Games like Hole.io
Hole.io is a phone game by Voodoo, released in 2018. You steer a black hole around a city, swallow objects to grow and race other holes to be the biggest. The games below share that simple joy: start small, eat everything, end huge.
Why swallowing things is so satisfying
You can see your progress all the time. First a cone, then a bench, then a car, then a building. Each size step unlocks new things to eat, and the other players turn from threats into food. A round is two minutes, so the loop is short and easy to repeat.
Swallow and grow games like Hole.io
- Katamari Damacy. Namco's 2004 classic where you roll a sticky ball that picks up everything, from pins to people to islands. Katamari Damacy Reroll brought it to modern consoles and PC.
- Donut County. Ben Esposito's 2018 story game about a hole in the ground that grows as things fall in. On phones, PC and consoles.
- Tasty Planet. Dingo Games' 2006 game where a tiny ball of goo eats its way up from dust to whole planets.
- Agar.io. Matheus Valadares' 2015 web hit. You are a cell eating smaller cells and avoiding bigger ones.
- Slither.io. Steve Howse's 2016 snake io game. Eat glowing dots, grow longer, and trap other snakes.
- Paper.io 2. Another Voodoo io game, about claiming ground instead of eating it. Same short rounds.
Twists for your own hole game
- Your room. A hole that eats your messy room, ending with the bed.
- Food fight. You are the plate, swallowing a buffet before your friends do.
- Reverse it. The city eats you back if you stop moving.
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Who made Hole.io?
Voodoo, a French studio known for quick phone games, released it in 2018.
What is the goal in Hole.io?
Swallow as much of the city as you can before the timer ends, and be bigger than the other holes.
Are there io games like Hole.io?
Agar.io, Slither.io and Paper.io 2 use the same short online rounds where size decides who wins.