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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Digital Chumps: 8 / 10 by Eric Layman

Post Void is a barrage of garish visual information parading through the interface of a first-person shooter. As either an act of mercy or a concession to humanity, modest roguelite trappings force all of Post Void's noise and fury into manageable dosages. This leaves Post Void as a wonderful party drug, provided you can sustain the party and handle the drugs.

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VGamingNews: 6 / 10 by Joseph Whitfield

The best way to sum up Post Void in any meaningful way would be ‘if Quentin Tarantino had somehow developed Doom instead of directing films’. The game has all the hallmarks of the director’s early works; it’s ultra-violent, hyper visceral and littered with barefoot baddies in sharp suits. The arcade style of short, sweet and brutal gameplay, rather than producing a lengthy campaign is a bold choice, and while your mileage may vary, I felt Post Void was the perfect bite-sized shooter that offered up a lot of fun despite its short runtime. The gameplay is engaging and snappy enough to the point I didn’t care about the game only being an hour long, or the repetitive soundtrack pumping in my ears like a German discotech. All I wanted to do was run through the myriad of creatures with a shotgun and make it as far as possible before being sent back to the beginning. Even now I can feel myself being drawn back for just one more hop through Post Void’s grotesque world…

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TechRaptor: 7 / 10 by Andrew Stretch

Post Void packs fast pace FPS action, roguelike mechanics, and a weird 'in your face' art style into this tiny explosive package. If you don't like repeating instances then this small game might not be your style.

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