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Comment: Unfortunately this is not really meeting the notability standard for games. It ideally needs multiple sources of in depth coverage from three reliable sources - Xbox Era and Sprites and Dice arent really the calibre of sources we are looking for - check out WP:VG/S. Have you checked out whether Metacritic, Mobygames or WP:VG/SE have sources to flesh out a reception section? ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 21:09, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
| Void Crew | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Hutlihut Games |
| Publisher | Focus Entertainment |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform | Steam
Xbox S/X Playstation 5 |
| Release | September 7th, 2023 |
| Genre | First-person Co-op Roguelite |
Void Crew is a first player co-op roguelite in space for 1-6 players. It was developed by Danish developer Hutlihut Games and published by Focus Entertainment [1]. It was released on Steam June 30th 2023 and released on Xbox S/X and PlayStation 5 on September 4th 2025 with full crossplay support.
Gameplay
[edit]Players control a character - cloned astronauts called "ectypes"[1] - and is working for a mysterious god-like presence called METEM, who has laid down principles of survival for the remains of humanity. The players are sent out into space (pilgrimages) on customizable spaceships to take on a collective of enemies called The Hollow, all the while maintaining their ship, gathering resources and leveling up.
It is possible to choose between several different roles on the ship: Pilot, Gunner, Engineer or Scavenger, and each of these have their own set of specialties and skills needed to more easily complete missions. Some of the tasks necessary to maintain the ship include: charging the void drive or boosts, powering up emplacements, repairing damaged systems or going EVA to collect supplies and make hull repairs.[2]
The game is a roguelite, meaning each mission successfully completed will allow the player to upgrade their characters or their ship. To start the game, the player(s) go into the Void, choose one out of three missions, f.x. a salvage mission, engaging enemies or retrieving objects, and then you arrive in the relevant system. Once you arrive, a timer will start, which will motivate the player to finish the missions as quickly as possible.[3]
Development
[edit]Early Access
[edit]Void Crew was released on Steam in Early Access the 7th of September 2023, with an exclusive gameplay announcement video by American YouTube gaming personality Jesse Cox, who played the game with the developers[4]. According to an interview between Danish gaming media Arkaden and CEO Benjamin Lund, the Early Access period was essential to building up community and shaping the game. Players were able to provide the developer with explicit and implicit feedback, which meant that the team also discovered new ways of playing the game that they hadn't thought of themselves[5].
The game was in Early Access about two years[6].
1.0 Release
[edit]The 4th of September 2025 marked the full PC release of Void Crew, but the Hutlihut team also announced a 'shadowdrop' of the game to Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X/S with full crossplay. The team had been working with Swedish game studio Piktiv, who was in charge of porting the game to consoles and integrating the crossplay feature[6].
Reception
[edit]Release
[edit]Void Crew received "generally favorable" reviews on the review aggregator Metacritic with an overall score of 80 and a user score of 8.1[7].
PC Gamer wrote that Void Crew "is basically the best Firefly game ever made", but that they were disappointed by the Scavenger role, which they felt was not defined enough to matter for the gameplay[3]. Gaming Nexus wrote that while Void Crew channels the same rush of energy that comes from working with friends, citing Overcooked or Deep Rock Galactic as similar games, the difficulty curve was surprisingly high, and that to fully enjoy it, you have to have a team which is practiced. However, playing solo proved an impossible feat, and "stripped the game of its core identity", but the game has a well-designed matchmaking system that allows for playing with strangers, even though the game leaves little room for error in terms of teamwork [8].
The above points on the Scavenger role and the singleplayer experience is echoed in Arkaden's review of the game, whose overall conclusion was that Void Crew has a solid gameplay, a balanced amount of micromanagement in the ship maintenance, and a satisfying progression system[9].
Both Gaming Nexus and GLHF on Sports Illustrated[10] highlights the dissatisfying flying mechanic, which they feel does not relay the sensation of zero-gravity.
Accolades
[edit]Void Crew won a "Grand Winner" award at the NYX Game Awards, in addition to a "Indie - PC Game" award by the same organization[11][12]. The game was also nominated in two categories, Best Debut and Best Game Design, at Spilprisen 2024, the Danish game awards[13].
References
[edit]- ^ "Void Crew Review: Cloned Chaos With Friends". Sprites and Dice. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
- ^ Clarke, Jon "Sikamikanico" (2025-07-17). "Void Crew Coming to Consoles with 6-player Cross Play". XboxEra. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ^ a b Jake Tucker (2024-11-25). "Void Crew review". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ^ Focus Entertainment Community (2023-09-05). Void Crew - In Space with @jessecox - Exclusive Gameplay. Retrieved 2025-10-17 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Void Crew er klar til udgivelse: Et kig ind i Hutlihut Games' rejse mod stjernerne". Arkaden. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ^ a b Garrido, Alberto (2025-09-04). "Surprise! Void Crew releases its 1.0 version on PC... And also on consoles!". Gamereactor UK. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ^ "Void Crew Reviews". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ^ "Void Crew". Gaming Nexus. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ^ "Void Crew-anmeldelse - En dejlig kaotisk og udfordrende rumrejse". Arkaden. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ^ "Void Crew critic reviews". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ^ Muse.World. "NYX Game Awards Announces 2025 Season 1 Winners: Celebrating Global Excellence in Game Development". Muse.World. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ^ Awards, NYX Game. "NYX Game Awards | Void Crew". nyxgameawards.com. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ^ "Spilprisen 2024: Og de nominerede er". Arkaden. Retrieved 2025-10-17.