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Nihilumbra – Entertainment Game Review
Nihilumbra is a Entertainment/Puzzle/Adventure game from BEAUTIFUN GAMES SL, first launched in 28th June 2012.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 103+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Nihilumbra Stand Out
Apple's Best of 2012 Hidden Gems
Has to be be downloaded over a Wi-Fi connection.
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…
FEATURES:
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More than 10 hours of gameplay.
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“Old school” playability inspired by classic games but redesigned for tactile devices.
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The ability to change ground physics using five different colors.
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Use five worlds as your canvas and transform them at your will.
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Two different control schemes: Classic buttons or tilting sensor.
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Original soundtrack composed by Álvaro Lafuente. Headphones recommended.
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Unlockable surprise on completion of the game. Replayability assured.
This Entertainment game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Nihilumbra is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 19th September 2015
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Fixed blocking issues from last update.
Download & Availability
Nihilumbra is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Its the platformer puzzler we were looking for. Well done, only have one complain. We cant fathom why the left / right directional buttons are set up how they are. Need to be bigger, or separated or both. For a while we thought it was a a progressive slider. We constantly have to contort our thumb and still miss the directional inputs. 95% of deaths occur from missed inputs. Please fix:).
We found this game after searching for so long and trying to rack our brain for the name of this game. We LOVED this game as a child and we love it now. Thank you thank you thank you.
This game gives an error when you get out of it and want to go again, so you need to update it. Please.
The game is over ten years old and playing it again we are feeling the same wonder as when we first tried it. Beautiful and innovative. Atmospheric with compelling gameplay.
Great games like these are almost impossible to find anymore. The App Store is full of junk games with no imagination or soul, only marketing. We need more games like this and more developers like this. One of the great classics.
This was one of our favorite games back when we got our first iPhone. Such a shame that it hasnt been updated in 5 years. Could you please release an update to this beautiful game.
Everything about this game is beautiful. edit 04/16/2020 This game has always been great, it has tested our platforming and puzzle solving skills again and again. We have been playing this game for about 7 years, and it has amazing replayability. Especially with a little easter egg they throw in at the end. You unlock a new language, but it actually isnt a language. Its all text that the game developers put in there as a joke, and let us tell you, those were some quality jokes right there! Everything from the Simpsons reference at the beginning of the game to horribly misspelled words and grammatical errors, this new easter egg is absolutely amazing. If you havent gotten this game yet, please do. Not only is it super fun, but hilarious. All you gotta do is beat the game! It wont let us put 10/5 stars.
Our dad loved this game! He played when he was 20 and we played it to but some of da puzzles were tripping and kicking. And our dad has on the game he got red blue green yellow and brown and we have red green blue and brown. But 1 Q. Is there any more colors.
Best game ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please panting please make more games cant resist just kidding.
Story driven, exciting, scary and lots more. One of our favorite adventure games, Hope to see more games like this in the future.
We're still on the volcano level so don't know if there is a glitch awaiting us on the last level. Just the right amount of difficulty and we only had to check a walkthrough once so far. GREAT voice acting! Please make more.
We love this game. The visuals are amazing and it's not another puzzle game, which we're getting tired of. It's more of a story/adventure game with challenges. And color plays an interesting part in the game. All around wonderful.
Very fun and slightly thought-provoking game…get ready for a challenge in void mode though…but the reward is worth it…..get lost in the void.
Just the best game in App Store. We played it in 2012 and we remember this game for very long. Best emotions :).
This game is amazing! We finished and let us tell you it is hard near the end. But it is awesome and beautiful. We literally could not put down our iPad. Love this game.
We love this game we download it once a year and beat it then delete it about to go for forth time starting to get boring please make another one for iPhone 6 at least love it the game a lot.
This game is amazing, every thing from the story to the graphic design… We only wish it was a LITTLE more challenging.
We've had this game for a long time. It's still beautiful and fun to play.
This game very successfully combines an action platformer and a puzzle game. The graphics are beautiful. We were almost very dissatisfied when we went through the game way too easily, but then found void mode which is very difficult. The only real criticism we have is that the direction controls are too small and often hit the screen to draw instead of moving which was very annoying at times. Other than that it was an excellent game. One of the best we've played.
Deepest story we've ever seen on an iOS game ever, asking philosophical questions and couple with a pleasant gameplay, good puzzles, beautiful music and great narration. Absolutely recommended.
We love this game. Great concept.
This is a lovely and interesting game. But at this point, it's crashing so often that it's ceased to be enjoyable. Please fix so we can go on.
Please fix the yellow mechanic in the city void level. When running from the void, the electromagnets are delayed, and don't start until after you die. It's impossible to make the third jump, as the magnets just won't start.
We wasted 3 DOLLARS BECAUSE THIS GAME CRAHES WHEN we CLICK FROZEN CLIFFS 1 FUX THESE CRASHES OR we WON'T PLAY.
We used to play this game hours on end and we loved-still love- it but now when we try to play volcano Vl it crashes, no matter how many times we try to play the game. We are giving this a 5 star because of how good it is but please fix the crashing.
Very nice game, but it is crashing on the VI volcano on our 4s.
An amazing game but after the last update it crashes on our 4s at certain check point.
Enjoyed this title immensely. The regular mode satisfies the casual gamer while the unlocked void mode appeases the hardcore gamer. Great job developers.
We rarely review games, but this impressed us so much we had to leave one. We never would have expected to love this game as much as we do. The story is simple but very deep, and really spoke to us. The controls are fairly easy, but switching colors quickly can get difficult towards the end. The solutions to some of the "puzzles" really make you think outside the box, especially once you get to void mode. We're excited to see what else the developers come up with.
Enjoying the game so far, but it keeps crashing for us on the Frozen World IV level. Using iPhone 5S. Hope a fix comes soon.
This game is amazing, we love every part of it! We ended up spending hours just playing this game, the voice over is great, the character fun, the monsters challenging, an altogether good game! We loved playing it and beating the levels, however we got to the void mode, and we started experiencing problems with the color green (bouncy) some of levels would completely freeze not allowing us to move or pause the game, sometimes this would happen with the screen transition, or when we tried to place the color at all. We hope they fix this problem soon, so we can finish this joy of a game.
This game is totally our thing, we love the graphics and the voiceover. BUT, it crashes at level 4. Everything just freezes and we wasn't able to do anything except shut down the game from the system. Keeps crashing at the same point too. Please fix so we can keep playing.
We just barely started playing the game for the first time after the latest update. It has since frozen/crashed 8 times in less than 10 minutes. All on the first two worlds. Can this be fixed? Looks like a very promising game.
The best game we ever played!! Really thanks. Wating for your next surprise:).
One of the best games we've ever played!. It's challenging without pissing you off and the story is awesome!. Lost a few hours of sleep past few nights… Now to decide if we want to try and compete the bonus missions once you finish the game,.
Okay, we NEVER write reviews for apps. Like, we mean we have NEVER once written an app review. But we absolutely HAD TO for this amazing app. It is the best game we have ever played on the App Store and it was definitely worth the money. There were hours of gameplay and we could not put our phone down. Make sure you have your voice on while playing this game or it ruins the experience cause the voice over is EXCELLENT and perfect for this game. We'd pay $10 for this game it was that good. PLEASE buy this in the NAME OF GAMING.
Best game we've played in a long time!!! Hope they come out with another version.
We loved this game, it is perfect. The art, the sound is amazing.
One of the best games we have ever played, on any medium (iOS, PC, Wii, Xbox, etc.) Thank you.
One Of The only games with good mechanics and amazing story 5 stars because we can't give more.
A great game! Kudos, truly well done! Played through both normal and void mode with absolutely no problems (iPhone 6+). Only issue is we got the game when it was free. We will be looking to buy it on a different platform just so we can also up-vote with our $$. :).
This game is very fun and unique. We enjoyed the gameplay and story.
Many hours of fun. Great concept beautifully executed.
We love graphics and new games but this simple games is the one of the best games we have ever played through our life. Such a wonderful art,beautiful puzzles and amazing music with a lovely story…what more could we ask for. We're one of your fan guys….Keep the good work up..:).
It is a wonderful thing when an iPhone game gives us feelings. This game is a rarity. Crashes occasionally, though.
Cannot believe this game is free. We would easily pay for it. Great levels, stages and length but wish it could go on forever.
Just beat the main game what a great experience. Now on to void mode. Great work beautifully done.
We really enjoyed this thoughtful and fun platformer. It's an original and interesting game that will give you a good 3-4 hours of untimed, nothing-more-to-buy gaming bliss. So refreshing in this new world of micropayments and coin-based games. Awesome job devs.
We just wrote a big, beautiful review, but it got deleted. With all the attention to detail and challenging, yet forgiving levels, you can tell that some very creative, artistic person must have poured quite a lot of time and love into this game. The storyline adds purpose into the game as well as builds up your emotional attachment to the character, Born. We loved this game so much and we recommend it to anyone.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.2
- Size: 665.13 MB
- iOS: 5.1.1 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: BEAUTIFUN GAMES SL
Last updated: 19th September 2015 | Genre: Entertainment, Puzzle | Developer: BEAUTIFUN GAMES SL