Volt

Volt

Released Apr 2014

You were on the way to a recycling process when fortunately for you - and unfortunately for the environment - you accidentally ran off. Now your goal is to escape from the facility, which is an extremely difficult task due to the fact that you are a battery without legs.

69% positive · 455 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Steam $0.99
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Evaluation

Volt launched on April 14, 2014 as a self-contained puzzle platformer with over 60 levels across 4 zones, boss stages, and unlockable content. The developer shipped several quality-of-life and feature patches through early 2016 (hard mode, new control schemes, Mac updates), but the game was always a finished, packaged product — not one built around ongoing content cycles. The most recent notable communication was a May 15, 2020 post teasing a reworked spinoff concept called "2Volt Recharged," described as an early prototype (v0.1) being shared externally. The developer invited community feedback on whether to bring it to Steam, but there has been no follow-up post since that date and no Steam listing for a separate title has materialized. That post does not represent a commitment to add new content to Volt itself. The store description presents Volt as a complete product, listing all its features with no mention of planned additions. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no roadmap, and no developer communication of any kind after May 2020. The game launched as a finished experience and has remained one. Someone purchasing Volt today receives the complete game as it was designed.
Evidence
First major update (v1.0.5) shipped gameplay improvements and outlined remaining planned work (GFX enhancements, achievements, controller support) — all of which were subsequently addressed in later patches
news post · Dec 2, 2014 source content shipped
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Store description lists all game features as complete: 60+ levels, 4 zones, boss stages, unlockable content — no mention of planned additions or future updates
description source content shipped
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Details

Developer
Publisher
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Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game




You were on the way to a recycling process when fortunately for you - but not for the environment - you accidentally ran off.

Now your goal is to escape from the facility, which is an extremely difficult task due to the fact that you are a battery without legs. Equipped with a limited number of electric beams, you can connect to walls, move or destroy objects, turn switches, and charge generators.
You also have the ability to jump or push off the walls - the rest is up to physics and gravity.

Key features:

- puzzle platformer with a lot of explosions
- over 60 levels divided into 4 industrial-themed zones
- boss stages
- unlockable 12-bit levels
- unlockable batteries
- unlimited lives !
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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