Grange, Lemaitre & Tiercelin · Full Release
VHOLUME Guide & Level Archive
VHOLUME guide: all 31 main levels and 31 B-Sides, author times, B-Side locations, NPC locations, secrets, movement tech and speedrun basics.
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Latest Updates
- SITE Site launch: full level list with author times, B-Side locations, NPC locations, secrets, movement, speedrun and demo guides — all checked against the post-release game.
- MAJOR VHOLUME 1.0 released on Steam at $7.99 with a 10% launch discount — 31 main levels, 31 B-Sides, multiplayer ghosts and Steam Workshop support.
- Release date announced: the developers confirmed the August 21 launch in a Steam community post.
- MAJOR Demo2 update shipped: multiplayer and new maps added to the free demo.
- MINOR Free demo first released on Steam, introducing the brutalist capital and the movement system.
What is VHOLUME?
VHOLUME is a melancholic first-person parkour adventure by Nathan Grange, Léonard Lemaitre and Niels Tiercelin — the team behind the cult free game BABBDI — published by IronEqual. You play Robert, a citizen of a derelict brutalist capital run by an all-controlling Ministry, on a bureaucratic quest to restore his family's revoked ration tickets. It launched on Steam on August 21, 2026 at $7.99 and sits at Overwhelmingly Positive (97.8% of 1,073 reviews as of Aug 27).
The game ships with 31 main levels and 31 unlockable B-Sides — see the full level list with author times, find every unlock in the B-Side locations guide, track down every NPC, and learn the movement tech that turns clean runs into speedruns. A free demo is still on Steam if you want to taste it first.
VHOLUME Screenshots
Get Started in 5 Steps
- Tune your setup first. Pick controller or keyboard and fix motion blur before your first run — see controls & settings.
- Learn to keep momentum. Jumping, climbing and sliding chain into speed — the basics are in the movement guide.
- Run the 31 main levels. Follow the level list and use the official author times as your pace benchmark.
- Talk to the NPCs you pass. Two achievements hang on conversations — the NPC locations guide shows who is where.
- Hunt the B-Sides. One collectable per level unlocks a remix stage — every spot is in the B-Side locations guide.
THE MINISTRY ARCHIVE
Tools & Live Data
All Levels & Author Times
Every main level and B-Side with its official author time.
HUNTB-Side Locations
Where to find the collectable that unlocks each B-Side.
NPCNPC Locations
Which levels have NPCs and who you must talk to.
DATAPlayer Count
Current players, 24h peak and launch-week trend.
TECHMovement Guide
Momentum, climbing, sliding and speed tech explained.
SPECSSystem Requirements
Minimum PC specs, engine and config file location.
RATION LINES
Every Page in the Archive
Guides
- VHOLUME B-Side Locations: Unlock All 31 B-Sides — How B-Sides unlock in VHOLUME: one hidden collectable per level (two in racetrack00), with per-level video guides for every B-Side location.
- VHOLUME Beginner Guide: Tips for Your First Hours — Starting VHOLUME: settings to fix first, how the medal ladder works, when to hunt B-Sides and NPCs, and the beginner mistakes that kill momentum.
- VHOLUME Demo Guide: What It Has & Full Game Differences — The free VHOLUME demo is still on Steam: what Demo2 added, its secrets and vertical phone-view oddity, and what the $7.99 full game adds on top.
- Games Like VHOLUME: BABBDI, Mirror's Edge & More — If you love VHOLUME: start with BABBDI (free, same developers), then Mirror's Edge, KZ/Kreedz climbing, and today's best movement-first games.
- VHOLUME Movement Guide: Momentum, Climbing & Speed — How VHOLUME movement works: jump, run, climb and slide chains, keeping momentum, climbing faster, air control and the tech behind "how to bhop" questions.
- VHOLUME Level List: All 31 Levels & Author Times — All 31 VHOLUME main levels and 31 B-Sides with official author times — from racetrack00 (27s) to foire (1:20) and the 2:33 jetboil00 B-Side.
- VHOLUME NPC Locations: Every Level With NPCs — Which VHOLUME levels have NPCs and who to talk to — including the named NPCs of admin, openoffice00 and openoffice01 — for the two conversation achievements.
- VHOLUME Controls & Settings: Controller vs Keyboard — VHOLUME controller vs keyboard, how to reduce motion blur (menu + config file at %LOCALAPPDATA%\VHOLUME), and settings that help motion comfort.
- VHOLUME Secrets & Easter Eggs Guide — VHOLUME secrets: hidden B-Side collectables, racetrack00's hidden spots, the Fishpaste hidden achievement, and how the game quietly reacts to your progress.
- VHOLUME Kreedz Level Guide: The KZ Tribute B-Side — What the kreedz level is in VHOLUME — a B-Side homage to Counter-Strike KZ climb maps, unlocked via jungle01, with a 0:42 author time — and how to beat it.
- VHOLUME Workshop & Custom Maps: Play and Build Levels — How VHOLUME's Steam Workshop works: subscribing to community levels, the official map designer tooling, and what the level codenames teach map makers.
- VHOLUME Speedrun Guide: Boards, Categories & WRs — VHOLUME speedrunning: the speedrun.com board (Any% plus IL categories like Racetrack No Prespeed), demo-era WR culture, and how to start running.
- VHOLUME Soundtrack: Where to Buy & Listen to the OST — The official VHOLUME Soundtrack is $7 on Steam (Windows, macOS and Linux players can buy it) — plus where else the music lives online.
FAQ
What is VHOLUME?
VHOLUME is a melancholic first-person parkour adventure by Nathan Grange, Léonard Lemaitre and Niels Tiercelin — the developers of the free cult game BABBDI — published by IronEqual. You play Robert, running, climbing and sliding through a derelict brutalist capital to restore his family's revoked ration tickets. It released on Steam on August 21, 2026.
How much does VHOLUME cost? Is it free?
VHOLUME is a paid game at $7.99 USD on Steam (it launched with a 10% discount). It is not free-to-play, but a free demo — expanded in June 2026 with multiplayer and extra maps — is still available on the Steam page.
Is it 'VHOLUME' or 'Volume'?
The game is spelled VHOLUME — a deliberate play on 'volume'. It is unrelated to Mike Bithell's 2015 stealth game Volume, and searching 'volume game' mostly returns math tools, so keep the H when you search.
About This Site
VHOLUME Guide is an independent, unofficial fan resource for VHOLUME players — not affiliated with Grange, Lemaitre & Tiercelin.
- How we verify: Level names, author times and unlock rules are cross-checked between the community wiki and Steam guide walkthroughs before they enter our tables; anything we cannot confirm in two places is labeled unverified.
- Update cadence: Data pages are re-checked after each VHOLUME patch and the player-count snapshot is refreshed when we update the site, with the capture date printed on the page.
- What we don't do: We do not host key-reseller links, cracked downloads, or route descriptions we have not seen completed in a video or in game.