Voices of the Void

Voices of the Void is a first-person horror simulation, in which the player takes the role of a scientist stationed at an isolated research facility in Switzerland, tasked with listening for and analyzing signals from space. The day-to-day routine revolves around operating the facility’s equipment to locate signals, lock onto their frequencies, record them onto physical data drives, and process the recordings to improve their quality. Completed drives are packed for collection and sent back to headquarters, earning points that can be spent on supplies and upgrades for the station. The player must also make regular rounds through the surrounding forest to maintain satellites and electrical transformers. Initially the player's days simply go by in an everyday routine, but eventually, strange events start happening in the forest.

The game includes multiple meters and resources to manage. Key needs include hunger and stamina: if the player goes without food, they begin to hallucinate and take damage. Stamina decreases over the course of the day and can be restored by sleeping or drinking coffee; when stamina is low, the player is unable to run or climb, may collapse, and can experience hallucinations. The player also has a health meter that decreases when taking damage; reaching zero health results in death. Health regenerates on its own over time, but can be restored more quickly with healing items. Other resources include fuel for the player’s quad bike (used to travel around the forest), and batteries for the flashlight.

The game emphasizes physical interaction and a simulation-oriented approach. Most objects can be moved or carried, and tasks are often completed through hands-on, physics-based actions. For example, recorded drives must be physically placed into shipping boxes and carried to a pickup location so that they can be picked up by a drone. Possible interactions include lighting objects with a lighter, filling containers by holding them under running water, cleaning grime from surfaces, burning items in an incinerator to obtain fuel, and others.