Voices of the Void with a side of salt

[@crusaderkaiser2000]

Watched Charborg play the game, all he did was “sell stars” to his viewers, I had no idea that anything else was meant to happen until some sleep demon thingy attacked him because he never slept. I immediately fell in love with the game.

[@LulledNull]

Man I love Randy despite all the taxes he’s evaded

[@LuperisNone]

Man I love Randy because of all the taxes he's evaded.

[@yetet]

Man I love Randy and all of the taxes he's evaded

[@notapplicable6985]

Man I love Randy. I have no feelings about the taxes he evaded

[@Verminangel]

Man I hate Randy in spite all the taxes he’s evaded

[@CeHee123]

This is a game that really shows that jumpscaring the player constantly does not work. The true part of what makes a game scary is the build-up. This game is so quiet, and barely anything happens most of the time. So when something does happen, it hits like a train.

[@nomoretwitterhandles]

Kind of like real life. I don't get scared by anything, but anytime someone does manage to break my focus when I'm least expecting it, I do jump a little lol. It's honestly so much easier for a horror game to scare people if they really sneak up on them in a manner that isn't predictable or constant.

[@Blixerlol]

Prime example, the insomnia demon.

[@uglybad4]

playing earlier today, i'm about 10 days in and haven't experienced any unnatural phenomena despite doing a lot of my outside work at night; i'm next to one of the satellite towers writing something down in my notebook when suddenly in my left ear, there's footsteps and they're approaching *very fast.* in a spontaneous fit of blind fear i accidentally drop my notebook instead of stashing it, pick up and throw the ATV instead of getting in, and when i start chasing it now rolling down the hill i trip on a physics object and go tumbling with it. when i finally got up there wasn't anything around to see or hear. a sound effect was all it took to activate the primal instincts in my brain and make me go absolutely nuts. can't remember the last time a game has done that to me; it's absolutely a testament to how masterful the slow burn in VotV is

[@DevI-vl7gp]

I hate it when horror games depend too much on jump scares, gore, monsters, ghosts, killers, the potential for characters to be physically harmed, creepy effects, fear, or sight. I consider myself a horror game buff (elevated only) which is why my favorite horror game is listening to the PT soundtrack with my eyes closed.

[@Andre-zz4hv]

So its the original jumpscare genre

[@cruisinagain1698]

2:50 unsuspecting tutorial fans know whats up with talking about going in blind in this part. i threw my mouse i thought i was so smart crouching and ragdoll leaping to get up there TwT

[@steveluvscows2490]

A certain Swedish man got spooked solid

[@ValTek_Armory]

I really dig this game. It is cozy until the horrors happen

[@stavkous4963]

Flashy logo ✨

[@d23893]

Okay. :|

[@beanutbutter2977]

I think it works to the horror’s benefit. Things happen when you least expect it, amplifying the scare.

[@caterpee]

its like real life

[@randomgamer625]

What’s the horror?

[@HatsODoom]

The game gets progressively scarier, trust me. Also play with the date on your PC set to the 24th.

[@Xturnal]

=)

[@Bulldozer0330]

24th of...any month?

[@alexlambert8440]

@@Bulldozer0330 any

[@HatsODoom]

@@Bulldozer0330 yes

[@ZombieExtermina]

Ah, good, someone informing others of *EVERY 24TH*.

[@liiuu7y]

You should have saved for for the ANTI ALIEN ALARM™

[@TheXell]

PROTECTIVE SHIELD PROTECTIVE SHIELD PROTECTIVE SHIELD No Draculas! No Mummies! No Duende!!! *Anti Marcianito!!!!*

[@patrickloureiro351]

Eating hamburguers searching for space horrors while invisible catgirls and murderous navi try to break down my door 10/10 would check the bathroom again.

[@Lock-n-Load1779]

I'd give it a check the radar/did you see it?

[@geodescent]

Now the pizza reflects bites eaten. 10/10

[@edmoore2004]

my curse to slowly turn scott into the funne swedish man is working

[@cola98765]

I saw this video in my feed and I was like "wasn't it that super niche game Joel was playing"

[@CharlieMagni]

Real 2013?!??!

[@Jason75913]

Please do not curse ScottFalco 🤣

[@phantomthiefjeff9667]

In my personal opinion its so fun because of the extremely slow burn, it feels like a sandbox if you were stuck in survival and yet had the ability to still do whatever you wanted, and lastly, if the game actually wants to scare you, it can cause you get used to the routine of scan for signal fix satellite servers go to bed meet creepy creature, when it finally wants to scare you it brings you out of that loop by sending an extremely offputting lvl 0 signal or taking you bed out to the middle of nowhere north carolina

[@theuncalledfor]

Frickin' Arirals. I have NO idea where my mattress is. I was gonna abandon it because I had just bought a sleeping bag, then thought better of it, then realized I no longer know where my mattress is, so I couldn't retrieve it any longer. Oh well, I guess my sleeping bag feels safer anyway.

[@militarykobold]

I vote to start identifying this kind of game as an Isolation Simulator. With all the self-entertainment, weirdness, and eventual paranoia that such a state of isolation entails.

[@Ribbons0121R121]

the real secret formula of this games horror is it gives you a job, lets you goof off all the time, and then gives you the opportunity to go into that forbidden area that no one goes in at work

[@MissKatsune]

voices of the void is if you took a micromanagement sim, gave it a sandbox aspect but also from time to time added a good few reminders that this is still, indeed, a horror game. you could make your base a total memefest with posters and printer models but the game is not afraid to remind you "hey dickhead, you're not safe in there :)" ESPECIALLY in the later days of the story mode.

[@CosmicTornado1]

“I wouldn’t even have to worry about ending the video on a joke.” Haha, Scott’s misery is funny :)

[@CosmicTornado1]

Jk, Scott. Love the idea of ya, and I love watching your stuff.

[@lithium444]

I can't believe VotV is really catching traction now with Charborg, the Librarian and now you playing. Thank you Dr. Nose, devs and based Vargskelethor Joey for creating this amazing horror game that is COMPLETELY *FREE*

[@brokenmercenary2736]

That cutoff before the Ariral jumpscare

[@Voc_spooksauce]

This game is fucking amazing, i know it from Joel's streams and holy fuck is it fun. I dunno how much Falcon saw, but the dev REALLY loves to fuck with you, either in a silly or actually scary way

[@BulkBoganOfficial]

Always a treat when joel plays

[@provaricus627]

I found this game thanks to The Librarian.

[@NathanTruby]

I cant believe they made a game about the thing in your closet

[@ldoumo9064]

I need context😅

[@crusaderkaiser2000]

@@ldoumo9064 you know, the thing.

[@ldoumo9064]

@@crusaderkaiser2000 the movie?

[@diegoalexanderflorestorres1781]

​@@ldoumo9064:D

[@Elmithian]

@@ldoumo9064 Nah, the thing.

[@blaze8897]

Makes me supremely happy to see more people notice this game. It's so damn comfy, I love this game.

[@derosiflo6524]

Until the unspeakable horrors happen

[@Vanilla_Dpad]

People keep saying "its comfy", I wasn't aware so many people found the SCP Foundation aesthetic cozy.

[@AndyJoJopez]

Excellent Video Scott. I wasn't aware of this game, but hearing the soundscape triggered my fight or flight response so you know it's a good game

[@TheSilly6403]

The music is actually from Kirby lmao But yeah, the game has plenty of spooks. Def recommend

[@bluebuffoon5313]

Using THAT specific Kirby music all through out (except for the very end) was such a genius move

[@roboticjanitor3332]

Care to share its name?

[@tristenpope8471]

@@roboticjanitor3332 Eternal Echo of the Thrilling Tour-our-our - Kirby and the Forgotten Land OST Just another example of Kirby experiencing horrors of the void, so pretty spot-on choice of music.

[@jzpowell2108]

Scott has become part of the cult of the Voice

[@Harrythebotar]

I think the best way to describe the feeling you mentioned at the start is, your right. Its not fun. But its compelling. A bit of media does not need to be fun to be engrossed in it. It presents a mundane gameplay loop sure, but it clearly has enough bones in its undercurrent of what things are going on to draw you in. Kind of like a mystery novel or a slow burn horror.

[@itsgirlcraft5842]

Yeah!!! It's the first horror I can really get into, even though I like horror I can never enjoy actual horror games/movies, but this is so compelling I can't help but play more

[@theuncalledfor]

I would count that as a type of fun.

[@OmegaJX]

I discovered this game by pure chance thanks to the youtube algorithm recommending me a video about it from Spazmatic Banana. I then binged all of the videos and joined the Argemwell Cult.

[@BobbinRobbin777]

I was initially attracted when Vinesauce Joel began playing the game on his streams, due to having previously enjoyed his series on *Signal Simulator; the game that helped inspire VOTV which was tragically abandoned by its developers a few years ago.* But Spaz was definitely the final push needed to make me actually play the goddamn game.

[@itsgirlcraft5842]

Same! Except I watched one from Spaz and immediately got the game

[@oscargonzalez3599]

As a scientist, you can have your own Robot Assistant....... think about it.

[@caped6453]

Theres a weird satisfaction in completing virtual tasks for some reason. I assure you its the reason that games like Powerwash Simulator and Vicera Cleanup Detail are so popular

[@Skully34]

That was a perfect ending

[@guhberieltetsunnysfilms]

Last thing that happened to me while playing was I got a signal that showed the surface of a planet in red instead of grey, I got a paper mache alien trebuchet launched at me from my garage (probably an Ariral prank), I heard a guttural roar that shook my base, but nothing came of it, I hallucinated my base being in a pitch black void, and when I jumped off the perimeter I woke up at the security gate, but I had no stamina or food, luckily I found a circle of mushrooms, I still passed out anyways, I slept on the ground 'til I had fifty stamina and ran back to the base.

[@bunkerman_who_digs]

Funny, I just finished bingewatching Vinesauce Joel's playthrough of the game. This game is his personal hell.

[@mrlampy]

watched vargskelethor bumble around through the game and definitely think that part of what makes the game so fun and unique is how goofy it is. It could just be joel working his charm or the game itself just letting you fuck around and throw rocks at aliens

[@lioedevon4275]

I think one of the funniest things of VotV is at this point it’s partially made just to fuck with Joel vine sauce. The option to pause being taken away during scary events literally seems to have been made to tailor to him. I would highly recommend his streams of this game, I don’t think I’ve even laughed harder than when he got terrified of Kerfus, which he bought and activated.

[@whyyaskkwhyy]

I wish you'd play more of this on stream! I loved watching it

[@BlackKatKam]

I think the ending of this video is the first time I've ever audibly laughed out loud at one of your videos.

[@denhalo4234]

Man, kinda just reminds me of when everyone was obsessed with powerwash sim, sometimes simple tasks can be entertaining.

[@littlebabyman8494]

You know that quote from philosopher in the 20th century about humans finding enjoyment or fulfillment from the mundane? I think that’s what this is. It’s busywork but having something to do that isn’t overly repetitive but in still mundane can be calming or fun for some.

[@TentaCole]

I appreciate the choice of music here. 👍

[@VGMaster1]

Just some wholesome Kirby Music. :)

[@AndrewTaylorNintyuk]

This feels like a experience similar to iron lung but stretched out in to a slower burn

[@theuncalledfor]

The lore is a lot more coherent than in Iron Lung.

[@AndrewTaylorNintyuk]

@@theuncalledfor well it does get a lot more time to develop it.

[@NekoEchoflower]

This game really deserves more attention! Super glad to see a video made about it!! I'm very cowardly yet this game is the only one bringing me out to play horrorgames One day, I'll find Maxwell and be braver that way

[@ColdOsburn]

If you'd like to know there's been actually a couple of updates since the last video so I thought you'd like to know that

[@CecilyJisi]

Basically it’s signal simulator but more shitpost-y and literally made to make a Swedish boy spooked

[@killertroll_2726]

The game is telling him to relax and sleep and take breaks

[@PeterGriffin-sj7mb]

I've been following VOTV for a while now, glad it's getting some more recognition!

[@FireFox64000000]

It's funny to think how the stress of "oh my God I have to feed myself this week" really does actually take the fun out of mundane tasks. Just look at papers please. That game is enjoyable, because you're not the one living it. I think the same thing applies here.

[@pablopereyra7126]

having goofy gmod physics and being able to ragdoll at will with no consequences also helps

[@FireFox64000000]

@@pablopereyra7126 True.

[@realkingofantarctica]

I can't believe the sequel to Tears of the Kingdom already came out.

[@angrypicture6155]

They even got the master cycle back holy shit

[@BobbinRobbin777]

I thought that was Echoes of The Eye?

[@_MegaDesk_]

If you find a deer skull: microwave it.

[@Cyynapse]

you know the game has conditioned you when just your energy meter going under 30 is enough to make you panic

[@Khanical]

the voice that came from the void

[@bitslayn2]

We need cash. What happened to our stash?

[@fizzzydev]

2:52 I almost died irl going there

[@nathandossett7678]

I think you enjoy it because you’re constantly getting the satisfaction of completing a task, after playing games like Pokémon where you have to grind, walk, talk, talk some more, go through a cut scene with bad animation and then talk before finishing anything, this game is a nice change of pace where you finish one thing and then it’s on to something else

[@NutterButter-6970]

We have looped back to animal crossing 1 games with minimal chores being the most fun thing in existence

[@Granox]

I think it's indicative that you enjoyed this more

[@Granox]

@ScottFalco guess your famous enough to get bots

[@tipperdipper1149]

I just love that there's not really ANY sort of traditional jumpscare, as in nothing will fly into your screen with a loud ass music...CRASH. Though there are loud, sudden events, they're never handled as they are in many of today's scary games. It's a slow, slow, slooow burn all the way through, what COULD be is generally what's the scariest.

[@Perkeleen69]

Nice to see more people cover this game.

[@icephoenix2470]

Kirby was, oddly the perfect choice of background music for this? totally got the vibes of the game from the track choice, good job!

[@byrontheusurper6505]

Oh shit I think pbg talked about this game, it looks AWESOME! Edit: nvmd that was signal simulatior, they look similar tho!

[@commonviewer2488]

Scott has gone to find our neighbors, starting with the woods

[@Goldenblade14]

It's so weird seeing this game being talked about and played by someone that isn't Charborg or Joel.

[@bomber1272]

Not going to lie, this video just sparked some PTSD from a game I never played but a subreddit I browsed every now and again. Like, not even 10 sec in and I felt like I was about to have a heart attack from pure fear :C

[@ryobibattery]

Aww hell nah they made Contact (1997) the game

[@Shadow.Darkraven]

I love this type of game so much, signal simulator started my love of this genre and voices of the void carried the torch onward

[@Shadow.Darkraven]

the noises ugh man they get me in ways cheap jump scares don't

[@katzcribe2992]

It isn't even a joke how much I want to abandon civilization and get a job at a remote observatory

[@theenchantedgoldenapplekin7979]

I really wonder how this game will turn out once it's done

[@llmkursk8254]

I think the one thing you should spoil for anyone playing the game is to watch out for a *specific* signal. If you refine that signal to level 3, it's a game over unless you delete it and any saves you have of it before you die from an instakill.

[@RiinzL]

Does insta kill means I lose my save?

[@llmkursk8254]

@@RiinzL not sure how it works, but I think maybe? It'd just be best to figure it out on your own. The signal comes from a red asteroid, if that helps

[@RiinzL]

@@llmkursk8254 well sure but I don't wanna loose my save, but I get it

[@captlee3k]

HE DID IT HE MADE A VIDEO ON ONE OF MY FAV GAMES AAAAAAAA-

[@De_an]

This game is an insanity simulator. You end up doing the most insensible stuff in order to entertain yourself, like treating random objects as pets or sticking every piece of equipment into the microwave.

[@ASquared544]

Good use of Kirby music

[@MDG-mykys]

Firewatch but with Aliens

[@uberculex]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Love this game. You explained my exact relationship with it. I just kind of like it. It has the perfect mix of creepy-peaceful isolated atmosphere and silly little things you can do.

[@starburst98]

Do you meet the space catgirls?

[@IronicCliche]

Enjoying this means you're becoming an actual adult.

[@thecorn-cl2vg]

I screamed into the void and the void played jazz back

[@alexkubrat3868]

Useless fact: I keep the doors unlocked and lights turned off I regret nothing

[@ok-tr1nw]

Kid named solar orb thingy:

[@daydreamiq]

I think a lot of the draw to this game is just how comfy it is to play. Its basically star scanner simulator but spooky and I love it

[@ihatetrollingGaming]

the whole draw of this game is the mundane gameplay combined with that constant fear of what's going on outside, and what you might encounter when you're inevitably forced to go out there 'cause one thing's for sure; you're not alone

[@MetaOSC]

Oh god. I hear it. I hear the background music. *And here we are!*

[@declanbell3537]

Thank god this game has been getting the recognition it deserves

[@LittleHatHacker]

i love this game but im always scared to go out outside at night if i need to or just going outside when you see a strange entity in the scanner

[@therealstickfingers]

The fact that I just finished watching 2 video essays on this game and then went on the reddit page for it... and then my man Scott uploads a vid about it... Probably means I should check out this game myself.

[@uberculex]

Recommended essays?

[@therealstickfingers]

Look up a guy named "Wyo". He has a great vid on VotV.

[@stephenmemelord2303]

that feel when everything is calm then you get slapped by an Ayy Lmeow

[@dek5775]

this is my first time i see a youtuber with actual animated avatar

[@HyperfixationWizard]

This game isn't free, every discovery of the unknown takes a piece of your sanity with it.

[@deeanncurrey1613]

This is literally what goes on in every SCP foundation

[@i_omor.]

"It would be so awesome! It would be so cool!"

[@Greg_Heffley69]

Seeing Scott go into that little nook in the tutorial brought back bad memories from when Joel did that

[@saberwolf181alpha6]

Have a healthy sleep schedule, have a a normal day. Have an abnormal sleep schedule, the voice get loud

[@Lock-n-Load1779]

I'm watching Joel's playthrough of VoTV and my favourite part about the game is that evey update puts you more and more in immediate risk at all times. Like...(Spoilers) ...if you dont go to the toilet before bed you will have a higher risk of nightmares, if you go out at night you might get a somewhat harmless scare from the bug, or a less than harmless scare from the shadow monster if you pass out from lack of sleep whilst outside at night, also opening doors can be a risk because the cardboard cutouts can randomly appear behind them, you can also decode messages that you wish you never found like the smile ghost easter egg, also the doors dont actually guarantee any safety since there are vents in the roof that allow immediate access from the outside and if the power goes out the door locks stop working.

[@fruit2540]

I'm so glad this game is receiving more attention :)

[@emeraldgiss]

I thought this was going to be a side of salt: voices in my head

[@averageenthusiast7616]

I think this game is genuinely one of the most innovative games I’ve ever played and deserves way more recognition

[@kami110cool]

Spooky splatoon music casually plays in the background

[@ethanbeach]

If you go through some days ypu might learn that the sun isn't always a friend

[@cowuwu1]

Nothings better than scanning alien mixtapes from space

[@FaultyTwo]

Tips and tricks: After day 38. There will be snow falling. This means you could die from freezing to death. To prevent that, if you see floating yellow orbs outside, go hug them! They will provide all the warmness you'll need.

[@icetea622.]

"Do your job" Nah, i'd sell trash for 3 billion dollars.

[@popcioslav]

"Something is wrong with me, I've enjoyed this game more than recent DLCs for Pokemon or Sonic" No, nothing is wrong with you my friend, both of these games are shait.

[@NijahPlays]

This is the type of game that has to bake for a while to get really good

[@Blixerlol]

Im so happy this game is getting more and more traction :D

[@silversm7774]

I would say that space is a Horror on it's own right.

[@cola98765]

This is spiritual successor to Signal Simulator, where you took the "boring" job as shown in Contact, but with a twist that you either are crazy or aliens are real and toy with you. This game expands on the "horror" aspect of it, and you correctly noticed that with healthy sleep schedule and when keeping to your tasks there is not that much happening, but that's the point, the scare is almost optional, just how Postal 2 is only as violent as you want it to be. If you explore, work at night, and so on, it might become a horror quite quickly. Also considering 4:20 had one of mannequin events I choose to believe that Scott seen the horror elements but chooses to ignore them.

[@theuncalledfor]

Mannequin, meet crowbar.

[@icarue993]

Fun is engaging, but not everything that is engaging is fun.