Obey the Voice

Obey the Voice is a psychological horror game about carrying out tasks under pressure while following strict rules. After an accident, you are uploaded into a consciousness backup, where The Voice guides you as it tries to uncover who you are. You have dissociative identity disorder.

Tasks and rules

The Voice assigns high-pressure tasks in a series of sections. You must pay attention to each section’s rules as well as the rules that always apply, unless The Voice says otherwise:

• Ignore any voice other than The Voice.
• If you encounter a being you are certain is not human, do not look at it, whether it tries to get your attention or ignores you.
• If you detect any sign of life having moved or moving, turn back immediately and press the red button. The threat will be eliminated, and you will be transferred to a new section.
• Once you complete a task, turn back and press the blue button. Do not linger.

Pressure and failure

Survival depends on attention, timing and decisions made under extreme stress. The challenges are deliberate rather than randomized, and mistakes are punished immediately; there is no safe space. You often have to wait for the right moment while handling multiple challenges at once, and getting trapped in tight corners, acting at the wrong time or dying repeatedly are part of what The Voice puts you through.

The game uses photorealistic environments and is designed to be played in one sitting, taking about 90 minutes.