Void Stalkers

Void Stalkers is a cosmic horror game set in the year 2972, in a dystopian future where 99% of Earth’s population is unemployed after centuries of automation, AI, downsizing and corporate mergers. You play a Void Runner, selected in a lottery sponsored by mega-corporations for a job piloting a cargo ship. Your ship is barely functional, your training is minimal, and you owe 1,000,000,000 credits.

Your employer, Whitestone Agriculture Transport and Pharmaceuticals (WASP), assigns you to transport dangerous creatures called Void Stalkers to its research stations. WASP says it wants to study them to develop medicines and technology for humanity. The Lunar Resistance disputes that account, and other Void Runners may not be as trustworthy as they seem.

Keep the ship running

Travel through The Void brings threats both inside and outside your ship. Its configuration changes with every jump, and you use security cameras, a drone and other systems to monitor the ship and cargo, investigate anomalies and handle emergencies. You can create paths for your drone to reach different terminals or deal with threats directly.

Fires, biomass, trajectory misalignment, infestations and reactor malfunctions are among the problems that can arise. The creatures begin each journey in stasis, but may awaken during travel and cause reality-warping anomalies. Spot these signs and zap the creatures back into stasis before they fully wake. If you fail, lure them to an airlock and blast them into space before they reach you.

Choose who to trust

You meet other Void Runners, WASP managers and scientists, and members of factions such as the Lunar Resistance. They all want something from you, and most have their own agendas. You can follow orders, side with the resistance or look out for yourself; your choices affect what you learn and how you survive. Each jump takes you deeper into a system built to exploit you, while the Void itself remains cold and uncaring.