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The Void

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4.3/5

( 38 Reviews )

4.3

38 Reviews

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The Void
Description
When one gives up living and using his soul, he can’t only lose the soul but can also devote it to death… Before souls completely die they stick in The Void – an odd space between life and death. There is an outside chance to survive in The Void and even to come back from it. This chance is The Colo...
Genre:
Adventure - FPP - Horror
Tags:
Adventure, Story Rich, Atmospheric, Classic, First-Person, show 11 more... Dark, Great Soundtrack, Horror, Open World, Mature, Nudity, Survival, Difficult, Resource Management, FPS, Surreal
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4.3/5

( 38 Reviews )

4.3

38 Reviews

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Product details
2008, Ice-Pick Lodge, ...
System requirements
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10, Pentium IV 2GHz, 512 MB RAM, 128 MB DirectX® 9.0c compatible video...
Time to beat
24.5 hMain
30 h Main + Sides
43.5 h Completionist
28 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
When one gives up living and using his soul, he can’t only lose the soul but can also devote it to death…

Before souls completely die they stick in The Void – an odd space between life and death. There is an outside chance to survive in The Void and even to come back from it. This chance is The Color – the only food of a dying soul wandering through the mournful realms of The Void, governed by monstrous Brothers and malicious Sisters, who are desperately struggling for the last drops of it. The Color is not only the sense of life of these mysterious creatures but also gives power and vital force to the whole Void. The Color gives you power to do almost everything even to get out of Death's clutches if you gain enough!

There is a great lack of Color in the arid deserts of The Void. There is Color only for one. Be the one, get your lost soul back!
  • The Color is the only resource in the game: it acts as the health, inventory, skills and perks system, armory.
  • All in-game actions are realized through drawing. You literally need to draw your way with your own blood.
  • Each Color can cause both harm and good. A player gets various advantages from getting any of The Colors, but when he draws with it he feeds the enemy forces of the world.
  • Fight with golems, bloodthirsty predators, and other spawns of The Void.

© Ice Pick Lodge, 2009. All rights reserved. © ND Games, 2009. All rights reserved. ND Games is a part of Noviy Disk Company. www.ndgames.ru

Goodies
manual manual (German) manual (Russian) manual (Polish)
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:

Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility

Recommended system requirements:

Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility

Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
24.5 hMain
30 h Main + Sides
43.5 h Completionist
28 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Adventure - FPP - Horror
Tags:
Adventure, Story Rich, Atmospheric, Classic, First-Person, show 11 more... Dark, Great Soundtrack, Horror, Open World, Mature, Nudity, Survival, Difficult, Resource Management, FPS, Surreal
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2008-04-17T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
Ice-Pick Lodge / Ice-Pick Lodge
Size:
4 GB
Links:
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Game features
Overlay
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
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Deutsch
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polski
audio
text
русский
audio
text
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User reviews

Posted on: November 19, 2021

klampshaw

Verified owner

Games: 54 Reviews: 36

Unplayable as-is

I love unique games, and Ice-pick's other game, Pathalogic, is a favorite of mine. However, I simply cannot play this game, because the "drawing" does not work reliably. I had the same problem in Arx Fatalis, so your own mileage may vary.

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Posted on: December 28, 2024

vikia.69

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Games: 187 Reviews: 1

Unique Story and Play Style

It's a cult classic that deserves more attention.

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Posted on: August 18, 2025

CVehk

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 2

Unique Experience, Great Game

The mechanics of this game are all very unique and fit together very well. You will fail and/or softlock yourself multiple times before starting to succeed in this game. Great experience.

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Posted on: October 4, 2025

tigerman576

Verified owner

Games: 26 Reviews: 1

No clue whats going on but i love it

I saw some old school cgi girls dancing on a tree full nude. Got and it the dozens of acid trips ive had make more sense. love every second and im scared like i took too much benadryl with a full bladder walking up dark stairs.

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Posted on: September 3, 2024

michaelg02

Verified owner

Games: 65 Reviews: 9

Unique, Odd, has a learning curve

This game feels very artsy, and the whole point is finding and redistributing color to various entities for survival (it sounds weird, but it makes more sense in game). It's kind of slow. It has nudity, but it's not "sexual," and it's more of an artsy or "Adam and Eve" kind of vibe. It has some creepy areas reminiscent of a nightmare, but it's not a horror game with stuff jumping out at your or anything - just creepy environment. Lots of using the "color" you harvest to draw different shapes on screen for different effects as you progress through the game. I got this game to help practice my Russian, but honestly if I didn't understand Russian I don't think this game would be my cup of tea. I'm more of an open world RPG, good story, occasional action kind of player - this game is bizarre, but for some it may be worth trying once just for the experience.

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