliable.Happy growing!
- The Quality of Life Black Hole Update - 26 June 2026
Offline Simulation, Leaderboards, UI Improvements, and PerformanceThank you for the continued reports and feedback. This update focuses on improving offline simulation loading times, fixing save issues, improving leaderboard behavior, reducing unnecessary CPU usage, and making the UI clearer across different screen sizes. AddedAdded research and run modifiers to the top metrics. You can now hover over these metrics to see more detailed modifier information.Added a full modifier info panel to top bar metrics, showing per-run modifiers, curvature research bonuses, and size bonuses.Added a minute-average stat for disk matter, giving a clearer view of disk matter changes over a longer period of time.Added the ability to see your leaderboard placement even if you are not in the top 300.Added size and weight references to the leaderboard.Added the ability to double-click research to unlock it…
- How To Grow a Black Hole - Patch 1.0.2 - 26 June 2026
Startup, Display Settings Memory, and Graphics Compatibility Thank you for the continued bug reports and startup feedback. This minor update focuses on improving desktop launch reliability, making startup progress clearer, and remembering your display setup between sessions. Added Added a startup screen during desktop launch with load progress and recovery options if the game takes longer than expected to open. Added display settings memory for the desktop build. The game now remembers your window size, window position, selected monitor in windowed mode, and the monitor you last used for fullscreen. Improved Improved hybrid-GPU startup behavior on laptops and multi-GPU systems. Added clearer automatic fallback behavior when the game detects a graphics mismatch. Added startup recovery actions, including copying diagnostics, opening the log folder, and relaunching in compatibility mode. F…
- The Much Much Needed Update - 24 June 2026
Performance, Display, and Upgrade Clarity PatchThank you to everyone who has been helping find bugs and diagnose issues. This patch covers a lot of widely reported problems, and the game should now be much more performant, with a handful of quality-of-life improvements too.This update focuses on display and performance polish, along with clearer upgrade labels and automation controls. FPS limits should now work properly, hybrid laptop GPU selection has been improved, feed source metrics should be easier to understand, and several UI layout issues have been cleaned up.Up next: fixing cheating and exploitation issues. More on that soon. Happy growing!AddedAdded a Preferred GPU control in Display settings for hybrid laptops, with options for Automatic, High Performance, Power Saving, and specific GPU adapters when multiple GPUs are available.Added a one-time heads-up on hybrid systems if t…
- Post-launch Recap and Response - 24 June 2026
Hey everyone, First off, thank you. The game has grown way beyond what I ever expected, and everyone who has purchased it has genuinely helped make one of my dreams come true. Seeing people play something I made has been unreal, and I’m extremely grateful for the support, feedback, bug reports, and patience so far. That said, there are a few important things I want to address. AI Accusations I’ve seen a handful of accusations that the game, especially the UI, was made using AI. I want to be very clear: that is not true. The UI, code, art, and design were made by me. I have a background in web design and web development, which likely explains why the UI has the style it does. I completely understand why people are cautious about AI-generated games right now, but in this case, the accusation is false. I honestly thought the UI turned out pretty well, but I also know it can be improved, an…
- Release Update - 23 June 2026
The Game Is Out!!!The game is finally out, and I am beyond excited for everyone to get their hands on it. I am also a little nervous, of course. This has been a huge journey, and seeing the game reach this point still feels unreal. A lot of quality-of-life improvements have been made for launch, including visual improvements, better translations, a brand-new French localization, display options, tutorial improvements, leaderboard fixes, and more. I am really looking forward to seeing everyone on the leaderboard. Don't forget to have fun, experiment, optimize, and grow the biggest black hole you can. Also, hop into the Discord if you want to be part of the community and help shape the future of the game. Thank YouThank you for over 24 THOUSAND wishlists. That is absolutely insane. A few more crazy things: as of writing this, the game is currently the 12th most popular upcoming game on St…
- Next Fest is over! - 22 June 2026
Hello everyone! First off, I just want to say that this past week has easily been one of the most exciting weeks of my life. I’ve always wanted to create games. Over the past few years, I’ve been working a lot, learning even more, and slowly trying to turn that dream into something real. And now, I finally did it. I made a game, and that game releases tomorrow at 10 AM. The game will be available for $3.99, with a 15% launch discount for the first week, bringing it down to $3.39! This whole thing still feels completely surreal to me. I never really expected this game to become popular, or honestly even be enjoyed by this many people. To me, it was just a dream, quite literally, that I decided to turn into reality because I thought it would be fun to make and fun to play. But as of writing this, the game has passed 15,000 wishlists, and it could very likely hit 20,000 today. Not only tha…
- How To Grow a Black Hole Update - 21 June 2026
FixedFixed an issue where feed sources "X AE required to unlock" would not update unless the user interacted with the game.Fixed an issue where the info cards on upgrades would not update until the user hovered off and then hovered back over. Stats will now update in real time.Fixed an issue with the research screen and progression page clipping out of the game while windowed.Fixed an issue that would occur on very specific systems and cause bad screen tearing. This should now be resolved.TweakedAdded stat info to feed source upgrades, users can now see how much the next upgrade will improve the feed source.Improved the visual of the research progress bar, it now looks much better.Music now plays more frequently at random intervals between 8-28 seconds, instead of 45 seconds to 2 minutes. An option for continuous music will be included in the next update!
- 8000 WISHLISTS!!!! - 21 June 2026
Today we hit 8000 wishlists and climbing! Thank you so much to everyone who has wishlisted the game, played the demo, filled out the survey, or shared feedback. I genuinely never expected this game to get this much attention. What started as a small side project I was making in my free time has now reached 8,000 wishlists, and at the current rate, it may even hit 10,000 wishlists tomorrow. That is honestly insane. I’m really excited, and also a bit nervous for everyone to get their hands on the full game this Tuesday.What’s Next?? Over the last two weeks, the game has been my main focus. I’ve been fixing bugs, reading community feedback, and writing down ideas that I want to add in future updates. Some of the things I’m planning include: Improved gameplay feedback! Clearer visuals for what is happening, such as numbers popping up when particles enter the black hole. Among other things t…
- How To Grow a Black Hole Update - 20 June 2026
AddedAdded the option to skip the collapse sequence by holding LMB.TweakedTweaked the survey to include a new question regarding purchasing the game.FixedFixed bug that caused the game to create ghost duplicate while alt-tabbing out of the game.
- The Much Needed Update - 19 June 2026
Beautiful Celestial Beings!Thank you to everyone around the world who has been completing the survey. The feedback has been astonishing, insightful, and extremely motivating. You guys are amazing.This update focuses on fixing several issues reported through the survey, along with improvements to UI scaling, display settings, particle behavior, and music frequency.I also added two new ambient songs: “Sequence1” and “Dots in the Sky.” I hope you enjoy the update. There is much more to come soon.
- How To Grow a Black Hole Update - 10 June 2026
TweakedReworked the collapse sequence visuals.Improved performance significantly during heavy particle load, collapses, and UI overlays.FixedFixed an issue where the accretion disk could reset or disappear during collapses.Fixed an issue where the black hole scene could freeze while the progression panel was open.
- How To Grow a Black Hole Launches June 23rd! - 8 June 2026
I’m excited to officially announce that How To Grow a Black Hole will release on June 23rd, 2026.The game will launch on Steam for $3.99 USD.Release DetailsRelease Date: June 23rd, 2026 Launch Time: 10:00 AM PDT Platform: Steam Price: $3.99 USDGlobal Launch TimesHow To Grow a Black Hole will unlock globally on June 23rd, 2026 at 10:00 AM PDT.For players outside of the Pacific time zone, the launch time will be:CityLocal Release TimeLos AngelesJune 23, 10:00 AM PDTNew YorkJune 23, 1:00 PM EDTLondonJune 23, 6:00 PM BSTMoscowJune 23, 8:00 PM MSKNew DelhiJune 23, 10:30 PM ISTTokyoJune 24, 2:00 AM JSTSydneyJune 24, 3:00 AM AEST Launch PriceHow To Grow a Black Hole will launch for $3.99 USD, with regional pricing available across supported Steam regions.A few of the major launch prices include:CurrencyPriceUSD$3.99EUR€4,15GBP£3.59JPY¥530CADCDN$4.59AUDA$5.75About the GameHow To Grow a Black Ho…
- How To Grow a Black Hole Demo - Out Now! - 2 June 2026
The demo for How To Grow a Black Hole is officially available now on Steam.Jump in, start growing your black hole, and see how far you can push the limits before everything spirals out of control.Play the DemoThe demo gives you an early look at the core gameplay, progression, and chaotic growth systems we’ve been working on. We’re excited to finally let players try it for themselves.What to ExpectGrow your black hole from a small anomaly into something far more destructiveExperiment with upgrades and progressionConsume, expand, and push your run as far as possibleGet an early feel for the systems we’re building for the full gameWe Want Your FeedbackThis demo is an important step for us, and player feedback will help shape the game moving forward.After you play, let us know what you think. We’re especially interested in feedback on:Game feelProgression pacingUpgrade balanceClarity and on…
- The Big Hud Update - 26 May 2026
AddedAdded frost-style panels across the top bar, feed and upgrade rails, and the bottom dock.Added a starfield backdrop on the research screen, plus a grid layout and a Curvature balance readout in the corner.Research details has been reworked to be more visually compelling and easier to read.Progression, Settings, Leaderboard, Welcome Back, and Patch Notes all share the same look as the in-game HUD.Its a pretty nice change.FixedSmoother play during long sessions, with less hitchiness when the simulation is running hot.The black hole scene now updates disk and pressure visuals without redrawing the whole 3D view every tick.Matter captures now batch together so late-game particle storms do not stutter the UI.Hold-to-feed no longer spams fire sound loads. Those clips are ready when you need them.Opening Patch Notes no longer risks a crash when certain visual effects are enabled.Grapefrui…
- How To Grow a Black Hole Update - 12 May 2026
AddedAdded a larger, scrollable Patch Notes view that can be opened from Settings.Added company splash music support at launch.Added a new splash sequence that fades from stars into warp speed, then reveals the black hole and game title.Added two research upgrades: Feed Lane Controls and Reversible Upgrade Paths.FixedSplash music now starts with the splash sequence in the Electron game shell instead of waiting for a click.Collapse music no longer cuts off early. Tracks now play through with their intended fade.Fixed upgrade row highlights that could stick after a purchase.Fixed downgrade and sell pulses so they play on the correct action.Fixed upgrade tier bar spacing and milestone labels.Fixed upgrade affordability states so unaffordable upgrades are clearly dimmed.Fixed the feed source cost reduction research info so it shows the full-stack discount instead of a source price.TweakedRe…
