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A Hole New World

The city is being invaded by monsters from the Upside Down World! You, the Potion Master, must defeat evil all alone, with no tutorials or "Easy Mode" to assist you. You'll have to rely on the help of Fäy…

74 19 May 2017 ESRB T

A Hole New World is an adventure developed by MadGearGames, released 19 May 2017 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. The main story takes about 12 hrs to finish.

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What A Hole New World is

A Hole New World is an adventure game developed by MadGearGames and released in 2017. It was published by Dolores Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The city is being invaded by monsters from the Upside Down World! You, the Potion Master, must defeat evil all alone, with no tutorials or "Easy Mode" to assist you. You'll have to rely on the help of Fäy, your companion fairy, and your potions!
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 38 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

A Hole New World holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 47% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 3 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 12 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1,60 Ghz Intel Atom, 1 GB RAM and OpenGL 3.0 compliant video card. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB.

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What it launched against

A Hole New World launched on 19 May 2017, within three weeks of Prey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Injustice 2 and Little Nightmares. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Prey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Injustice 2, Little Nightmares.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

A Hole New World — frequently asked questions

When did A Hole New World come out?
A Hole New World was released on 19 May 2017 for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for A Hole New World?
At minimum, A Hole New World needs 1,60 Ghz Intel Atom, 1 GB RAM, OpenGL 3.0 compliant video card graphics, 950 MB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat A Hole New World?
The main story of A Hole New World takes around 12 hrs, or 15 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is A Hole New World?
The PC version needs about 0.9 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("950 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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