Other holes can consume the player's hole resulting in 'death' and respawning several seconds later. Players need to utilize the game's real-time physics to their advantage and optimize their path for effective growth. If an object is too big it will not fall in and might block the way preventing other objects from going through. Gradually the hole becomes larger and capable of sucking in buildings and smaller holes. In Classic mode, the player's objective is to become the largest hole by the end of a two-minute round by traveling around the area and consuming trees, humans, cars, and other objects which fall into the hole if appropriately sized. Hole.io combines several gameplay mechanics.

It has also been criticized for being promoted as a multiplayer game when the other 'players' are likely computer-controlled NPCs. Some critics however, characterized the game as a clone of the 2018 independent game Donut County. By consuming various objects, holes will increase in size, allowing players to consume larger objects as well as the smaller holes of other players.Ĭritics praised the game when it debuted, and it took the top spot in the free apps section on the App Store and on Google Play. Players control a hole in the ground that can move around the map. Hole.io is a 2018 arcade physics puzzle game with battle royale mechanics created by French studio Voodoo for Android and iOS.

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