indiegame.fan
Fear The Void header art

Fear The Void

Something goes wrong during your subway journey home, leaving you in quiet darkness. Can you find your way back to reality? And are you sure you're alone? An atmospheric horror game, that will get you consumed…

Steam Page
Release
November 17, 2023
2 years and 258 days ago
Steam Reviews
Positive23 reviews87.0%

Does this feel indie?

Vote based on whether this game feels indie to you. You can change your vote at any time. Results earn an IGF score after 10 accepted votes.
No votes yet
Vote on More Games
Game contextLatest: IGF Team
ContextThe evidence factors used to assess whether this game belongs on IndieGame.Fan.Status
Notes
Latest Contributor: IGF TeamEdit notes
Updated: Jul 14, 2026Developer scaleThe operating scale of the game's developer.
Updated: Jul 14, 2026Publisher scaleThe operating scale of the game's publisher.
Updated: Jul 14, 2026Publisher statusHow the game's publishing relationship is classified.
Search Google: How is Fear The Void and ExtraCosmic Studios funded?FundingThe known source of funding behind the game.
Updated: Jul 14, 2026Creative controlWho appears to retain creative control of the game.
Updated: Jul 14, 2026Release statusWhether and how the game has been released.

Media

8 items

About the Game

Fear The Void is a philosophical, atmospheric, indie horror game with retro PS1 aesthetics.
A first-person adventure of self-discovery, filled with moral dilemmas, as well as the meaning and meaninglessness of life. Discover existential themes through symbolic horror and hidden truths.

During your subway journey home, something goes wrong, leaving you in quiet darkness.

Can you find your way back to reality? Are you sure you're a̶̗̐l̴̘͑o̴̺͘ń̶̼ê̴̞?


You aren’t the only person adrift in this place. How much of their faculties remain? Do their broken minds hold the secret for redemption? Find out t̴͉̓h̸̖͗e̷͓̎i̴͍͝ṙ̴̝ ̸̢̑p̷̱̍ȃ̴͎s̸̤̊ṱ̸̄ through conversation trees that affect y̵o̵u̶r̴ ̸f̴u̴t̴u̵r̷e̴.

With each decision you make during your time in this realm, you alter the ending of your own story resulting in one of 4 possible outcomes.



Threats lurk all around you. A lumbering creature with too many teeth in all the wrong places. A swift growling beast that you just might escape if you r̶͍̉̏̊u̶̩̘̝̾ń̴̜͝ ̷̧̯̀̑̕f̷͔̫͗a̸̖̣̽͠s̴͉͖̊͗t̵͇͂ ̴̨̨͂́e̴͔͑̉̊ņ̴̫̿o̷̗̐ṳ̷̌g̷̱͎̉̈́h̴͓̻̓̓̆. You must run, hide, solve puzzles, fight, and prove yourself worthy to stay alive.

All while an entity of colossal power a̵̹̫̒̔p̸̙̅̃̓p̸̮̱̔̏̄r̴̳̻̫̂̓o̴͗̆͜á̵̩̜̆̿ͅc̸̮̀h̶̜̾̽e̴̢̳̓s̶̙̔  through the void...

T̷̸̴̥̰̱̞̋͊͛h̷̶̴̠̲͇̜͑̾̕͜e̵̶̴͙͓͎̼͖̞͛̌̓͝ ̷̴̴̬̜̿̾̏͝ͅV̴̸̵̨̞͉͖͕̪͌̽̀o̵̸̴̹̙̻̱̜̓̍̉́͝i̵̶̶͈̭͉̇͗͂̈́̏͝d̸̴̶̞̣̦̜̋͑́̚ ̴̴̵̡̻̥̬͑̔i̸̵̵̢͚̰̼̺̒̀̍s̸̵̴̝̬̖̑́͊̎͋́͜ ̸̸̷̧̦̲̟̏̊͗ć̶̴̴̢̯̰̪͔́̏a̶̴̴̼͕̪̎̈́͒͜l̶̴̸͎͍̖͋̾͝l̵̵̵̡̙̗̠͇͚̏̾̏͗͐͝i̵̷̸̛̛̯͙̇n̴̵̵̰̪̆̈́̌͗̕g̸̶̴͙̯̠̀͊̃ͅ ̵̸̴̮̱̘̣͋̑̊͐̀ẏ̵̴̵͇̤̖̓õ̷̴̶̱̟͓͈̊̂̃u̶̶̴̫̮̝͖͑͌͊̇͠r̷̸̸̲̲̜̹̓̂́̈́ ̷̶̴̜̳͊̅̍ͅn̵̸̵̡̰̪͎̗̓̈́͘å̷̷̴̱͚̳͙̦̝̑͊̎m̷̵̶̛̱̦̜̽̅̓e̴̸̵̟̪̪̪͂̐͠͝