No one was supposed to witness this.

Null Vessel is a short ASCII horror game about exploring a deep oceanic trench in a dead universe. Balance your fuel and salvage to find the missing component you need to repair your ship and escape...or fall to the darkness of the trench, as all of your crewmates have.

This game was developed by Team ElseWare over about three weeks for the 2024 Hawktober Horrors jam with the themes "Biological Horror", "Cosmic", and "Eldritch", and features original art, music, and soundscapes, as well as more than 5,000 words of original narrative. It was partially inspired by Doublespeak Games's A Dark Room.

Controls

Use WASD or the arrow keys to move around the map, and your mouse to select menu items and event choices.