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Nihilumbra

Nihilumbra

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.

Released Oct 25, 2013 Developer BeautiFun Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux IndieAdventurePlatformerPuzzleCasual
View on Steam ↗ $2.39 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

88.4%positive2,949 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“A very complete and holistic game. Beautifully designed, quite forgiving in the story mode, probably a little naive with its message... it is nonetheless shares a kind perspective and gives you something.”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“more puzzle than platform because the platform aspect is actually really simple and it's the thinking/creativity that's hard. but I like those types of games so just be aware it's really a puzzle game”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Alright puzzle platformer game. You get different color abilities which lets you draw on the world and create ice to move fast or make things slip, bouncy ability for yourself but also bullet, and some more. Everything is really well taught and you end up needing to combine your…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

24achievements
14.5%median completion
4.8%rarest: Polyglot
76.1% of players 64.3% of players 49.4% of players 42.5% of players 37.3% of players 36.9% of players 36.5% of players 34.8% of players 34.8% of players 22.3% of players 19.3% of players 15.5% of players 14.5% of players 13.1% of players 8.5% of players 8.3% of players 7.5% of players 6.1% of players 5.8% of players 5.5% of players 5.5% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 4.8% of players 76.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
76.1%You are Born — Escape from the Void.
64.3%They weren't your home — Hidden achievement
49.4%Dead Forest — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
4.8%Polyglot — Try the secret language.
5.3%Angel of the City — Hidden achievement
5.3%Stoicism — Beat the Void mode.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$2.39−70% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$7.99base price
$2.39lowest since tracking began2026-07-20
US2.39 USD−70%
EU2.09 EUR−70%
UK1.49 GBP−70%
Australia3.45 AUD−70%
Canada2.63 CAD−70%
Japan239 JPY−70%
Brazil4.79 BRL−70%
China9.30 CNY−70%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$0.9 China Japan Canada UK EU US Australia≈$2.4

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 25, 2018
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Apr 05, 2018
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Apr 05, 2018
Vote Professor Lupo for Game Development World Championship!

Hey y’all! Our upcoming puzzle-adventure game “ Professor Lupo and his Horrible Pets ” has been selected for the Game Development World Championship 2018 ! We are incredibly happy because of this but

Feb 13, 2018
GDC18 Here we go! Discover our new game “Professor Lupo and his Horrible Pets”

In a month we will be landing at San Francisco … the reason? Game Developers Conference ! We will be presenting for the first time our upcoming puzzle-adventure game “ Professor Lupo and his Horrible

Feb 13, 2018
GDC18 Here we go! Discover our new game “Professor Lupo and his Horrible Pets”

In a month we will be landing at San Francisco … the reason? Game Developers Conference ! We will be presenting for the first time our upcoming puzzle-adventure game “ Professor Lupo and his Horrible

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Adventure · Platformer · Puzzle · Casual · Puzzle-Platformer · Atmospheric · 2D · Singleplayer · Narration · Great Soundtrack · Story Rich (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Catalan *
Achievements24
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.nihilumbra.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7 Processor: 1.6 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Storage: 3 GB available space