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As Robert Locksley, sneak through simulated heists, outwit guards with gadgets, and challenge a near-future corporate power.
Released 18 Aug 2015
Outwit Heist Guards
Distract With Gadgets
Rob In Simulation
Pure stealth action and infinite level creation from the award-winning studio behind Thomas Was Alone. Enter the Volume to halt Gisborne Industries' corruption and train the masses to rob from the rich.
Developed by Bithell Games · Published by Bithell Games
Volume recasts the Robin Hood legend in a near-future setting. You play Robert Locksley, using a training simulation to stage heists against Gisborne Industries and expose its plans.
Move through 100 stealth levels, avoiding guards, distracting them, and using gadgets that unlock as you progress. The stages introduce new challenges and tools, with diamonds serving as a way to open exits.
Choose among Freedom, Lockdown, and Execution modes, which vary whether checkpoints are enabled and whether pursuit is part of the challenge. You can also create and share custom levels with the included editor.
Players who enjoy Volume often point to its varied stealth-puzzle mechanics, gadgets, and changing level challenges as reasons the stages are fun to solve. Some also praise its music and atmosphere. Other reviews find the campaign repetitive or drawn out, and one notes that guards can be easy to fool.
WELCOME TO THE VOLUME
You are Robert Locksley, and this heist will change everything.
Volume is a near-future retelling of the Robin Hood legend, starring BAFTA-winner Danny Wallace (Thomas Was Alone), Charlotte McDonnell, and award-winning, critically-acclaimed actor Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings, Planet of the Apes) as Gisborne.
Uncover, then unravel, the exploitative plots of Gisborne Industries by using the Volume to pull off increasingly ambitious heists. Challenge a corporate leviathan with stealth action – it doesn't matter how many guards Gisborne posts if none of them know you are there.
Sneak, distract, avoid. As you grow in notoriety, so will your inventory. An arsenal of gadgets await discovery in a quest to rob from the rich and give to the unheard
Key Features100 levels of pure stealth action, unlocking a suite of gadgets as you go to avoid, distract and evade detection.
Three modes to play your way: Freedom (checkpoints always enabled), Lockdown (checkpoints disabled while being pursued), and Execution (checkpoints always disabled).
Full suite of easy-to-use tools to build and share your own levels with the world.
Original soundtrack composed by David Housden (Thomas Was Alone) that mixes the futuristic setting of Volume with its Robin Hood inspiration.
Starring Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings, Planet of the Apes), Danny Wallace (Thomas Was Alone), and Charlotte McDonnell.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
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| Steam Deck | Verified |
| Achievements | 24 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
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| Metacritic | 80/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |
