VoidExtractor

Universal game archive extractor.

Currently supports Pathologic (2005) and Pathologic Classic HD (2015) game archives (.vfs).

More games and archive formats are planned for the future.

Features

• Supports both Pathologic (2005) and Pathologic Classic HD (2015) VFS - extracts all archives except Textures.vfs (WIP, landing very soon)
• Preserves original folder hierarchy
• Zero dependencies - single static executable (~44 KB)
• Fast - written in pure C (C23)

Why VoidExtractor?

• No Python, no runtime, no bloat
• Works on any Windows from XP to 11
• Perfect for modding, translation projects, asset extraction
• Actively developed and open source (GPLv3)

Quick start (recommended)

Download the latest binary from Releases and run:

# Windows PowerShell / CMD
.\VoidExtractor.exe .\data\Actors.vfs

# Or specify output folder
.\VoidExtractor.exe .\data\Sounds.vfs extracted_sounds

Usage

VoidExtractor v1.0 - universal game archive extractor

Usage: VoidExtractor.exe <archive> [output_directory]

If output_directory is not specified, a folder named after the archive without extension will be created in the current directory.

Supported formats:
  - VFS v1 [Pathologic Classic HD (2015)]
  - VFS v2 [The Void (2008)]

Examples:
  VoidExtractor.exe .\data\Actors.vfs
  VoidExtractor.exe Sounds.vfs extracted_sounds
  VoidExtractor.exe --help

Build from source (Windows)

Prerequisites

• GCC ≥ 15
• Meson ≥ 1.10.0
• Ninja ≥ 1.13.2

Build instructions

# Clone and enter the repo
git clone https://github.com/valsaven/VoidExtractor.git
cd VoidExtractor

# Configure and build
meson setup build
meson compile -C build

# The binary will be at build/VoidExtractor.exe

Optional: release build (smaller & faster)

meson setup -Dbuildtype=release build-release
meson compile -C build-release

Run

build\VoidExtractor.exe  # Windows PowerShell

Roadmap

• VFS v1 support (Pathologic Classic HD, 2015)
• VFS v2 support (The Void, 2008)
• Linux & macOS support (maybe?)
• GUI version (maybe?)

License

GNU GPL v3