Post Void

Release Date: August 6, 2020

Action, FPP, roguelike, FPS, indie games, shooters, singleplayer

8.1

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Dynamic FPS with roguelike elements. In Post Void we take on the role of a hero who dashes through procedurally generated stages and eliminates hordes of enemies. Graphics is kept in bright retro style.

Game mechanics
Technical aspects

Post Void is an incredibly dynamic FPS with elements of roguelike genre. It was developed by an independent Swedish studio YCJY.

Game mechanics

In Post Void we observe the action from a first person perspective (FPP). The hero holds an idol figurine in his left hand, which replaces his life bar. When it gets empty - the protagonist dies. The only way to fill it up is to eliminate hordes of enemies. The protagonist has nothing else to do but to grab his weapon in his right hand and set off in a mad rush through 11 levels, killing anyone who comes across his barrel on the way. After each mission we get the opportunity to choose one of three random upgrades, among which we can find new murder tools and various perks to increase our combat potential.

The gameplay is extremely fast, so death is not hard to come by. The matter is complicated by the fact that the stages cannot be learned by heart, because they are generated procedurally. How well we do on the battlefield is constantly rated by the scoring system, which encourages us to play the game again and again to set records.

Technical aspects

Post Void features simple graphics in an early FPSs style. The whole game is full of strange shapes, bright colors and flashes.

Videos and Screens

[0:30] Post Void launch trailer

[1:06] Post Void trailer #2

8.1

OpenCritic Rating

Game is Recomended by 86% of Critics. There are 22 Critic Reviews.

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PlayStation Universe: 9 / 10 by Timothy Nunes

Any roguelike fan needs to get their hands on Post Void. Quite frankly, if you have any remote curiosity in trying out the game, just do it. Apart from floor jumping not as refined as the rest of the game, the complete package offers up something special, hectic, and engaging. Take it from someone who hates roguelikes: Post Void is a fun roguelike, complete with fever dream.

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GameGrin: 8.5 / 10 by Richard Shivdarsan

Post Void is an excellent mashup between classic DOOM and Hotline Miami that can take minutes to beat, but hours to master.

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Hey Poor Player: 4 / 5 by Cory Clark

As long as you don’t let POST VOID short out your synapses, this really is one of the truest forms of FPS gameplay. If you long for a true drop-in, drop-out FPS game and don’t mind the wavey corridors and searing color palette, there’s so much fun to be had with just a semi-procedurally generated corridor maze, some wickedly warped baddies to kill as fast as you can, and a few RNG buffs here and there. POST VOID definitely won’t be a feasible trip for everyone, but if you can stomach the demanding gameplay and get a grip on the PS4 controls, you’ll probably wind up pretty hooked on this digital drug.

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