Growing My ManholeTHE FIELD GUIDE
From manhole to black hole

A little hole.
A universe to eat.

Make your next run count. Understand hunger, choose useful upgrades, and find your way through Growing My Manhole.

Size 25 hole surrounded by purple cosmic objects and green galaxies
From a small opening to a universe-sized appetite. Steam screenshot · © SylverDev / Gearbyte Games
25 object sizes5 areasUpgrades & Booster Packs
Next run, better decisions

Eight guides. Your next step.

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01 / Run loop

Runs ending too soon?

Understand Size and Hunger, read your run result, and work toward the five areas without confusing the early demo with the full game.

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02 / Upgrade decisions

What should you upgrade?

Separate a shortage of objects from a collection problem. Read the upgrade tree, compare the next purchase, and test whether it improves your run.

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03 / Booster Packs

Are your boosters helping?

Understand the Hypersonic speed-versus-range tradeoff, find the Gallery, and compare Booster Packs against the problem holding your run back.

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04 / Areas & progression

Explore the five areas

Understand the five named areas, object tiers and Size without confusing an area overview with exact unlock requirements.

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05 / Objects & results

Read your collection results

Identify the objects shown in the run result and compare collection counts, Total and Best Run without guessing item prices.

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06 / Controls & menus

Find your way around the menus

Navigate the run, upgrade tree and card menus with the pictured controls, plus browser focus and controller-selection checks.

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07 / Demo & full game

Choose the right game edition

Compare the early browser showcase, Steam demo and full Steam game, with official links and clear save-transfer boundaries.

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08 / Performance & saves

Fix lag without losing progress

Separate crowded-scene lag from Hunger endings, retry safely and understand the early demo Delete Data control.

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One bite at a time

Start small. Keep growing.

Watch the Size and Hunger bars while the world around your hole gets bigger.

Learn the run loop →
Size Up message above an early Size 2 hole and its growth and Hunger bars
Every bigger run starts with the next small object. Steam screenshot · © SylverDev / Gearbyte Games
Know your version

Playing the demo?

Our opening guides cover the demo and the mechanics shown on the Steam store. The early browser demo differs from the full game; upgrade prices and late-game unlocks should be read from your own build.

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