5 Reasons Why Voices Of The Void Multiplayer Is NOT Coming (And The Mod That Tries To Fix It)

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The longing for a co-op experience in Voices of the Void is one of the most persistent and highly-debated topics in the community. As of today, December 17, 2025, the game remains a solitary, terrifying experience, but the question of whether you can bring a friend to the remote research station in the Swiss mountains continues to drive intense discussion. This deep-dive article cuts through the rumors to give you the definitive, most up-to-date answer on official multiplayer plans, the status of fan-made mods like VoidTogether, and why the game's core terror might be best experienced alone.

The short answer is clear: official multiplayer is highly unlikely to ever be a feature in Voices of the Void (VotV). However, the dedicated player base has refused to accept this verdict, leading to the creation of ambitious, albeit unstable, community projects aimed at bringing a co-op sandbox mode to the world of deep space signal searching and terrifying cosmic entities. We’ll explore the official reasons from the developer, the current state of the mods, and the game’s true "multiplayer" experience.

The Official Verdict: Why MrDrNose Will Not Add Co-op

The developer of Voices of the Void, known as MrDrNose (or Dr. Nose), has been transparent and consistent with the community regarding the status of multiplayer for years. The official verdict, often found in the game's FAQ on the itch.io page and the official Discord server, is a firm "No." This decision is based on a few critical, technical, and thematic reasons that are fundamental to the game's design and development constraints.

1. Technical Complexity and Lack of Networking Experience

The primary reason cited by MrDrNose is the sheer technical challenge. The game was not built from the ground up with networking in mind, and the developer lacks the specific experience required to implement a stable, functional multiplayer system. Retrofitting a complex, physics-heavy, and state-dependent game like VotV with co-op functionality would require a massive, almost game-breaking overhaul, potentially delaying or halting other planned content updates.

2. The Vision of Isolation and Psychological Horror

Voices of the Void is fundamentally a psychological horror and signal simulator experience built on isolation. The core gameplay loop—signal hunting, decoding signals, managing equipment, and surviving the night—is designed to make the player feel utterly alone in their remote outpost. Sharing the experience with a friend would instantly dilute the tension, the paranoia, and the fear of the unknown that makes encounters with entities like The Evil or the various UFOs (Balls UFO, Dart UFO) so terrifying.

3. Focus on Core Gameplay and Lore Development

The developer's focus remains on expanding the single-player experience, adding new content, improving the signal computer system, and deepening the lore surrounding the Arirals, the Forbiddens, and the various extraterrestrials. Resources are better spent on developing new story elements, entities, and gameplay mechanics rather than a massive, unproven multiplayer feature.

The Community's Answer: Voices of the Void Multiplayer Mods

Despite the official stance, the VotV community is one of the most dedicated in gaming, and several teams have attempted to bring multiplayer to life through fan-made modifications. These mods aim to fulfill the community's desire for a shared experience, even if it's limited to the sandbox or basic co-op functionality. The most notable attempts include:

  • VoidTogether: This is one of the most well-known attempts, described as the first multiplayer mod for VotV. It is built around Websockets and a NodeJS Server, aiming to allow friends to play together.
  • Horizon's Multiplayer Mod: Another project, often found on platforms like itch.io, has been publicly tracked as "in development" by its author, Horizon, focusing on a 3D, First-Person, Indie, Multiplayer simulation.
  • Multiplayer Sandbox Demo: Clips and discussions have circulated about a functional, albeit limited, sandbox demo that allows players to mess around with friends in a non-story environment.

The crucial takeaway from all these projects is their stability. Community consensus suggests that the current multiplayer mods are often "barely functional" or suffer from severe issues due to the core game's code. While the dream of playing "Bad Sun" mode with a friend is alive, a smooth, reliable co-op experience remains an elusive goal for modders.

The True Multiplayer: Sharing the Terror of the Void's Entities

While players cannot officially share a server, the true "multiplayer" experience of Voices of the Void happens outside the game—in Discord servers, Reddit threads, and YouTube comment sections. The game’s deep, often-changing lore and its roster of terrifying entities create a rich, shared narrative that players constantly discuss and document.

The game features a vast catalog of entities that players are tasked with observing and documenting, driving a collective effort to understand the game's secrets. These entities include:

  • The Arirals: These cat-like extraterrestrials are a source of both mystery and comedy, known for their poisonous blood and their tendency to 'troll' the player. Their lore, often shared and updated by Dr. Nose on Discord, is a constant source of community discussion.
  • The Forbiddens: An entity with no known physical form, guaranteed to be encountered in Story Mode, which adds a layer of cosmic dread.
  • UFOs and Anomalies: From the Midas UFO and Pill UFO to the mysterious "Thunder Wisp" and the dreaded "The Tumor," the sheer variety of signals and visual phenomena ensures that every player has a unique, terrifying story to tell their friends.

This shared documentation of signals, the tracking of mysterious moving trees, and the collective theorizing about the purpose of the research station is the closest thing to a co-op experience VotV currently offers. Players are united in their quest to survive the isolation and categorize the horrors that the deep void sends their way.

What the Future Holds for VotV Co-op

In summary, the official word from MrDrNose is definitive: Voices of the Void will remain a single-player experience. The technical hurdles and the developer’s commitment to the game's core vision of isolated horror are simply too great to overcome.

However, the community’s passion ensures that the dream of a co-op mode will not die. Modding teams will continue to work on projects like VoidTogether, and future updates may bring new sandbox modes or features that make a stable multiplayer mod more feasible. For now, the best way to share the VotV experience is by documenting your signal hunting successes, sharing your terrifying encounters with the Joel's UFO, and collectively unraveling the secrets of the Swiss mountains research base with your friends online.

5 Reasons Why Voices of the Void Multiplayer is NOT Coming (And The Mod That Tries to Fix It)
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