Nihilumbra
Fair · Narrative · 2013
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $7.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 2.6h
- Value
- $3.07/hr
- Reviews
- 88% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 3 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Discover the beautiful world of Nihilumbra and join Born on his adventure to find himself whilst trying to escape from his inevitable curse. Born was created from the absolute nothingness: The Void. But somehow he separates himself from the black emptiness and appears in the world.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
October 2014 is where it bottomed out, at $1.99. It has been discounted 135 times in the 13 years tracked here, typically at 70 percent off, with about 5 weeks between sales.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 7 percent on value. It is better reviewed than 88 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Creaks ($19.99, scores 67) beats it on value, while it beats Pinstripe ($14.99, scores 49).
The press gave it 75; the people who bought it give it 88 percent. A 13-point gap in the buyer's favour.
This site sampled 349 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 1 was written by a buyer who refunded it, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 77 percent of the 403 reviews written there were positive, against 88 percent overall, and those are 18 percent of everything written about it.
Finishing takes 2.6 hours; clearing it takes 10, which is 3.9 times the campaign.
The drop-off
76% start to 5% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
This is a simple but interesting puzzle-platformer. Some parts can be frustrating, especially when you get stuck, but figuring things out is fun. 👁️ What I like most are the messages that appear during the game. Some are kind of rage bait and criticize you, but others are meaningful and can teach or motivate you. Overall, it's fun little game with some good messages. 🌌
A very complete and holistic game. Beautifully designed, quite forgiving in the story mode, probably a little naive with its message... it is nonetheless shares a kind perspective and gives you something.
I'll be honest, I don't understand all the good reviews for this game. Maybe its just not my thing, but I found this so horribly bad and unpleasant. Reminder: below is my opinion, you can like whatever garbage you want :) *yes I'm combative after this experience* The voice acting is just awful, but the script is even worse. If you enjoy being spoken to like a toddler for hours and told the same things over and over...
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
Cite this score
Nihilumbra scores 65/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/252670/nihilumbraReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26, price as of Oct 1.
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