Voidtrain casts players as an engineer thrust into the Void, a strange world with its own history and rules. Its central image is also its defining project: rather than simply extending a ready-made locomotive, players begin with an empty trolley and build it into a train, adding wagons and an advanced engine. The result is a survival adventure whose home base and means of travel develop together.
Exploration ranges across floating islands, puzzles, dangerous fauna, minefields and depots. Train-building involves more than expansion: players can customize its appearance and furnish it with practical objects such as storage and workbenches, alongside decorations and tables for mini games. Encounters add a combat-and-crafting loop, with weapons and equipment to make and customize. The listed threats include soldiers and sharks, while arenas bring enemy waves and outposts call for clearing.
Voidtrain supports single-player as well as multiplayer, including online co-op, so its survival and construction premise can be approached alone or with friends. The unusual combination of a player-built train, shifting landscapes and dangerous expeditions is what distinguishes this adventure from a conventional trip through a hostile setting.