Traveling The Deep Darkness Of Space

Void Martyrs is a grimdark survival horror roguelite where you play as novice nuns sent on a crusade into the vast unknown of space. Set in a future where the Church Space Program controls space exploration, you're sent out to battle a biomechanical plague in enormous, abandoned space cathedrals and monasteries, wandering through the void.

Exploring the Cosmic Cathedrals

With its sick and dark art style, you can probably tell that it will have a grim atmosphere, and it does. You explore these survival horror-style space cathedrals and monasteries from a top-down perspective as you try to find the relic at the heart of each location. It would be easy if it weren't for the random infected people, worm-like creatures, and…other monstrosities.

Faith Shapes Everything

Faith plays a huge part in both the plot and gameplay mechanics since the actions you take affect your devotion level. There is a cross on the left side that will alter based on the decisions you make throughout the game. Killing enemies can corrupt your character, or stealing from a body instead of blessing them can make it more difficult to explore certain areas that are inaccessible unless you have achieved a high enough level of salvation. If you want to make it easy, swing away, or save some souls, it's up to you.

Choose Your Tools Wisely

This raises the question of what tools you should utilize to explore the area. You can use physical weapons like a crowbar or a gun you can craft, or you can use your cross to ward off evil and take a holier path to save your soul from being cursed. Initially, I felt I was doing well, but by the end, I was just barely getting by.

Death and Progression

And don't worry if the current nun doesn’t make it out alive. The Church will just send another to take her place that you can control, allowing you to continue the mission with lessons learned. It would seem you are just a nameless drone ready and willing to die for the cause of the church.

Development and Release

The small team at Mac n Cheese Games is working on this project. Currently, the team is planning for a 2026 release and is running beta tests, which we were happy to participate in. They said a demo will be dropping soon, and hopefully a release date along with that.

You can join their Discord to see updates or progress and check out their Steam to add it to your Wishlist.