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The Void

The Void

Only brought to life by scarce sparks of Color, the bleak, grey Void is a peculiar place. The player gets to explore it, get to know the Sisters, Brothers, and other weird creatures inhabiting it, and learn the ways of Color, harvesting it and drawing sigils that change the world around them.

Released Dec 15, 2009 Developer Ice-Pick Lodge Platforms Windows SurrealNudityPhilosophicalStory RichAdventure
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.

80.8%positive1,111 reviews
Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“It is incredibly hard to explain what this game is. The music is haunting. The world is bleak. The objective and goals are hopeless. An amalgam of darkness and desolation yet it is one of the most beautiful experiences I've ever had. Every single level feels like you are inside…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Reviewing games I played a long time ago: This is among some of the most weird and unique games I have ever played, but can I recomend it...? I mean I didn't really enjoy it and never bothered finishing it, but, like I said it's unique and there's nothing quite like it, so it…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“https://youtu.be/wNnkxIDkMy0 The player is dead, but they live by absorbing color from the environment, but not literally, only figuratively from the plants. Then that color is used to cast spells but awkwardly to fight off some monsters. And sometimes the clothes disappears?”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Latest official news

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Dec 22, 2022
The Void and Cargo! The Quest of Gravity OST are available now!

Hello, friends. The Void and Cargo! The Quest of Gravity soundtracks by Vasily Kashnikov are now available for purchase on Steam. And from December 22 to December 29 you can grab them absolutely free

Jun 05, 2019
Pathologic 2 out now

https://imgur.com/1nHc4bY.gif The new game from the creators of The Void! The doors are open. Come in, take your seat, and enjoy the show! Launch Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2fAbqT5GWg G

Dec 21, 2016
The Void is Back on Steam (Now with Cards!)

The Void makes a glorious return to Steam. Now with trading cards, badges and stuff, because nothing screams “gamify me” like an artistic game about exploring your soul and creativity. If you already

Dec 21, 2016
The Void is Back on Steam (Now with Cards!)

The Void makes a glorious return to Steam. Now with trading cards, badges and stuff, because nothing screams “gamify me” like an artistic game about exploring your soul and creativity. If you already

Mar 19, 2014
90% Discount: bitComposer is celebrating its 5th anniversary!

It’s time for another sale and this time it’s massive! For the next 3 days, The Void will be available at an unbelievable discount of 90%. Check out the bitComposer anniversary sale for more deals on

Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Adventure
Player tagsSurreal · Nudity · Philosophical · Story Rich · Adventure · Emotional · Multiple Endings · Atmospheric · Psychological · Dark · Survival · First-Person (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German * , Polish * , Russian * *
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://ice-pick.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

OS *: Windows XP SP2 / Vista Processor: Pentium IV 2GHz Memory: 512 MB Graphics: 128 MB DirectX® 9.0c compatible video card (e.g. NVIDIA® GeForce™ FX 5600 or ATi® Radeon™ 9600) DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 6GB Sound: DirectX® 9.0c compatible audio card