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VHOLUME
A melancholic first-person parkour game set in a dystopian brutalist city, where a simple bureaucratic errand becomes a race across concrete megastructures.
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Why would anyone sprint across an entire concrete metropolis just to file some paperwork? In VHOLUME a family’s ration cards have gone missing, the ministry that handles them sits on the far side of a dystopian brutalist city, and the only realistic way to get there is first-person parkour at full speed.
| Genre | First-person parkour, speedrunning |
| Setting | A brutalist dystopian city |
| Goal | Recover the lost ration cards |
| Extras | Ghosts, multiplayer, community levels |
Movement at the Core of VHOLUME
Everything is built around speed and flow. You run, jump and chain movements across concrete blocks, abandoned industrial sites and surreal megastructures, and the city is designed for momentum rather than sightseeing.
Levels contain multiple routes and shortcuts. The goal is not just to reach the end by any means but to find the perfect line, optimise movement sequences and shave time off every attempt.
Speedrunners feel right at home here. Players who just want to explore can still enjoy the scale of the architecture, although the timer is always quietly encouraging them to go faster.
A Melancholic City
Unlike many fast movement games, VHOLUME is not loud and aggressive. The tone is melancholic, and the bureaucracy that turns a simple task into an odyssey gives the whole journey a dry, sad humour.
The soundtrack is one of the most praised parts. Instead of high-energy drum and bass, the music leans atmospheric, and players often compare the sound experience to cinematic indie classics.
The brutalist scale is the other highlight. Towering concrete forms make you feel tiny, which makes a clean run across them feel all the more satisfying.
Routes, Ghosts and Community Levels
Ghosts let you race against previous runs, turning each level into a puzzle of where you lost time. Multiplayer means you can explore the city alone or with others.
Steam Workshop support brings community-made levels. If the official content ever runs out, players keep building new routes and challenges.
The most common criticism is about pacing between levels. Some players dislike how the game stops at the end of each stage to show time and ranking, breaking the otherwise smooth flow.
VHOLUME Runner Questions
- What is the story about? A family’s ration cards have gone missing, and you must retrieve them from the ministry on the other side of the city. The bureaucratic errand drives the whole parkour journey.
- Are there multiple routes? Yes. Most levels contain several routes and shortcuts, and finding the fastest line is the heart of improving your times.
- Can I play with friends or community levels? The game includes ghosts and multiplayer, plus Workshop support for community-made levels. That keeps the city full of new challenges after the main route.
VHOLUME turns a missing set of ration cards into a melancholic sprint across brutalist concrete, where every shortcut you find and every ghost you beat brings you a little closer to the ministry. Find the line, then find a faster one.
