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Black Hole Simulator

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Black Hole Simulator

gameAppID 5191760Coming soon
Release dateNov 10, 2026
Release delayed1 change(s), latest 2026-10-29 → 2026-11-10

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Details

DeveloperBlack Hole Simulator
PublisherBlack Hole Simulator
FreeNo
Required ageNone

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.

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 and the black hole's shadow: traced light paths produce the shadow and tightly wrapped images around its edge.Temperature-based disk color: hotter and cooler material use a blackbody color approximation.Keplerian differential rotation: disk material closer to the hole rotates faster than material farther out.Volumetric emission and absorption: glowing disk material emits light and obscures material behind it. Black Hole Simulator provides a singular experience, conveying the feeling that beholding a black hole would elicit. There are no goals, objectives, or mechanics. Simply explore its four worlds while listening to a handcrafted soundtrack designed to amplify an atmosphere of awe and mystery.

Genres and categories

CasualIndieSimulationSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportTracked Controller SupportVR SupportedSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Platforms and requirements

windows: yesmac: yeslinux: yes
PC
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  "recommended": "<strong>Recommended:</strong><br><ul class=\"bb_ul\"><li>Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system<br></li><li><strong>OS:</strong> Windows 11 64-bit<br></li><li><strong>Processor:</strong> 6-core 3.5 GHz (Intel Core i5-12400 / AMD Ryzen 5 5600 or better)<br></li><li><strong>Memory:</strong> 16 GB RAM<br></li><li><strong>Graphics:</strong> NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 / RTX 4060 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT or better (8 GB VRAM)<br></li><li><strong>DirectX:</strong> Version 11<br></li><li><strong>Storage:</strong> 500 MB available space<br></li><li><strong>VR Support:</strong> OpenXR (SteamVR, Meta Quest via Link, Air Link or Steam Link, other OpenXR runtimes). Seated or standing, tracked motion controllers. For VR: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 / RTX 4060 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT or better.</li></ul>"
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Mac
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  "minimum": "<strong>Minimum:</strong><br><ul class=\"bb_ul\"><li><strong>OS:</strong> macOS 12 Monterey<br></li><li><strong>Processor:</strong> Apple M1 or Intel Core i5 (2018 or later)<br></li><li><strong>Memory:</strong> 8 GB RAM<br></li><li><strong>Graphics:</strong> Apple M1 GPU or AMD Radeon Pro 555X (WebGL 2.0)<br></li><li><strong>Storage:</strong> 1 GB available space<br></li><li><strong>Additional Notes:</strong> Universal app for Apple silicon and Intel Macs. VR mode is not available on macOS.</li></ul>",
  "recommended": "<strong>Recommended:</strong><br><ul class=\"bb_ul\"><li><strong>OS:</strong> macOS 14 Sonoma<br></li><li><strong>Processor:</strong> Apple M2 Pro or better<br></li><li><strong>Memory:</strong> 16 GB RAM<br></li><li><strong>Graphics:</strong> Apple M2 Pro GPU or better<br></li><li><strong>Storage:</strong> 1 GB available space</li></ul>"
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Linux
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  "minimum": "<strong>Minimum:</strong><br><ul class=\"bb_ul\"><li><strong>OS:</strong> Ubuntu 22.04 64-bit or SteamOS 3<br></li><li><strong>Processor:</strong> Dual-core 2.0 GHz (Intel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3 or equivalent)<br></li><li><strong>Memory:</strong> 4 GB RAM<br></li><li><strong>Graphics:</strong> NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 570 (4 GB VRAM, WebGL 2.0), up-to-date Mesa or NVIDIA drivers<br></li><li><strong>Storage:</strong> 1 GB available space<br></li><li><strong>Additional Notes:</strong> VR mode is not available on Linux.</li></ul>",
  "recommended": "<strong>Recommended:</strong><br><ul class=\"bb_ul\"><li><strong>OS:</strong> Ubuntu 24.04 64-bit or SteamOS 3<br></li><li><strong>Processor:</strong> 6-core 3.5 GHz (Intel Core i5-12400 / AMD Ryzen 5 5600)<br></li><li><strong>Memory:</strong> 16 GB RAM<br></li><li><strong>Graphics:</strong> NVIDIA RTX 3070 / RTX 4060 Ti / AMD RX 6700 XT (8 GB VRAM)<br></li><li><strong>Storage:</strong> 1 GB available space</li></ul>"
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Ratings and content

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Selected change

About the game · Nov 5, 2026, 8:41 PM

Previous
<p class="bb_paragraph" > </p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/a9a91646607aced083f2a89de7a7a6cd.avif?t=1792000363" alt="Travel to the Center of the Galaxy" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras_big/a9a91646607aced083f2a89de7a7a6cd.webp?t=1792000363 width=1560 height=97 /></span><br>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.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8f7f65265147c1cfadc8704693ba9e02.poster.avif?t=1792000363" width=1170 height=368 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8f7f65265147c1cfadc8704693ba9e02.webm?t=1792000363" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8f7f65265147c1cfadc8704693ba9e02.mp4?t=1792000363" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" > </p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8463612854fff71a1f2b9f4e5602da8d.avif?t=1792000363" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras_big/8463612854fff71a1f2b9f4e5602da8d.webp?t=1792000363 width=1560 height=97 /></span><br>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.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/832f22da42bcf8de39ddc5d85819c547.poster.avif?t=1792000363" width=1170 height=368 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/832f22da42bcf8de39ddc5d85819c547.webm?t=1792000363" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/832f22da42bcf8de39ddc5d85819c547.mp4?t=1792000363" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/181e247742e8cbc86ab61c562fc3ce6c.poster.avif?t=1792000363" width=1170 height=368 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/181e247742e8cbc86ab61c562fc3ce6c.webm?t=1792000363" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/181e247742e8cbc86ab61c562fc3ce6c.mp4?t=1792000363" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/b9310f6c52e17cb52a74a63cbddeafcb.poster.avif?t=1792000363" width=1170 height=368 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/b9310f6c52e17cb52a74a63cbddeafcb.webm?t=1792000363" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/b9310f6c52e17cb52a74a63cbddeafcb.mp4?t=1792000363" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/bacd4f8cdd767dc0273859309cdbf4dc.poster.avif?t=1792000363" width=1170 height=368 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/bacd4f8cdd767dc0273859309cdbf4dc.webm?t=1792000363" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/bacd4f8cdd767dc0273859309cdbf4dc.mp4?t=1792000363" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" > </p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/3ecf412544c8c28aa91bd0d8b3967934.avif?t=1792000363" alt="Fully Configurable" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras_big/3ecf412544c8c28aa91bd0d8b3967934.webp?t=1792000363 width=1560 height=97 /></span><br>Experience Black Hole Simulator in full screen or across multiple monitors, or bring its views to your computer as a screensaver or desktop background.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8b2a0fc6bffd016a56d1607f0629ad4d.poster.avif?t=1792000363" aria-label="Fast-rotating black hole viewed from above its accretion disk across three monitors, shown as a generic Windows desktop with small standard shortcuts and a taskbar." width=1170 height=368 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8b2a0fc6bffd016a56d1607f0629ad4d.webm?t=1792000363" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8b2a0fc6bffd016a56d1607f0629ad4d.mp4?t=1792000363" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" >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.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/1c1e5489dafb79b97c1a192f6ae00fd3.poster.avif?t=1792000363" width=1170 height=368 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/1c1e5489dafb79b97c1a192f6ae00fd3.webm?t=1792000363" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/1c1e5489dafb79b97c1a192f6ae00fd3.mp4?t=1792000363" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" > </p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/ba0e11e49db0ebcb1f576ae2015919a5.avif?t=1792000363" alt="Scientifically Modelled" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras_big/ba0e11e49db0ebcb1f576ae2015919a5.webp?t=1792000363 width=1560 height=97 /></span><br><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/ad5823724892c98a98d5182f47be4cff.poster.avif?t=1792000363" width=1170 height=368 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/ad5823724892c98a98d5182f47be4cff.webm?t=1792000363" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/ad5823724892c98a98d5182f47be4cff.mp4?t=1792000363" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" >Simulated effects of the black hole include:</p><ul class="bb_ul"><li><strong>Schwarzschild black hole model:</strong> simulates how light travels through curved spacetime.</li><li><strong>Gravitational lensing:</strong> light bends around the black hole, distorting the starfield and revealing the far side of the accretion disk.</li><li><strong>Doppler beaming:</strong> orbiting material appears brighter as it moves toward you and dimmer as it moves away.</li><li><strong>Doppler color shifting:</strong> that motion also shifts the disk's apparent color.</li><li><strong>Gravitational redshift effects:</strong> the renderer includes a gravitational factor that dims emission near the horizon.</li><li><strong>Photon rings and the black hole's shadow:</strong> traced light paths produce the shadow and tightly wrapped images around its edge.</li><li><strong>Temperature-based disk color:</strong> hotter and cooler material use a blackbody color approximation.</li><li><strong>Keplerian differential rotation:</strong> disk material closer to the hole rotates faster than material farther out.</li><li><strong>Volumetric emission and absorption:</strong> glowing disk material emits light and obscures material behind it.</li></ul><p class="bb_paragraph" > </p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/1812ee7efb82cd3e4dc388953526ea6e.avif?t=1792000363" alt="Experience the Beauty and Terror" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras_big/1812ee7efb82cd3e4dc388953526ea6e.webp?t=1792000363 width=1560 height=97 /></span><br>Black Hole Simulator provides a singular experience, conveying the feeling that beholding a black hole would elicit. There are no goals, objectives, or mechanics. Simply explore its four worlds while listening to a handcrafted soundtrack designed to amplify an atmosphere of awe and mystery.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/eeb0975ad8377eeb4cc8ae86bc9a9a40.poster.avif?t=1792000363" width=1170 height=368 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/eeb0975ad8377eeb4cc8ae86bc9a9a40.webm?t=1792000363" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/eeb0975ad8377eeb4cc8ae86bc9a9a40.mp4?t=1792000363" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p>
Current
<p class="bb_paragraph" > </p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/a9a91646607aced083f2a89de7a7a6cd.avif?t=1793895918" alt="Travel to the Center of the Galaxy" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras_big/a9a91646607aced083f2a89de7a7a6cd.webp?t=1793895918 width=1560 height=97 /></span><br>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.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8f7f65265147c1cfadc8704693ba9e02.poster.avif?t=1793895918" width=1170 height=368 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8f7f65265147c1cfadc8704693ba9e02.webm?t=1793895918" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8f7f65265147c1cfadc8704693ba9e02.mp4?t=1793895918" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" > </p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8463612854fff71a1f2b9f4e5602da8d.avif?t=1793895918" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras_big/8463612854fff71a1f2b9f4e5602da8d.webp?t=1793895918 width=1560 height=97 /></span><br>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.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/832f22da42bcf8de39ddc5d85819c547.poster.avif?t=1793895918" width=1170 height=368 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/832f22da42bcf8de39ddc5d85819c547.webm?t=1793895918" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/832f22da42bcf8de39ddc5d85819c547.mp4?t=1793895918" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/181e247742e8cbc86ab61c562fc3ce6c.poster.avif?t=1793895918" width=1170 height=368 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/181e247742e8cbc86ab61c562fc3ce6c.webm?t=1793895918" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/181e247742e8cbc86ab61c562fc3ce6c.mp4?t=1793895918" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/b9310f6c52e17cb52a74a63cbddeafcb.poster.avif?t=1793895918" width=1170 height=368 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/b9310f6c52e17cb52a74a63cbddeafcb.webm?t=1793895918" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/b9310f6c52e17cb52a74a63cbddeafcb.mp4?t=1793895918" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/bacd4f8cdd767dc0273859309cdbf4dc.poster.avif?t=1793895918" width=1170 height=368 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/bacd4f8cdd767dc0273859309cdbf4dc.webm?t=1793895918" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/bacd4f8cdd767dc0273859309cdbf4dc.mp4?t=1793895918" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" > </p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/3ecf412544c8c28aa91bd0d8b3967934.avif?t=1793895918" alt="Fully Configurable" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras_big/3ecf412544c8c28aa91bd0d8b3967934.webp?t=1793895918 width=1560 height=97 /></span><br>Experience Black Hole Simulator in full screen or across multiple monitors, or bring its views to your computer as a screensaver or desktop background.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8b2a0fc6bffd016a56d1607f0629ad4d.poster.avif?t=1793895918" aria-label="Fast-rotating black hole viewed from above its accretion disk across three monitors, shown as a generic Windows desktop with small standard shortcuts and a taskbar." width=1170 height=368 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8b2a0fc6bffd016a56d1607f0629ad4d.webm?t=1793895918" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8b2a0fc6bffd016a56d1607f0629ad4d.mp4?t=1793895918" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" >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.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/1c1e5489dafb79b97c1a192f6ae00fd3.poster.avif?t=1793895918" width=1170 height=368 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/1c1e5489dafb79b97c1a192f6ae00fd3.webm?t=1793895918" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/1c1e5489dafb79b97c1a192f6ae00fd3.mp4?t=1793895918" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" > </p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/ba0e11e49db0ebcb1f576ae2015919a5.avif?t=1793895918" alt="Scientifically Modelled" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras_big/ba0e11e49db0ebcb1f576ae2015919a5.webp?t=1793895918 width=1560 height=97 /></span><br><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/ad5823724892c98a98d5182f47be4cff.poster.avif?t=1793895918" width=1170 height=368 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/ad5823724892c98a98d5182f47be4cff.webm?t=1793895918" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/ad5823724892c98a98d5182f47be4cff.mp4?t=1793895918" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" >Simulated effects of the black hole include:</p><ul class="bb_ul"><li><strong>Schwarzschild black hole model:</strong> simulates how light travels through curved spacetime.</li><li><strong>Gravitational lensing:</strong> light bends around the black hole, distorting the starfield and revealing the far side of the accretion disk.</li><li><strong>Doppler beaming:</strong> orbiting material appears brighter as it moves toward you and dimmer as it moves away.</li><li><strong>Doppler color shifting:</strong> that motion also shifts the disk's apparent color.</li><li><strong>Gravitational redshift effects:</strong> the renderer includes a gravitational factor that dims emission near the horizon.</li><li><strong>Photon rings and the black hole's shadow:</strong> traced light paths produce the shadow and tightly wrapped images around its edge.</li><li><strong>Temperature-based disk color:</strong> hotter and cooler material use a blackbody color approximation.</li><li><strong>Keplerian differential rotation:</strong> disk material closer to the hole rotates faster than material farther out.</li><li><strong>Volumetric emission and absorption:</strong> glowing disk material emits light and obscures material behind it.</li></ul><p class="bb_paragraph" > </p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><img class="bb_img" src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/1812ee7efb82cd3e4dc388953526ea6e.avif?t=1793895918" alt="Experience the Beauty and Terror" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras_big/1812ee7efb82cd3e4dc388953526ea6e.webp?t=1793895918 width=1560 height=97 /></span><br>Black Hole Simulator provides a singular experience, conveying the feeling that beholding a black hole would elicit. There are no goals, objectives, or mechanics. Simply explore its four worlds while listening to a handcrafted soundtrack designed to amplify an atmosphere of awe and mystery.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/eeb0975ad8377eeb4cc8ae86bc9a9a40.poster.avif?t=1793895918" width=1170 height=368 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/eeb0975ad8377eeb4cc8ae86bc9a9a40.webm?t=1793895918" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/eeb0975ad8377eeb4cc8ae86bc9a9a40.mp4?t=1793895918" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p>
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      "detailed_description": "<p class=\"bb_paragraph\" > </p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><img class=\"bb_img\" src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/a9a91646607aced083f2a89de7a7a6cd.avif?t=1793895918\" alt=\"Travel to the Center of the Galaxy\" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras_big/a9a91646607aced083f2a89de7a7a6cd.webp?t=1793895918 width=1560 height=97 /></span><br>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.</p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><video class=\"bb_img\" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8f7f65265147c1cfadc8704693ba9e02.poster.avif?t=1793895918\" width=1170 height=368 ><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8f7f65265147c1cfadc8704693ba9e02.webm?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/webm; codecs=vp9\"><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8f7f65265147c1cfadc8704693ba9e02.mp4?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/mp4\"></video></span></p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" > </p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><img class=\"bb_img\" src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8463612854fff71a1f2b9f4e5602da8d.avif?t=1793895918\" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras_big/8463612854fff71a1f2b9f4e5602da8d.webp?t=1793895918 width=1560 height=97 /></span><br>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.</p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><video class=\"bb_img\" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/832f22da42bcf8de39ddc5d85819c547.poster.avif?t=1793895918\" width=1170 height=368 ><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/832f22da42bcf8de39ddc5d85819c547.webm?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/webm; codecs=vp9\"><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/832f22da42bcf8de39ddc5d85819c547.mp4?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/mp4\"></video></span></p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><video class=\"bb_img\" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/181e247742e8cbc86ab61c562fc3ce6c.poster.avif?t=1793895918\" width=1170 height=368 ><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/181e247742e8cbc86ab61c562fc3ce6c.webm?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/webm; codecs=vp9\"><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/181e247742e8cbc86ab61c562fc3ce6c.mp4?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/mp4\"></video></span></p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><video class=\"bb_img\" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/b9310f6c52e17cb52a74a63cbddeafcb.poster.avif?t=1793895918\" width=1170 height=368 ><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/b9310f6c52e17cb52a74a63cbddeafcb.webm?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/webm; codecs=vp9\"><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/b9310f6c52e17cb52a74a63cbddeafcb.mp4?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/mp4\"></video></span></p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><video class=\"bb_img\" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/bacd4f8cdd767dc0273859309cdbf4dc.poster.avif?t=1793895918\" width=1170 height=368 ><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/bacd4f8cdd767dc0273859309cdbf4dc.webm?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/webm; codecs=vp9\"><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/bacd4f8cdd767dc0273859309cdbf4dc.mp4?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/mp4\"></video></span></p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" > </p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><img class=\"bb_img\" src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/3ecf412544c8c28aa91bd0d8b3967934.avif?t=1793895918\" alt=\"Fully Configurable\" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras_big/3ecf412544c8c28aa91bd0d8b3967934.webp?t=1793895918 width=1560 height=97 /></span><br>Experience Black Hole Simulator in full screen or across multiple monitors, or bring its views to your computer as a screensaver or desktop background.</p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><video class=\"bb_img\" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8b2a0fc6bffd016a56d1607f0629ad4d.poster.avif?t=1793895918\" aria-label=\"Fast-rotating black hole viewed from above its accretion disk across three monitors, shown as a generic Windows desktop with small standard shortcuts and a taskbar.\" width=1170 height=368 ><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8b2a0fc6bffd016a56d1607f0629ad4d.webm?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/webm; codecs=vp9\"><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8b2a0fc6bffd016a56d1607f0629ad4d.mp4?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/mp4\"></video></span></p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" >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.</p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><video class=\"bb_img\" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/1c1e5489dafb79b97c1a192f6ae00fd3.poster.avif?t=1793895918\" width=1170 height=368 ><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/1c1e5489dafb79b97c1a192f6ae00fd3.webm?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/webm; codecs=vp9\"><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/1c1e5489dafb79b97c1a192f6ae00fd3.mp4?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/mp4\"></video></span></p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" > </p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><img class=\"bb_img\" src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/ba0e11e49db0ebcb1f576ae2015919a5.avif?t=1793895918\" alt=\"Scientifically Modelled\" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras_big/ba0e11e49db0ebcb1f576ae2015919a5.webp?t=1793895918 width=1560 height=97 /></span><br><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><video class=\"bb_img\" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/ad5823724892c98a98d5182f47be4cff.poster.avif?t=1793895918\" width=1170 height=368 ><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/ad5823724892c98a98d5182f47be4cff.webm?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/webm; codecs=vp9\"><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/ad5823724892c98a98d5182f47be4cff.mp4?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/mp4\"></video></span></p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" >Simulated effects of the black hole include:</p><ul class=\"bb_ul\"><li><strong>Schwarzschild black hole model:</strong> simulates how light travels through curved spacetime.</li><li><strong>Gravitational lensing:</strong> light bends around the black hole, distorting the starfield and revealing the far side of the accretion disk.</li><li><strong>Doppler beaming:</strong> orbiting material appears brighter as it moves toward you and dimmer as it moves away.</li><li><strong>Doppler color shifting:</strong> that motion also shifts the disk's apparent color.</li><li><strong>Gravitational redshift effects:</strong> the renderer includes a gravitational factor that dims emission near the horizon.</li><li><strong>Photon rings and the black hole's shadow:</strong> traced light paths produce the shadow and tightly wrapped images around its edge.</li><li><strong>Temperature-based disk color:</strong> hotter and cooler material use a blackbody color approximation.</li><li><strong>Keplerian differential rotation:</strong> disk material closer to the hole rotates faster than material farther out.</li><li><strong>Volumetric emission and absorption:</strong> glowing disk material emits light and obscures material behind it.</li></ul><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" > </p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><img class=\"bb_img\" src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/1812ee7efb82cd3e4dc388953526ea6e.avif?t=1793895918\" alt=\"Experience the Beauty and Terror\" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras_big/1812ee7efb82cd3e4dc388953526ea6e.webp?t=1793895918 width=1560 height=97 /></span><br>Black Hole Simulator provides a singular experience, conveying the feeling that beholding a black hole would elicit. There are no goals, objectives, or mechanics. Simply explore its four worlds while listening to a handcrafted soundtrack designed to amplify an atmosphere of awe and mystery.</p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><video class=\"bb_img\" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/eeb0975ad8377eeb4cc8ae86bc9a9a40.poster.avif?t=1793895918\" width=1170 height=368 ><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/eeb0975ad8377eeb4cc8ae86bc9a9a40.webm?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/webm; codecs=vp9\"><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/eeb0975ad8377eeb4cc8ae86bc9a9a40.mp4?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/mp4\"></video></span></p>",
      "about_the_game": "<p class=\"bb_paragraph\" > </p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><img class=\"bb_img\" src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/a9a91646607aced083f2a89de7a7a6cd.avif?t=1793895918\" alt=\"Travel to the Center of the Galaxy\" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras_big/a9a91646607aced083f2a89de7a7a6cd.webp?t=1793895918 width=1560 height=97 /></span><br>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.</p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><video class=\"bb_img\" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8f7f65265147c1cfadc8704693ba9e02.poster.avif?t=1793895918\" width=1170 height=368 ><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8f7f65265147c1cfadc8704693ba9e02.webm?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/webm; codecs=vp9\"><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8f7f65265147c1cfadc8704693ba9e02.mp4?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/mp4\"></video></span></p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" > </p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><img class=\"bb_img\" src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8463612854fff71a1f2b9f4e5602da8d.avif?t=1793895918\" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras_big/8463612854fff71a1f2b9f4e5602da8d.webp?t=1793895918 width=1560 height=97 /></span><br>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.</p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><video class=\"bb_img\" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/832f22da42bcf8de39ddc5d85819c547.poster.avif?t=1793895918\" width=1170 height=368 ><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/832f22da42bcf8de39ddc5d85819c547.webm?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/webm; codecs=vp9\"><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/832f22da42bcf8de39ddc5d85819c547.mp4?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/mp4\"></video></span></p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><video class=\"bb_img\" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/181e247742e8cbc86ab61c562fc3ce6c.poster.avif?t=1793895918\" width=1170 height=368 ><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/181e247742e8cbc86ab61c562fc3ce6c.webm?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/webm; codecs=vp9\"><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/181e247742e8cbc86ab61c562fc3ce6c.mp4?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/mp4\"></video></span></p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><video class=\"bb_img\" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/b9310f6c52e17cb52a74a63cbddeafcb.poster.avif?t=1793895918\" width=1170 height=368 ><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/b9310f6c52e17cb52a74a63cbddeafcb.webm?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/webm; codecs=vp9\"><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/b9310f6c52e17cb52a74a63cbddeafcb.mp4?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/mp4\"></video></span></p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><video class=\"bb_img\" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/bacd4f8cdd767dc0273859309cdbf4dc.poster.avif?t=1793895918\" width=1170 height=368 ><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/bacd4f8cdd767dc0273859309cdbf4dc.webm?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/webm; codecs=vp9\"><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/bacd4f8cdd767dc0273859309cdbf4dc.mp4?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/mp4\"></video></span></p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" > </p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><img class=\"bb_img\" src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/3ecf412544c8c28aa91bd0d8b3967934.avif?t=1793895918\" alt=\"Fully Configurable\" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras_big/3ecf412544c8c28aa91bd0d8b3967934.webp?t=1793895918 width=1560 height=97 /></span><br>Experience Black Hole Simulator in full screen or across multiple monitors, or bring its views to your computer as a screensaver or desktop background.</p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><video class=\"bb_img\" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8b2a0fc6bffd016a56d1607f0629ad4d.poster.avif?t=1793895918\" aria-label=\"Fast-rotating black hole viewed from above its accretion disk across three monitors, shown as a generic Windows desktop with small standard shortcuts and a taskbar.\" width=1170 height=368 ><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8b2a0fc6bffd016a56d1607f0629ad4d.webm?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/webm; codecs=vp9\"><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/8b2a0fc6bffd016a56d1607f0629ad4d.mp4?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/mp4\"></video></span></p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" >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.</p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><video class=\"bb_img\" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/1c1e5489dafb79b97c1a192f6ae00fd3.poster.avif?t=1793895918\" width=1170 height=368 ><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/1c1e5489dafb79b97c1a192f6ae00fd3.webm?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/webm; codecs=vp9\"><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/1c1e5489dafb79b97c1a192f6ae00fd3.mp4?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/mp4\"></video></span></p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" > </p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><img class=\"bb_img\" src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/ba0e11e49db0ebcb1f576ae2015919a5.avif?t=1793895918\" alt=\"Scientifically Modelled\" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras_big/ba0e11e49db0ebcb1f576ae2015919a5.webp?t=1793895918 width=1560 height=97 /></span><br><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><video class=\"bb_img\" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/ad5823724892c98a98d5182f47be4cff.poster.avif?t=1793895918\" width=1170 height=368 ><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/ad5823724892c98a98d5182f47be4cff.webm?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/webm; codecs=vp9\"><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/ad5823724892c98a98d5182f47be4cff.mp4?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/mp4\"></video></span></p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" >Simulated effects of the black hole include:</p><ul class=\"bb_ul\"><li><strong>Schwarzschild black hole model:</strong> simulates how light travels through curved spacetime.</li><li><strong>Gravitational lensing:</strong> light bends around the black hole, distorting the starfield and revealing the far side of the accretion disk.</li><li><strong>Doppler beaming:</strong> orbiting material appears brighter as it moves toward you and dimmer as it moves away.</li><li><strong>Doppler color shifting:</strong> that motion also shifts the disk's apparent color.</li><li><strong>Gravitational redshift effects:</strong> the renderer includes a gravitational factor that dims emission near the horizon.</li><li><strong>Photon rings and the black hole's shadow:</strong> traced light paths produce the shadow and tightly wrapped images around its edge.</li><li><strong>Temperature-based disk color:</strong> hotter and cooler material use a blackbody color approximation.</li><li><strong>Keplerian differential rotation:</strong> disk material closer to the hole rotates faster than material farther out.</li><li><strong>Volumetric emission and absorption:</strong> glowing disk material emits light and obscures material behind it.</li></ul><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" > </p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><img class=\"bb_img\" src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/1812ee7efb82cd3e4dc388953526ea6e.avif?t=1793895918\" alt=\"Experience the Beauty and Terror\" data-big-src=https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras_big/1812ee7efb82cd3e4dc388953526ea6e.webp?t=1793895918 width=1560 height=97 /></span><br>Black Hole Simulator provides a singular experience, conveying the feeling that beholding a black hole would elicit. There are no goals, objectives, or mechanics. Simply explore its four worlds while listening to a handcrafted soundtrack designed to amplify an atmosphere of awe and mystery.</p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><video class=\"bb_img\" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/eeb0975ad8377eeb4cc8ae86bc9a9a40.poster.avif?t=1793895918\" width=1170 height=368 ><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/eeb0975ad8377eeb4cc8ae86bc9a9a40.webm?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/webm; codecs=vp9\"><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/extras/eeb0975ad8377eeb4cc8ae86bc9a9a40.mp4?t=1793895918\" type=\"video/mp4\"></video></span></p>",
      "short_description": "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.",
      "supported_languages": "English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese",
      "header_image": "https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/a5c119f192d46c182c895baf8266b8e098149a44/header.jpg?t=1793895918",
      "capsule_image": "https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5191760/a71bb287492fcc81805608ff590bdfa670c0f231/capsule_231x87.jpg?t=1793895918",
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      "website": "https://blackholesimulator.com",
      "pc_requirements": {
        "minimum": "<strong>Minimum:</strong><br><ul class=\"bb_ul\"><li>Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system<br></li><li><strong>OS:</strong> Windows 10 64-bit<br></li><li><strong>Processor:</strong> Dual-core 2.0 GHz (Intel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3 or equivalent)<br></li><li><strong>Memory:</strong> 4 GB RAM<br></li><li><strong>Graphics:</strong> NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 570 (4 GB VRAM, WebGL 2.0)<br></li><li><strong>DirectX:</strong> Version 11<br></li><li><strong>Storage:</strong> 500 MB available space<br></li><li><strong>VR Support:</strong> OpenXR (SteamVR, Meta Quest via Link, Air Link or Steam Link, other OpenXR runtimes). Seated or standing, tracked motion controllers. For VR: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 / AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT or better.<br></li><li><strong>Additional Notes:</strong> Requires the Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime, which ships with Windows 11 and installs automatically on Windows 10. Adaptive resolution keeps the frame rate steady on lower-end GPUs.</li></ul>",
        "recommended": "<strong>Recommended:</strong><br><ul class=\"bb_ul\"><li>Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system<br></li><li><strong>OS:</strong> Windows 11 64-bit<br></li><li><strong>Processor:</strong> 6-core 3.5 GHz (Intel Core i5-12400 / AMD Ryzen 5 5600 or better)<br></li><li><strong>Memory:</strong> 16 GB RAM<br></li><li><strong>Graphics:</strong> NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 / RTX 4060 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT or better (8 GB VRAM)<br></li><li><strong>DirectX:</strong> Version 11<br></li><li><strong>Storage:</strong> 500 MB available space<br></li><li><strong>VR Support:</strong> OpenXR (SteamVR, Meta Quest via Link, Air Link or Steam Link, other OpenXR runtimes). Seated or standing, tracked motion controllers. For VR: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 / RTX 4060 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT or better.</li></ul>"
      },
      "mac_requirements": {
        "minimum": "<strong>Minimum:</strong><br><ul class=\"bb_ul\"><li><strong>OS:</strong> macOS 12 Monterey<br></li><li><strong>Processor:</strong> Apple M1 or Intel Core i5 (2018 or later)<br></li><li><strong>Memory:</strong> 8 GB RAM<br></li><li><strong>Graphics:</strong> Apple M1 GPU or AMD Radeon Pro 555X (WebGL 2.0)<br></li><li><strong>Storage:</strong> 1 GB available space<br></li><li><strong>Additional Notes:</strong> Universal app for Apple silicon and Intel Macs. VR mode is not available on macOS.</li></ul>",
        "recommended": "<strong>Recommended:</strong><br><ul class=\"bb_ul\"><li><strong>OS:</strong> macOS 14 Sonoma<br></li><li><strong>Processor:</strong> Apple M2 Pro or better<br></li><li><strong>Memory:</strong> 16 GB RAM<br></li><li><strong>Graphics:</strong> Apple M2 Pro GPU or better<br></li><li><strong>Storage:</strong> 1 GB available space</li></ul>"
      },
      "linux_requirements": {
        "minimum": "<strong>Minimum:</strong><br><ul class=\"bb_ul\"><li><strong>OS:</strong> Ubuntu 22.04 64-bit or SteamOS 3<br></li><li><strong>Processor:</strong> Dual-core 2.0 GHz (Intel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3 or equivalent)<br></li><li><strong>Memory:</strong> 4 GB RAM<br></li><li><strong>Graphics:</strong> NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 570 (4 GB VRAM, WebGL 2.0), up-to-date Mesa or NVIDIA drivers<br></li><li><strong>Storage:</strong> 1 GB available space<br></li><li><strong>Additional Notes:</strong> VR mode is not available on Linux.</li></ul>",
        "recommended": "<strong>Recommended:</strong><br><ul class=\"bb_ul\"><li><strong>OS:</strong> Ubuntu 24.04 64-bit or SteamOS 3<br></li><li><strong>Processor:</strong> 6-core 3.5 GHz (Intel Core i5-12400 / AMD Ryzen 5 5600)<br></li><li><strong>Memory:</strong> 16 GB RAM<br></li><li><strong>Graphics:</strong> NVIDIA RTX 3070 / RTX 4060 Ti / AMD RX 6700 XT (8 GB VRAM)<br></li><li><strong>Storage:</strong> 1 GB available space</li></ul>"
      },
      "legal_notice": "Black Hole Simulator. Bundled music and third-party shader code are used under their respective licences.",
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        "Black Hole Simulator"
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        "Black Hole Simulator"
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          "id": 22,
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        {
          "id": 28,
          "description": "Full controller support"
        },
        {
          "id": 52,
          "description": "Tracked Controller Support"
        },
        {
          "id": 53,
          "description": "VR Supported"
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        {
          "id": 23,
          "description": "Steam Cloud"
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        {
          "id": 62,
          "description": "Family Sharing"
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          "id": "4",
          "description": "Casual"
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          "id": "23",
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          "id": "28",
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