Voice of Chernobyl is a multiplayer first-person survival shooter set in a European world where players fight to survive, with the choice to pursue peace or victory. Its premise gives combat a broader frame than simple competition: the game presents survival, conflict, and encounters with other people or hostile beings as parts of its play. The description also highlights a deliberately bizarre tone, including references to psychological and sexual horror.
Its varied modes include Survival, Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Melee Fight, Arms Race, and Infection, each with its own maps. Players can use different weapons, communicate with other players, and earn points through play to acquire additional weaponry. Character customization is also earned rather than purchased, with round-end presents containing random clothing, effects, or colours. Workshop support adds another distinctive element, allowing add-ons to replace or supplement existing content.
Its range of formats and offbeat details, from enemy gibbing to a crashable helicopter and apple juice, give the game a character beyond its shooter label.
