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 (NOTE: It's a bit out of date, seeing as how it was written for Soul Void's original release, but may still prove helpful!))
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I finished the game and... I started tearing up... This game was so good and I am in LOVE with it!
Incredibly substantial game. Filled to the brim with purpose and with an added message to give too! I loved it, and will remember it for a while.
I loved it, it was a vey meaningful game!
Awesome game!! Everything worked just fine and, wow, that story! Great work :)
Hi! Do you happen to have a .studio file so I can play the game on my analogue pocket?
This is the first time I've played this game. It made such a meaningful impact on my own thoughts and how confronting them can change perspective. There were many times I thought one of the characters was really scary, only to discover they were just as scared. Really makes you think. Truly an amazing experience.
great great great game, so sick, loved it a lot, thank you for making it, i laughed, i cried, woo yeah!!
Beautifully made
This Game is really fun and creative, I enjoyed the Undertale and OFF elements. If I could suggest anything I would say to mak ethe monster look less like Tumblr sexy men.
holy fucking shit this game messed with my head so hard it is SO INCREDIBLE
I loved the art style
hi does anyone know how to solve the red moveable smiley faces bit? im stuck on the last 2 statues
i... i... i LOVE YOU???? WHAT????? WHAT???!!!!!! OH MY GOD I ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
(speechless rn ill go blog about how greatn this is on tumblr WHAT I LOVE YOU???)
if i may ask... did you use a gb studio?
immediately attracted by the art style. The visuals are so cool I was like "I have to play this". Turns out that I'm right--it's one of the best game I've played so far.
this is the best game ive ever played, reminds me of old Zelda games but without the fighting element which is so refreshing <3
An old Zelda game without the fighting element? So like literally any top down retro game ever made? lol
This is the best game I've played in a long time! I loved everything about it. It definitely leans into that nostalgic joy of interacting with everything in an old gameboy game and finding secrets.
I also definitely cried way more than I anticipated. I needed something like this more than I realized. Thank you so much for making this ;n;
Beutiful game. Thank you for making this.
smash
atte. Chino Moreno
THIS GAME IS SO COOL!!!
did that girl and james see each other again???
incredible game and story!! i really enjoyed every second of it. i loved all the different environments and storylines, you can really tell there was a lot of effort put into it. 10\10!!!
I played this game years ago and adored it. I'm so excited to download and play it again!
Absolutely amazing!! Took me forever with no help but i wouldn't have it another way, So incredibly creative :)
Fantastic game, gave me chills at a certain point that I won't spoil.
art is amazing of course too
played this game several years ago and it rocked my world. promptly forgot the name. been searching ever since. finally found it, cried, amazing game !!
<3 Nice game and amazing art <3
idk how to do the start it keeps saying no data foubd
https://paramoyermo.itch.io/paramoyermo-eng
Hey ! I am in LOVE with your game, it inspired me to try and make my first game with the collaboration of many artist from a local collective I work with!
I included a few assets from your game as a way to remember what inspired me! And as a way to honour your amazing art and work!
It is fully free, for a ceramics exhibition (I am mainly a ceramist), the game could be played at a gore clay, latex and recycled materials machine.
I thought id'd be nice to let you know! Hope it is fine!
Have a lovely day<3 and thanks for making Soulvoid!
*My game is made in GB Studio too, story rich, platformer, puzzle, rpg kinda game.
This game is... YES! The story is neat yet spiradic (good thing!), the characters often humorous but sometimes serious, the atmosphere/art you can tell has no much love put into every pixel! Also, the music is incredibly memorable as well, just like everything else in this game! To make a world this coherent yet silly and genuine at the same time takes a true artiste!
<Spoilies>
I'm assuming the Husk area was self-expressive, and the speech one gives the Husk is unforgettable. Just know that YOU (reading this and the creator) matter because you exist and you should be proud to create and not feel ostracized for "being weird" because being weird is the only thing worth while! The Husk's Art was great, and yours is too! But don't take my word for it, take yours! Thank you!
how do you complete "a lost soul is stuck in a fearful cycle" i have seen the walkthrough but it never said anything about any clocks or that side quest
i found it. you have to break stuff then use a computer then talk to the operator
Awesome game!! Everything worked just fine and, wow, that story! Great work :)
PRAISE BE THE PIT--
PRAISE BE THE PIT
I wanna play the game so bad, but it won't let me select new game, instead it just keeps telling me i dont have any data saved for a game file. what can i do to fix this, im running it on a chromebook on chrome.
Try pressing 'E' instead of 'Enter' it worked for me.
I like the monsters, but the Leech really should have fed on its own guilt. Actually, it always confuses me that *feeding* on someone's positive emotion *diminishes* it, while *feeding* on someone's negative emotion *increases* it. This makes me think that "feeding" is not at all what feeding means.
I was in the end sequence, had just picked up the oval locket, and decided to open my menu and check what the three hearts had to say. When I tried to exit the menu, it crashed and threw this screen.
this has to be one of the most hauntingly beautiful games I’ve ever played, thanks for making a depressed girls bedrot a lil better <3
This game was really beautiful, I've been struggling myself recently and found this game at a really good time. I was really able to connect to the main character, and I resonate with their life a lot. While obviously a video game can't make me navigate through my own life, it does give me some comfort and makes me feel a little less alone, so thank you.
Beautiful and terrifying game! Bravo!! 10/10
I really enjoyed the old feeling of the game. The quests and plot were done very well. Awesome artwork/graphics too. ty!