Soul Void
Soul Void is a short, 1-3 hour experience made in the style of a gameboy-era game. Explore the odd landscapes of the void, help lost souls you find along the way, and face your inner demons as you attempt to find a way home. [Made with GB Studio.] [OST here!]
Keyboard / Handheld controls:
WASD / Arrows - move
E / A Button - Interact
Q / Start - settings
REDUX UPDATE ( 06/28/23)
The Redux update is now live! Enjoy playing through Soul Void with a brand new coat of paint and several QoL improvements. This update includes:
- An OST
- Retouched or fully-updated graphics/color palettes
- A save system
- Easier to read font and dialogue boxes
- Movement speed options, easier backtracking, and helpful cheats
- New and updated NPCs/dialogue/quests
- Adjustments to map layouts
- A downloadable ROM for gameboy hardware
- And many more secrets to discover!
KNOWN ISSUES:
- When loading a save file, the area's music may not play. This can be fixed by hitting a new sound cue (exiting/entering the screen is the fastest way.)
- Sometimes a moving actor may vanish when it intersects with the camera movement at the wrong time. They'll come back with a screen change.
- I don't know if the blank dialogue soft lock still exists and I'm terrified of its ever-looming presence. If this happens, try refreshing the page and reloading a save.
- If the game boots to a black screen while using Chrome, please enable third party cookies for itch.io or this game's url specifically, or consider using a different browser to play!
- Keyboard movement and inputs are case-sensitive (make sure caps lock is off!)
(If you ever find yourself stuck, I've written a guide here that will hopefully be of use! (NOTE: It's a bit out of date, seeing as how it was written for Soul Void's original release, but may still prove helpful!))
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New updated version of this game HERE
i really appreciate how it sheds some light on the experience of those in dark places and their struggles. i’m definitely going to be geeking out over the art, symbolism and message for a while too lol
I LOVED THIS GAME!! def recommending it to ALL of my friends
That was amazing! What a treat to have the opportunity to play this game. What an interesting and thoughtful journey into fears sadness that hide in the psyche.
I loved this game so much. Specially the scribble section and the secret room. Absolute w game.
THE PIT WILL GUIDE US
ALL PRAISE THE PIT
This was so cute, I loved every minute of it! I did tear up at the end. I don't think I discovered everything but am very happy with my playthrough! The factory and Husk's area were my favorites; both were very understandable to my mind. I also love the callbacks to random decisions I made throughout, very silly. Also, the references!! Did not think I'd see a 'back and forth' mention!
PRAISE THE PIT!!!
PRAISE THE PIT!!!
This game legit made me cry. It felt like a warm hug reaching out from the screen saying "its going to be okay." This... legit made me think so hard and I think playing this has genuinely fixed me more than therapy. The factory part hit so close to home as someone who had extremely severe OCD, and it made me feel so not alone and validated. This entire thing was amazing.
Ok im gonna cry now but like happy tears of relief and comfort
It was like... my mom whispering my ear: 'I will always and always love you no matter what' when i was 5 years old. It's so well made. Great soundtrack, great art, great characters, great story, and especially great EXPERIENCE. Loved it. Congrats and hats off to you...
Absolutely amazing. Loved every moment of it. The style, the gameplay, the story, the art; all of it was absolutely amazing.
I love the art omg, it lowkey reminds me of undertale
PRAISE THE PIT!
Es precioso este juego, me ha encantado 😍
I LOVE THIS GAME I LOVE THE ANCHOR MAN HE'S MY FAVORITE I LOVE HIM <3<3<3<3<3<3<3 LITERALLY EATING THIS GAME IT'S SO YUMMY
bro ive played this game like 20 times and still can't get enough of it i wish there was more games like this (if anyone finds one pls recommend to me!!)
Its not exactly the same, but it has a similar idea, Time is Solid here is such a great games, if not my favourite game on itch.io
This game was really cool! Kinda wish it was longer bc it had great potential. Was a little freaked out at first ngl but this was hands down peak cinema. ✋😌🤚 Also I totally get the resemblance w/ soul void and this game, like freeing souls
This game reminded me a lot of Julia Was Alone by A. V. Dossow. I highly recommend it; I got so obsessed with it while playing it, quite similar to this game.
oh my god this game's ending made me wanna cry. I gave The Seeker like....five hugs before actually leaving. The Grim was scary as hell though LMAO. Thank you for making this. I feel like I can defeat my own version of The Grim now.
very good game very fun and cozy despite the dark topics
This game made my skin crawl in a good way
Is there a .pocket file to play on Analogue Pocket? Thanks
I finished the whole game and the guide helps me finished 100% of the side quest. I firstly did the best ending and the normal ending (speedrun). I think i'm in love with this game because the other parts especially the best ending has cute and wholesome parts.
When i was playing yesterday, my mom looked at me playing this game and she said "that's cute", not knowing it's a horror game. My favorite part is the museum part when there's some stuff in there. But overall, i enjoy the game (I'm not really fan of horror games since most of them are very creepy, unlike this it's less creepy especially "The Grim").
So that's all I'm gonna say, have a great day!
Is this game gonna get any updates or is it done completely?
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How do I play this game after downloading?
Edit: I figured it out, you have to download a Game Boy Advance (GBA) Emulator to run the game. I used "Visual Boy Advance" which seems to work well.
Im almost finishing the game but there part I can't figure out
I have done all museum quests but i can't find the "lost their friend" one
I think i have a part of it bc i think it's maybe that leach I picked up in the white void but i can't find person to give it to them so can someone pls tell me where to put this leach guy without any spoilers ofc
there are two leeches in the white void :)
peak game!!!!!!!!
wow what a beautiful game, it has such cool designs for the characters and absolutely awesome rooms that are so cool to explore. this was my first 2d pixel game and im very much a fan now :) 10/10 5 stars all that
I'm using microsoft edge on my laptop and I can't play the game, why?
I tried pressing all the recommended buttons but I still can't play the game. The only button that has an effect is only the Enter, Ctrl, and the Arrow buttons. I'm so sad that I can't play it, pls help me.
Try downloading the game. It's free and the files aren't that big. If you don't know how just let me know and I'll tell you how!
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Favorite gameboy homebrew of all time!
Downloaded it yesterday for my emulator handheld and loaded it on there. I really felt like it belonged on the OG Game Boy. The layout of the world is very intuitive. I was constantly wondering what would come next. The OST is very nice too and I really loved the storyline. You did a very good job creating this game and I thank you for it!
How do you download games to a handheld? Is it something specific for this purpose or would something like a modded 3ds work?
Mine is a specific handheld but I think you could also do this on a modded DS (if it supports GB games)
Can this game be saved？
My mind has forgo the thought of unpleasantness whence the videogame is in a deep state of mind while simultaneously inducing a hormonal balance in my frontal cortex that exert the sense of pleasantry as i am just a mere character in the vast emptiness that is the void, once must enjoy this before thy lose the sense of oneself.......
I've played this game aton of times!! I love it sm
Just finished playing through the game on stream and will be uploading to youtube later. But really nice game! The art absolutely kills it, not just in how clean it looks, but in the designs of all the characters, the way you use colour. It's awesome!
It really is just a game where you walk around and talk to NPCs, but the way everything is presented and put together makes it engaging. It's a nice story, a scary creepy story, but with a nice uplifting message at the end.
You did amazing! I hope you're proud
The factory part was to real man, did not expect that game to hit so close to home man.
This was a very nice game, thank you
Quick question: that's a ton of work, a ton of time, and a ton of making your own art, and yet you aren't asking anything for this game.
In my opinion, if you put it on Steam on a low enough price, you'd definitely be able to get some decent income. So how do you make money from this, if at all? (Unless you're already loaded and you do this for fun.)
Also, (ok, two questions): What game engine is this made with? I only know Renpy (well enough but it's tremendously limited when you want to do something more than mere VNs) and I'm starting to study Godot next (totaly different).
They have a link in the gane description stating it was made with GB Studio :3 it looks similar to the rpg maker engine, but with more of a focus on Gameboy style graphics and gameplay 🤔 definitely looks worth checking out!
Must have missed it, thanks! No clue which one that is, so far I only know Renpy, Unity, UnrealRPG Maker and Godot (next one I'll study).
Well it's i think he just wanted to make this game and leave it in the expansive ocean that is the web I'm not saying he doesn't care about it he differently does but he really isn't in it for the money just one time thing he wanted to do
this was really good )