Black Hole Simulator
Released 29 October 2026 · PC · Casual, Indie, Simulation
Gaze into nature's greatest abyss. Explore a real-time black hole simulation with true gravitational lensing, a volumetric accretion disk, orbiting worlds, and cinematic relativistic effects.
Story
Experience the awe, majesty, and terror of a fully simulated black hole, rendered in real time on your computer. Modelled after Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, Black Hole Simulator invites you to a close encounter. Visit four types of hypothetical planets orbiting this black hole. Experience a black hole sun shining through the rings of a gas giant, and watch as huge tsunamis sweep across an ocean world under extreme tidal effects. Experience Black Hole Simulator in full screen or across multiple monitors, or bring its views to your computer as a screensaver or desktop background. Every setting is exposed, letting you customize visual styles and scientific assumptions. The included scientific readout describes the real black hole and explains how it works. Simulated effects of the black hole include: Schwarzschild black hole model: simulates how light travels through curved spacetime. Gravitational lensing: light bends around the black hole, distorting the starfield and revealing the far side of the accretion disk. Doppler beaming: orbiting material appears brighter as it moves toward you and dimmer as it moves away. ...
Gameplay
Experience the awe, majesty, and terror of a fully simulated black hole, rendered in real time on your computer. Modelled after Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, Black Hole Simulator invites you to a close encounter. Visit four types of hypothetical planets orbiting this black hole. Experience a black hole sun shining through the rings of a gas giant, and watch as huge tsunamis sweep across an ocean world under extreme tidal effects. Experience Black Hole Simulator in full screen or across multiple monitors, or bring its views to your computer as a screensaver or desktop background. Every setting is exposed, letting you customize visual styles and scientific assumptions. The included scientific readout describes the real black hole and explains how it works. Simulated effects of the black hole include: Schwarzschild black hole model: simulates how light travels through curved spacetime. Gravitational lensing: light bends around the black hole, distorting the starfield and revealing the far side of the accretion disk. Doppler beaming: orbiting material appears brighter as it moves toward you and dimmer as it moves away. Doppler color shifting: that motion also shifts the disk's apparent color. Gravitational redshift effects: the renderer includes a gravitational factor that dims emission near the horizon. Photon rings...
Features
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- Tracked Controller Support
- VR Supported
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
Release details
Black Hole Simulator is a Casual, Indie and Simulation game by Black Hole Simulator. Black Hole Simulator came out on Thursday, 29 October 2026 on PC. This date comes from Steam and was last checked on 29 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When did Black Hole Simulator come out?
Black Hole Simulator came out on 29 October 2026.
Which platforms is Black Hole Simulator on?
Black Hole Simulator is on PC.
Who makes Black Hole Simulator?
Black Hole Simulator is developed by Black Hole Simulator.
What kind of game is Black Hole Simulator?
Black Hole Simulator is a game of these genres: Casual, Indie and Simulation.