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Obey the Voice

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88%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
88% User Score Based on 497 reviews

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Obey the Voice is a single player and multiplayer simulation game with horror, thriller and violence themes. It was developed by svklmrt and was released on January 27, 2026. It received positive reviews from players.

You are here to listen to The Voice, do what he says. But don't listen to other voices...

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88%Audience ScoreBased on 497 reviews
story35 positive mentions
grinding28 negative mentions
  • Intense psychological horror with genuinely terrifying jump scares and a high level of tension that keeps players on edge.
  • Innovative gameplay mechanics combining puzzle-solving and obedience-based tasks, providing a fresh approach to horror.
  • Impressive achievement for a solo developer, with well-crafted atmosphere, monster design, sound design, and storytelling that leaves a lasting impression.
  • Some puzzles and tasks become tedious, repetitive, or overly difficult, leading to frustration and breaking immersion.
  • Lack of certain quality-of-life features like pause actually pausing the game, keybind customization, and occasional glitchy or finicky controls.
  • Short overall game length with limited replay value and minimal narrative depth, leaving some players wanting more content or multiple endings.

  • story

    71 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    49% positive mentions, 47% neutral mentions, 4% negative mentions

    The story is generally praised for its engaging, unique, and tense narrative with a good blend of horror and puzzles, often featuring a mysterious plot that unfolds gradually and culminates in a surprising twist. However, some players found the storytelling at times confusing, minimalistic, or underdeveloped, with pacing issues near the end and a lack of emotional attachment to characters. Overall, the story effectively complements the game’s atmosphere and gameplay but could benefit from clearer exposition and deeper character development.

    • “It's a fun game, a scary one too, it's like a puzzle game with jumpscares in between and a nice plot twist at the end!”
    • “The game creates an incredibly tense atmosphere, with spine-chilling jump scares and an engaging storyline that keeps you hooked from start to finish.”
    • “A highly tense and atmospheric horror game, featuring a unique story clearly inspired by Silent Hill and, of course, P.T. Despite its strong indie nature, it manages to keep you fully engaged, maintaining your interest in the unfolding narrative and ultimately rewarding you.”
    • “Didn't even know what it was until the end of the game. I think some storytelling in the beginning would really elevate the experience!”
    • “The story was kind of weird; I don't really understand it.”
    • “The story is extremely obvious and seems rather dull.”

  • gameplay

    67 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    39% positive mentions, 57% neutral mentions, 4% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for its unique mechanics that turn simple tasks into tense, anxiety-inducing challenges, maintaining a fresh and scary atmosphere throughout. However, some find it frustratingly difficult and occasionally repetitive, with pacing issues and certain segments feeling drawn-out or reliant on waiting rather than active engagement. Overall, it offers an engaging, well-designed experience with thoughtful mechanics, especially impressive for a solo developer, but may not appeal to those sensitive to high difficulty or repetitive gameplay.

    • “The unique mechanic of having to obey the instructor while doing seemingly simple tasks with catches is well done.”
    • “The game continuously evolves as you progress through its different sections, introducing new enemies and mechanics that force you to adapt and stay on edge at all times.”
    • “Unique game mechanics, good variety of tension types between levels, perfect length.”
    • “The concept is pretty nice but to be honest the gameplay is just annoying, but because it is made by one person I'll recommend it.”
    • “I was hoping for some puzzles with horror, but the combination of the rooms and the mechanics is frustrating, not horrifying.”
    • “One of the biggest weaknesses is some of the rounds have mechanics involving waiting for something to happen (which means surviving against the monster), and do not allow you to rush them even if you know what to do.”

  • atmosphere

    36 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    61% positive mentions, 31% neutral mentions, 8% negative mentions

    The atmosphere is frequently praised as highly effective, spine-chilling, and immersive, combining well-crafted sound design, tension, and unique horror elements to maintain suspense and engagement. Many reviews highlight the game's ability to evoke genuine fear through a mix of jump scares, psychological horror, and disturbing creature designs. Overall, the atmosphere is considered a standout feature that significantly enhances the horror experience.

    • “A truly scary, well-crafted atmospheric psychological horror game.”
    • “The sound design and atmosphere were phenomenal; I could feel the tension so well.”
    • “A highly tense and atmospheric horror game, featuring a unique story clearly inspired by Silent Hill and P.T. Despite its strong indie nature, it keeps you fully engaged, maintaining your interest and ultimately rewarding you.”
    • “The atmosphere was really well made but unnerving, with tricky puzzles and terrifying monsters contributing to a disturbing overall ambiance.”
    • “Yes, the atmosphere has its own brand of unease, and the monsters are both original-looking and genuinely terrifying, but the fear here comes more from pressure and chaos than from slow-burn dread.”
    • “The atmosphere is spooky, creating a tense and suspenseful experience, though some parts induce a sense of stress rather than gradual dread.”

  • grinding

    29 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 3% neutral mentions, 97% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is widely described as tedious and repetitive, with repeated attempts and unskippable dialogue causing frustration. While some moments remain fun and scary, many players find the enforced repetition, slow pacing, and time-gated tasks diminish engagement and enjoyment. The gameplay often shifts from initially scary to increasingly monotonous, especially during certain puzzle segments and final stages.

    • “At the start the game felt really scary and it was okay but after a while the games you have to complete just become really tedious and repetitive, especially after dying 100 times, it just loses its scary factor.”
    • “Starts good, gets tediously frustrating quickly when you fail without understanding why or rather when it's clear why but just that a simple mistake sends you back too much and you have to repeat a boring (and chasing) section repeatedly.”
    • “Just slow movement and tedious tasks with pretty bad quality of life regarding repeating unskippable dialogue and tasks if you fail a level.”

  • graphics

    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    53% positive mentions, 27% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions

    The game's graphics are widely praised for their atmospheric, creepy, and visually appealing design that enhances the horror experience. While performance is generally good, some users suggest adding more graphical options to accommodate different hardware capabilities. Overall, the visuals effectively contribute to the suspense and immersive gameplay.

    • “A genuinely scary and solid horror experience, solo dev did a superb job with graphics, atmosphere, and sense of paranoia 10/10”
    • “Graphics are beautiful, soundtrack is eerie and the jumpscares genuinely made me jump.”
    • “But outside of that, this game is 10/10, had amazing graphics and a fun story, and I highly recommend!”
    • “I think you should put options for less graphics for people with bad FPS.”
    • “Visuals: 5/10”
    • “I would like to see more graphical options though.”

  • replayability

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game offers limited narrative replayability but maintains freshness through effective jumpscares and varied mechanics, encouraging players to master its challenges. While some areas lack replay value, the overall experience remains engaging for its 1.5-2.5 hour duration.

    • “Not really much replay value, but still a solid 1.5-2.5 hour story.”
    • “Replay value is limited in terms of narrative variation, but the game encourages mastery.”
    • “Effective jumpscares, no overused mechanics, always felt fresh with some areas lacking a bit of replayability.”

  • music

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music effectively enhances the horror atmosphere with eerie, tension-building sounds that heighten dread and jumpscares. However, the game lacks proper accessibility features for players with hearing impairments, offering only minimal subtitles without alternative visual cues for auditory puzzles.

    • “The horror, the tension, the terrifying morbid monsters, the feeling of dread & ominous sounds & music add to the overall horror.”
    • “Graphics are beautiful, soundtrack is eerie and the jumpscares genuinely made me jump.”
    • “However, for these auditory puzzles they offer no sort of accessibility for anyone with hearing impairments and the subtitles just say 'music plays', etc. Very odd to have subtitles for the game, but not some sort of alternate/visual puzzle alternative.”

  • stability

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game experiences significant stability issues, including unresponsive controls, severe video glitches, random FPS drops, and occasional freezes, even on high-end PCs. These bugs can disrupt gameplay and may require force-closing the game.

    • “No sprinting, control buttons don't seem to work, video resolution glitches so bad the game needs to be killed from task manager.”
    • “It's a great game but almost quit because of how scary it was. There are some problems like random FPS drops and freezes even on a really good PC.”
    • “Uh, a little buggy at points, I don't know.”

  • emotional

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game effectively creates a sustained sense of unease rather than relying on cheap jump scares, delivering a genuinely terrifying emotional experience that few horror games achieve. Many players found it uniquely impactful and memorable.

    • “That constant sense of unease is exactly what makes a horror game truly terrifying. It wasn't relying on cheap jump scares; it made me feel genuinely uneasy the whole time, and that's something very few horror games actually manage to do.”
    • “It has been a while since a game made me feel this way.”

  • humor

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game effectively balances humor with horror, delivering genuinely funny moments alongside scary scenes. Its use of sound enhances immersion, contributing to both the comedic and horror elements. Overall, the humor is well-integrated and adds to the game's engaging experience.

    • “It gave us some really scary moments, as well as some funny ones!”
    • “Very funny game with an amazing horror element. As someone doing a game development course, this was fun to learn how to especially use sound to make a game more immersive.”

  • optimization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game is praised for being incredibly well-optimized, delivering good graphics and overall decent performance.

    • “Is also incredibly well-optimized.”
    • “The game has good graphics and overall decent performance.”
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2h Median play time
2h Average play time
2-2h Spent by most gamers
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Obey the Voice is a simulation game with horror, thriller and violence themes. Common tags for Obey the Voice include first-person, indie, psychological, exploration, psychological horror and others.

Obey the Voice is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 2 hours playing Obey the Voice.

Obey the Voice was released on January 27, 2026.

Obey the Voice was developed by svklmrt.

Obey the Voice has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Obey the Voice for its story but disliked it for its grinding.

Obey the Voice is a single player game with multiplayer support.

Similar games include From The Darkness, Amenti, The Mortuary Assistant, Unspoken, Psalm 5:9-13 and others.