Stickhole.io

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There are holes in this world that serve all kinds of purposes and there are those that don't serve any purposes, but you could make an argument for Stickhole IO. You have found yourself in the stickman universe, and you are a hole. Nothing you can do about that, but even a hole has got to eat (at least in this universe). Lucky for you, there are plenty of delicious stickmen walking around that you can swallow into your vast abyss to satisfy your cravings. If you do that, you can then regurgitate them to protect your interests… as a hole.

About Stickhole IO

The stickmen have served as protagonists and antagonists all over the place, but they've also served as fodder and victims. This game has the stickmen squarely at the mercy of hungry holes that can pursue them. There's only so much time to eat all the stickmen, so you'd better get moving and swallow as many as you can. Unfortunately, holes are not welcome in this area and there will be entities trying to stuff them up. That's why you need to eat fast so you can have the strength in numbers to fight back, or else you may end up closed for good.

How to Play

Stickhole IO is a 3D arcade game about a hole that needs to eat enough stickmen to survive using the mouse and keyboard. The mouse interacts with the various UI elements with the cursor and Left Mouse Button.

Controls

W/Up Arrow - Move Up
S/Down Arrow - Move Down
A/Left Arrow - Move Left
D/Right Arrow - Move Right

The goal is to eat enough stickmen to satisfy your hunger and defend yourself. The amount of time you have left to eat is shown at the top of the screen unless you manage to eat enough to fill up. When this happens, or the timer runs out, you'll be destroyed if you haven't built enough strength.

You'll start in a vast area with some stickmen wandering around. The stickmen will have numbers above their head to indicate their strength. You can swallow the stickmen by moving underneath them so that they fall into your hold. Stickmen with higher numbers will be more filling and thus have more strength. When you've done enough, you can face the boss who will be trying to close you up. You can spit out all of the stickmen to fight the boss in hopes that they're strong enough to defeat it. If you succeed, you'll unlock new types of stickmen and be able to spend any rewards on upgrades to improve your hole and make it more effective.

Tips and Tricks

This is a game about speed and practicality, which is why you need to be an efficient hole. While you may not be the biggest hole at the beginning, you can still capture multiple stickmen if they continue to group together. Don't waste time capturing stronger sticks that are too far from the group when you could swallow up small groups.

Game Details

Developer: Byte Blasters
Platforms: Web Browser (PC and mobile)
Languages: English, Turkish, and Russian

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FAQs

How do you play Stickhole IO with two players?

The game does offer the option of playing with two players locally on the same keyboard. One player uses the WASD keys, and the other uses the Arrow Keys.