<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
in	O
January	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
stealth	O
mechanics	O
inspired	O
by	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
plan	O
courses	O
of	O
action	O
to	O
work	O
through	O
levels	O
without	O
being	O
detected	O
by	O
guards	O
,	O
dogs	O
,	O
and	O
automated	O
security	O
turrets	O
to	O
reach	O
specific	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
presents	O
a	O
modern	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
Robin	B-Application
Hood	I-Application
legend	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
young	O
thief	O
discovers	O
a	O
plot	O
for	O
a	O
military	O
coup	O
involving	O
various	O
heists	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
device	O
called	O
"	O
Volume	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
assistance	O
of	O
its	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
to	O
perform	O
these	O
heists	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
manner	O
and	O
broadcasting	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
at	O
large	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
coup	O
known	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Volumes	O
story	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
modern	O
take	O
of	O
the	O
Robin	B-Application
Hood	I-Application
legend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
has	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
built	O
into	O
it	O
named	O
Alan	O
(	O
Danny	O
Wallace	O
)	O
that	O
acts	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-General_Concept
Office	I-General_Concept
paperclip	I-General_Concept
as	O
a	O
military	O
training	O
program	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Bithell	O
,	O
and	O
guides	O
Robert	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
hinted	O
in-game	O
that	O
Volume	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
timeline	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
Thomas	B-Application
Was	I-Application
Alone	I-Application
,	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Mike	O
Bithell	O
,	O
but	O
set	B-Language
after	I-Language
the	O
events	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Volumes	O
gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
designed	O
by	O
Bithell	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
stealth	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bithell	O
's	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Volume	O
was	O
directly	O
from	O
his	O
earlier	O
enjoyment	O
of	O
playing	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
games	O
since	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
teenager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
several	O
other	O
stealth	O
games	O
have	O
come	O
out	O
since	O
then	O
,	O
Bithell	O
felt	O
the	O
newer	O
games	O
lost	O
the	O
"	O
purity	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
stealth	O
experience	O
that	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
provided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user-generation	O
aspects	O
for	O
Volume	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
The	O
Document	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	O
that	O
was	O
on	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Substance	O
disc	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
Metal	B-Application
Gears	I-Application
game	O
designer	O
,	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
,	O
designed	O
prototypes	O
of	O
levels	O
in	O
real-life	O
using	O
Lego	B-Language
bricks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bithell	O
designed	O
the	O
in-game	O
level	O
editor	O
to	O
work	O
similar	O
to	O
Lego	B-Language
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
snap-in	O
predesigned	O
elements	O
onto	O
new	O
or	O
existing	O
levels	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
core	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bithell	O
hopes	O
that	O
Volume	O
would	O
have	O
an	O
active	O
user-community	O
that	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
evolve	O
the	O
game	O
over	O
many	O
years	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Vampire	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Masquerade	I-Application
–	I-Application
Bloodlines	I-Application
where	O
the	O
player	O
community	O
has	O
continued	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
improving	O
the	O
game	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bithell	O
expected	O
that	O
Volume	O
would	O
still	O
have	O
a	O
limited	O
budget	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
he	O
needed	O
for	O
Thomas	B-Application
Was	I-Application
Alone	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
extra	O
funding	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
hire	O
additional	O
programming	O
help	O
and	O
3D	O
modelers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
included	O
his	O
former	O
colleagues	O
at	O
Blitz	O
Games	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
had	O
worked	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Thomas	B-Application
Was	I-Application
Alone	I-Application
,	O
and	O
additional	O
help	O
came	O
from	O
members	O
of	O
Curve	O
Digital	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
ported	O
Thomas	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Volume	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
timed	O
exclusive	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Vita	O
platform	O
sometime	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
OSX	O
releases	O
set	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
simultaneous	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
on	O
18	O
August	O
2015	O
;	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
this	O
day	O
,	O
Bithell	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Vita	O
version	O
was	O
delayed	O
by	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
to	O
better	O
refine	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
published	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
physical	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
on	O
11	O
November	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
on	O
4	O
May	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bithell	O
had	O
already	O
worked	O
with	O
Danny	O
Wallace	O
from	O
Thomas	B-Application
Was	I-Application
Alone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
expansion	O
,	O
Volume	O
:	O
Coda	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
alongside	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
78.40	O
%	O
based	O
on	O
21	O
reviews	O
and	O
80/100	O
based	O
on	O
33	O
reviews	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
71.67	O
%	O
based	O
on	O
12	O
reviews	O
and	O
71/100	O
based	O
on	O
15	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
