Nihilumbra

3.1 out of 5
9 User Ratings
5 Stars
11%
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4 Stars
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Discover the beautiful world of Nihilumbra and join Born on his adventure to find himself whilst trying to escape from his inevitable curse.
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About Nihilumbra

About this game

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. This is where his long odyssey begins, in which he will learn how to use the colors around him to gain powerful abilities and transform the world.

However, his experiences come at a high price. The Void must be one. It seeks to reclaim him and will never stop chasing him, destroying everything in its path along the way.
To survive, Born will have to condemn the earth he walks to its inevitable obliteration by The Void...

Nihilumbra has been designed in a way that everyone can enjoy its story, even without previous experience with puzzle games. However, players seeking for a challenge will find it on the second half of the game: the Void Mode.

Key Features

 

  • The ability to change ground physics using five different colors.
  • Use five worlds as your canvas and transform them at your will.
  • Original soundtrack composed by Álvaro Lafuente.
  • Unlock a great surprise by completing the game. Replayability assured.


New for this version

  • Voice Acting
  • Levels adapted to widescreen.
  • New HD Textures.
  • Improved and Fully Remastered Soundtrack.
  • Art gallery.
  • Re-imagined and intuitive controls and menus.
  • Improved atmospheric and weather effects.

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
October 25, 2013
Developer:
BeautiFun Games
Publisher:
BeautiFun Games
Rating:
ACB rating of 6
ESRB rating of 6
PEGI rating of 7
USK rating of 6
Supported Languages:
English
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Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
  • Processor: 1.6 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 3 GB available space

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Snow Leopard or later
  • Processor: Intel Mac
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 3 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Nihilumbra is not compatible with Apple Trackpad.

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • Processor: 1.6 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 3 GB available space

Critic Reviews

75

Vandal

80 / 100
"Another gem of its genre, that engages us like only a few titles can. Just a little recommendation: go for a second play-through when you finish it. There's a nice surprise...

4Players.de

78 / 100
"This surreal trip delivers an interesting rhythm of puzzles and platforming."

IGN Italia

55 / 100
"Nihilumbra, mixing action and cleverness, is unable to create a perfect balance between the two souls and the result it's a sort of disappointment. The lack of rhythm,...
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0% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

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Just Right
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Tough
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Unforgiving
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Relax & enjoy! 60%  of players consider this game to be Just Right

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Play Behaviour

Tried It
13.46%
Played It
3.85%
Halfway
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Beat It
61.54%
Conquered It
17.31%
Completionist! 17.31%  of players have Conquered It

Nihilumbra User Reviews

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User Rating

Average score from 9 ratings
56% of users would recommend this.
3.1

User Ratings Breakdown

5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Recommended

Fanatical User
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You can watch my Video Review here: https://youtu.be/YhQ_XGRv2Js Interesting story, original game mechanics based on colors, atmospheric graphics, responsive control and orchestral music are on the plus side. There are not many flaws, maybe a too high difficulty of some passages and sometimes annoying commentary. Is this game worth to play? The answer is yes indeed! Pros: - original game mechanics - story - graphics - control - music Cons: - difficulty - sometimes commentary I really enjoyed the game so I am giving it Thumbs Up and VideoGaming Father's Index 8 out of 10.
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Recommended

Fanatical User
Verified purchase
I knew nothing about this game at the moment I bought it. Worth every penny, true hidden gem. If you like logic platformers which don`t require cat-like reflexes Nihilumbra is the game for you. Don`t play it when you are down, it`s a bit depressing.
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Not great, not terrible.

Kal Wardin
Verified purchase
A decent idea that feels underdeveloped. I only found a few of the puzzles in the game challenging; the rest were fairly trivial. The voiceover isn't great, either. I'd still give it a light recommendation if you can find it on sale. Otherwise, I'd recommend GRIS instead (it deals with similar themes).
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Frequently Asked Questions

Somewhere in the middle. 25% of GameFAQs users said Nihilumbra is Simple or Easy. 60% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 15% of GameFAQs users said Nihilumbra is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to PEGI, Nihilumbra is suitable for players aged 7 and above.
Yes, Nihilumbra is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck.
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
Minimum:
  • OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
  • Processor: 1.6 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 3 GB available space
Minimum:
  • OS: Snow Leopard or later
  • Processor: Intel Mac
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 3 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Nihilumbra is not compatible with Apple Trackpad.
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 8 hours.
55% of critics on Metacritic recommend Nihilumbra. The Metascore is 75 out of 100.
56% of Fanatical users recommend Nihilumbra. The average review score is 3.1/5
Nihilumbra was released on October 25, 2013
Yes, Nihilumbra supports MacOS.
Yes, Nihilumbra supports Linux.
Nihilumbra is published by BeautiFun Games
Nihilumbra was developed by BeautiFun Games
Fanatical users tagged Nihilumbra as Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, and Casual
Fanatical users tagged Nihilumbra as Atmospheric, Great Soundtrack, Difficult, and Short
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Nihilumbra as having Singleplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Nihilumbra as Adventure
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Nihilumbra as Platformer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Nihilumbra as Puzzle

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