Co-op horror game Voidwood, announced August 11 by Santa Barbara Games, gives its predator AI ears tuned to real-time audio amplitude through proximity voice chat, making every syllable players speak a potential detection event regardless of content. The first public playable demo is exclusive to PAX West 2026, September 4-7 in Seattle, with a 2027 Steam release targeted.
Voidwood Debuts at PAX West 2026: Co-op Horror AI Hunts by Sound Level, Not Keywords