Adventure · October 25, 2013
Nihilumbra (2013)
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... Advise: 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. Nihilumbra presskit.
Adventure releases from 2013
29 Adventure titles launched in 2013 — top 6 by review volume.
Peer Adventure titles
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Indie · 120
- Adventure · 91
- Platformer · 91
- Puzzle · 87
- Casual · 74
- Puzzle-Platformer · 69
- Atmospheric · 61
- 2D · 58
- Singleplayer · 55
- Narration · 51
- Great Soundtrack · 41
- Story Rich · 33
- Difficult · 28
- Short · 26
- Beautiful · 21
Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 2.9k Steam reviews | Top 72% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 88% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 61% |
| Metacritic | 75/100 | Genre average 77 — top 70% of Adventure titles |
| Engagement hours | 5 h average | Top 63% for session depth among Adventure |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (11)
- English volume_up
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Russian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Polish
- Simplified Chinese
- Catalan volume_up
Full audio (2)
- English
- Catalan
Reception Metrics
Steam community
88%Very Positive · 2.9k reviews
2.6k positive · 354 negative
Metacritic
75/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
6.3/10
Curator recommendations
2.3k
Press Quotes
“is the kind of game that many will look over because they think they’ve played things like it hundreds of times before. It’s not. This is a project filled with incredibly smart puzzle design and an important message at its core. Anyone who absentmindedly picked it up during a sale should do themselves a favor and play right now. If you don’t yet own it, then definitely consider making a purchase in the near future. Nihilumbra is a thoroughly enjoyable…
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
5h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
3h
Typical completion time
Achievements
24
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Oct 25, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Developer | BeautiFun Games |
| Base price | $2.39 -70% |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Editions & Packages
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