Announced last month, Santa Barbara Games has followed up the reveal of its upcoming PC co-op survival horror game Voidwood with its appearance at PAX West, complete with new gameplay footage of the game in action. The new clips offers a better look at the game’s mechanics, from exploring and scavenging through the cursed forest, to the increasingly dangerous scramble to survive once darkness falls.
“One of the things we really wanted to do with Voidwood was make team communication something you need to survive, but also your greatest liability,” explains Santa Barbara Games’ Founder & Creative Director, Shawn Seibert. “You have to group up, you have to whisper, and then at times you have to split up, and you can’t communicate. This footage is the closest we can get you to what that actually feels like without handing you a headset.”
Set in an inviting but cursed forest, Voidwood challenges you and your friends to explore and prepare by day, then survive the night, when the woods become hunting grounds. You and your friends are lost deep in the woods, and must venture out by day to scavenge supplies and craft tools, deciding whether to push deeper for greater rewards or attempt to get out while you can. The longer you search, the less time you’ll have to find your way back before the light gives out.
At nightfall, the forest will call in The Beast, an unstoppable apex predator. Twisted creatures prowl the dark, and you and your friends must hide, flee, and find your way out together, leaning on proximity chat to keep the group coordinated, even as every word risks drawing danger closer.
Every escape feeds the next attempt. What players carry out of the forest becomes camp upgrades, new tools, and new strategies, the kind of progression that keeps you coming back for more.
For those attending PAX West, you can get your chance to play Voidwood at Booth #744.
Voidwood heads to Steam in 2027.