Bithell Games·Released Aug 18, 2015·Single player
Volume is a near-future retelling of the Robin Hood legend, starring Danny Wallace (Thomas Was Alone), Charlie McDonnell and award-winning, critically-acclaimed actor Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings, Planet of the Apes) as Gisborne.
Really cool art and a great score pair to ensure that Mike Bithell's latest is worth a shout – but we'd advise proceeding with caution, because there are still kinks to be worked out.
Volume's tight mechanics, smart visual vocabulary, and level-editing tools combine to create something that is as much a puzzle game as it is a stealth title.
Volume has anger to go with its beauty and wit
One of the most refreshing things about Volume, Mike Bithell's second game after the charming Thomas Was Alone, is that…
Thomas Was Alone, Mike Bithell’s charming 2010 platformer about the inner lives of hopping geometric shapes, was an experiment in the power of
Fun, not-too-hard stealth puzzles that look great, wrapped up in a humdrum story with a boring protagonist.
A satisfying and exciting experience from start to finish
The latest from Mike Bithell Games is a sneak-em-up puzzler of sorts. Pac-Man meets Metal Gear Solid? Sure, why not. The most important question is whether it's any good...
Showing the poor how to steal from the rich - one level at a time.
In many of the later [missions], bigger and more multi-path, I was reacting instinctively, taking risks and having them pay off, finding a groove. There was flow and joyfulness. The good game at the heart of all the frequently irritating bluster and padding shines through.
