Game2015

Vertigo Void

CasualIndie

Developer James de Silva, Matthew Sanders

Vertigo Void is a challenging 3D puzzle-platformer which demands a keen eye and sharp memory. As a lone astronaut, walk up walls, jump across the void of space (or fall in) and teleport your way to safety or else face the Sun's wrath. From the Steam store page

25 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Oct 21, 2026 · last updated Oct 22, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

80
LovedLoved

20 positive · 5 negative
95% range 61–91%

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Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
22 of 28 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What players are saying

78% recommend · 21 yes, 6 no

Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 27 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (43 of 54 positive).

Players compare it to the classic Kula World, praising its gravity-shifting puzzles. [1][2][3] Many enjoy the large number of levels and the increasing difficulty. [1][4][5] Some reviewers criticize the timer and controls as frustrating. [6][7][8]

Liked
  • Clever gravity-shifting mechanics and unique puzzles. [9][10]
  • Charming pixel art and relaxing space aesthetic. [11][12]
Disliked
  • Timer punishes exploration and causes frustration. [6][7]
  • Controls are clunky and camera is hard to navigate. [13][7][8]
  • Early levels are too easy and boring. [14][15]
  • Repetitive gameplay after a while. [15][8]
Representative posts
  • [7]Steam user Steam user …5099Steam review · Jun 27, 2017 · Not recommended

    The game was kind of fun for the first 10 levels, but ultimately, and rapidly, no, No, NO, AbsoLUTEly N-O!! The view is beyond obnoxiously hard to navigate through, and then on top of that, the controls are among the worst I've ever used, and on top of THAT, there's a bloody timer that makes the game VERY much NOT fun! When you HAVE TO explore the whole bloody arena to figure out what to do BUT you simply don't have …

  • [1]Steam user Steam user …9849Steam review · Jun 8, 2025 · Recommended

    Plays like Kula World / Roll Away for Playstation except ball is replaced with astronaut. You jump, collect some green bits and activate switches but there's a twist, when getting close to the ledge you can move to the side of block and flip whole gravity along with the player. Each stage is time limited so keep that in mind also make sure to avoid collecting time capsules as they decrease time. Game have whooping …

  • [6]Steam user Steam user …6770Steam review · Mar 23, 2016 · Recommended

    Why the timer? The game requires you to pause and scope out your environment but then punishes you for taking too long. then you have to start over, go to the point where you died, and continue to figure it out. The timer just gets in the way. I can understand a Time trial mode though, or maybe a free-view mode where the timer stops.

  • [12]Steam user Steam user …6774Steam review · Nov 19, 2015 · Recommended

    Vertigo Void is probably the most charming puzzle game I've come across on Steam so far. The graphics are pixelated but still have a refined feel to them, something you don't get in many Unity games right now. The game handles the combination of puzzles and platforming very well. It puts you into a situation I'm sure at least a few of us thought of as kids: What if we were isolated in space away from our ship, on …

  • [2]Steam user Steam user …0344Steam review · Oct 30, 2015 · Recommended

    I had just began to play today but the game seems to have a great potential. The level creator is not so hard to master but, because it was made with unity, you must change you control key via a little menu that appear when you launch the game. This game remember to me an other old game that was nammed "Kula world" so if this game tell you something go buy the game since he only cost less than 2 euros :).

Summarised from 24 of the 27 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made

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Players who liked Vertigo Void talk about clever gravity-shifting mechanics and unique puzzles; those who didn't talk about timer punishes exploration and causes frustration. Which matters more to you?

Reactions

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  • Steam user Steam user …9849Steam reviews · Jun 8, 2025 · 6 h played

    Plays like Kula World / Roll Away for Playstation except ball is replaced with astronaut. You jump, collect some green bits and activate switches but there's a twist, when getting close to the ledge you can move to the side of block and flip whole gravity along with the player. Each stage is time limited so keep that in mind also make sure to avoid collecting time capsules as they decrease time. Game have whooping 210 stages so it will definitely take a while to finish. Level design is ok and…

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …7441Steam reviews · Jul 18, 2016

    I initially thought this was going to be a bit like Kula World (a PS1 puzzle game where you play a ball traversing platforms in 3D with no favoured direction for "down") but it was not exactly like that. No matter. I liked the aesthetic and loved the idea of an astronaut exploring a platforming system in 3D where one has to change perspective to find the next correct place to jump, explore, and activate buttons - so as to activate the exit and head through it to complete the level. What I…

    negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …2775Steam reviews · Feb 20, 2017 · 3 h played

    Everything with space is relaxing Combine this with puzzles that requires attention and good memmory Good game to wake up with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehzgeQ-nLZ8

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  • Steam user Steam user …0344Steam reviews · Oct 30, 2015 · 3 h played

    I had just began to play today but the game seems to have a great potential. The level creator is not so hard to master but, because it was made with unity, you must change you control key via a little menu that appear when you launch the game. This game remember to me an other old game that was nammed "Kula world" so if this game tell you something go buy the game since he only cost less than 2 euros :).

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …5851Steam reviews · Feb 18, 2016 · 5 h played

    A Gravity Shifting Puzzle-Platformer in Space https://youtu.be/SUCvbVjW77k + Interesting mechanics where you can walk up (or down) walls, and essentially rotate gravity (as if your shoes were magnetic and you were in space) +Nice soundtrack + The puzzles themselves are very unique you are supposed to press a button or two to open a hatch and then jump through it, but the buttons and hatch are often in very obscure hard to get places. + Very challenging, it will like make your head hurt as your…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5099Steam reviews · Jun 27, 2017

    The game was kind of fun for the first 10 levels, but ultimately, and rapidly, no, No, NO, AbsoLUTEly N-O!! The view is beyond obnoxiously hard to navigate through, and then on top of that, the controls are among the worst I've ever used, and on top of THAT, there's a bloody timer that makes the game VERY much NOT fun! When you HAVE TO explore the whole bloody arena to figure out what to do BUT you simply don't have enough time, the game loses any points/stars it might have had coming. First!…

    negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …6770Steam reviews · Mar 23, 2016

    Why the timer? The game requires you to pause and scope out your environment but then punishes you for taking too long. then you have to start over, go to the point where you died, and continue to figure it out. The timer just gets in the way. I can understand a Time trial mode though, or maybe a free-view mode where the timer stops.

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …6269Steam reviews · Nov 11, 2015

    This game began as a simple looking little puzzle game and slowly developed into a more complex version. I feel as if I would not be able to complete this as I would become frustrated and burn my pc. All in all this game seems fun yet it needs to work on smoother controls as jumping was difficult and turning was very fast.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4686Steam reviews · May 8, 2017 · 1 h played

    It was fun for a little bit, but then it started to get repetitive and boring. If you want a game that is a puzzle based stategy game then get this, but if you have a short attention span then do not get this or if you dont like playing games that is repetitive.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5026Steam reviews · Nov 26, 2015 · 2 h played

    What a clever game. In Vertigo Void, you control a little spaceman who needs escape from the expanding sun. This is done by walking, jumping, and being flung across the outside of your ship, hitting buttons to open the hatch, then diving in and zipping away. The challenges in this game are fresh and clever, their variety keeping things interesting, and the graphics and soundtrack are pleasant to the senses. Gameplay generally consists of failing a few times when you first reach a new level…

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …6774Steam reviews · Nov 19, 2015 · 2 h played

    Vertigo Void is probably the most charming puzzle game I've come across on Steam so far. The graphics are pixelated but still have a refined feel to them, something you don't get in many Unity games right now. The game handles the combination of puzzles and platforming very well. It puts you into a situation I'm sure at least a few of us thought of as kids: What if we were isolated in space away from our ship, on The Sun? You must remember the layout of the level and use the odd rules of…

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …1798Steam reviews · Oct 7, 2026 · 11 h played

    Vertigo Void is an inventive three-dimensional puzzle-platformer that challenges players to reconsider traditional concepts of gravity, movement, and environmental navigation. Developed by James de Silva and Matthew Sanders and published by Merge Publishing, the game follows an astronaut attempting to escape a dangerous cosmic environment filled with increasingly complicated obstacles. Its central appeal lies in combining unconventional movement mechanics with demanding spatial puzzles,…

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …6235Steam reviews · Mar 23, 2016 · 1 h played

    Wonderful puzzles, craptons of content (210 levels), adorable little spaceman, what more do you want? an actual spaceship so he can escape this mortal danger? You serious?

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …3297Steam reviews · Nov 19, 2015 · 2 h played

    I'll be honest, I'm not as big on puzzle games as I was as a kid and I will probably not end up getting 3 Stars/Perfect on levels but I still love this game, mainly because it is basically a new version of the PS1 classic Kula World (or Roll Away for you Americans). Simple mechanics of moving on each block and then the game puts you into the third dimension with walking around blocks and taking leaps of faith.

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …2417Steam reviews · Oct 21, 2026 · 5 h played

    The sun makes a very impatient puzzle partner, walking around the sides of floating platforms gives the levels a neat twist, just wish the timer allowed more room to look around

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …3210Steam reviews · Feb 2, 2022 · 1 h played

    simple puzzle plat-former where you can create a your own stage by using arrows keys to move around

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …9343Steam reviews · Sep 17, 2019

    Neat little puzzle game with over 200 levels. This will bend you.

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …9853Steam reviews · Nov 28, 2017 · 5 h played

    this is a relaxing game

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …7313Steam reviews · Oct 21, 2017 · 12 h played

    Tags: Casual - Flinger & Object Routes Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library TLDR: Unity engine grid-based 3D shape navigation game. Reach end tile to win. Insanely boring. Do not like the level design, and presentation of levels blocks floating in the middle of nowhere. Control of camera and issuing jumps and navigating change of gravity all felt like an unwanted, and unsatisfying chore to execute. Advertised as a platformer but movement is entirely grid based. You…

    negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …7559Steam reviews · Feb 21, 2017 · 3 h played

    A very simplistic, yet a very fun and complex 3D puzzler. It requires you to have a high attention span in order to complete the increasingly difficult levels.

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …7886Steam reviews · Aug 24, 2016 · 2 h played

    No thanks... Not even if you gave me the game although maybe, just maybe, if it didnt have STEAM Trading Cards I might have found something to like.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9529Steam reviews · Apr 17, 2016 · 26 h played

    Remember Wonderland Adventures?This is the space version of it.2usd for ~26 hours of pain and satsification

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  • Steam user Steam user …6544Steam reviews · Mar 20, 2016

    Clever little puzzler, with some unique mechanics I haven't really seen in any other game. Relies on your memory and spatial reasoning to make sense of each level Good stuff.

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …2792Steam reviews · Mar 16, 2016

    Not bad, not good either. Kinda a neat idea, but super easy levels to begin with bored me out way to quickly.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1511Steam reviews · Jan 11, 2016

    love this little game for several reasons: 1: As a puzzle solver this game is pretty good the levels get progressivly harder which you would expect but the time constraints make it harder for those that want a challenge to get the level complete with the extra pickups. 2: Graphics wise it may not be the best but that is not what this game is about its about challenging yourself so if graphics are a selling point for you then thats a shame 3: the levels are designed very well including the fact…

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →

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