We first reported on the twin-stick bullet hell boss rush arena shooter Voidface last month, when we quoted the game’s publisher, Mad Mushroom, who stated that: “VOIDFACE is HARD,” (caps theirs), and having had the chance to experience Voidface for ourselves, we can, indeed confirm that they weren’t exaggerating about that!
In the game, the titular Voidface must face a succession of hard as nails bosses, taking each one down to progress through the game. Thankfully, the game does let you make a couple of tweaks to make it (a very tiny bit) less punishing! Easy mode is still anything but, though it does double your number of lives from one to a whole two(!), and you can also turn on auto shooting, which then just requires one button press to start shooting and another to stop shooting, which frees up your concentration to focus on aiming and bullet-dodging, oh, and also on casting spells. Yes, as well as being armed, the titular Voidface also has spells at his (or her, or their) disposal to help him (or her? Or them?) defeat the onslaught of bosses he (or she? Or they?) faces.
But however you choose to play Voidface, it is always a tough game that requires cat-like reflexes and highly nimble dexterity to get through, but hey, it’s a boss rush game, and bosses are supposed to be tough to beat, right?
Second to its harsh difficulty, Voidface’s visual style is also worthy of note. Voidface is a superbly presented game, with its pixel art graphics drawing on a limited palette that not only creates a very retro feel, but which also adds to the starkness of the game, and the game’s soundtrack, too, is clearly intended to ramp up the tension, which it does very ably.
And despite the simplicity of the game’s graphics, and its limited color palette, there’s still more than enough variety in the designs of the bosses that you’re compelled to keep playing, in order to try to see them all.
If you’re a fan of twin stick arena shooters, then Voidface’s minimalistic graphics and tough gameplay will offer you a pure, unconcentrated shot of hardcore shump gameplay that’s perhaps best enjoyed in short bursts, but which will also keep you playing as you keep on trying (and probably occasionally failing) to get that bit further with each go.
Not one for novices, perhaps, but if you’re looking for a tough retro-style shmup challenge, then Voidface is sure to get your adrenaline pumping, and it comes highly recommended by us, even if it’s definitely not one for the faint of heart! Indeed, facing Voidface’s relentless barrage of boss battles can occasionally feel like a form of torture, but in the most enjoyable way possible!
Voidface has been developed by Frog Hat Labs, and it was published on Steam by Mad Mushroom on August 18, 2026, priced at $8.99 USD or local equivalent.
