Not sure about a game? Try out a demo before you buy!
Voltages latest public version offers 3-20 hours gameplay and next update even more, so now is good time to offer a free demo! Demo will give a small taste about the game for those who have not yet bought the main game.
Free Demo
We’ve soon releasing a free demo for VOLTAGE, available to download for all PC Steam users. To download the demo, simply head on over to the Voltage Steam page and click the “Download PC Demo” button on the right (not yet enabled).
Demo Play some sub-levels which are part of the Episode 1
On the demo you’ll have the option to play home-level, which is part of the Episode 1. You will also have the option to play the Voltage tutorial. Once you’ve completed the home-level of the demo you will have the option to purchase Voltage or you can play the demo or the tutorial again. There is no limit to how many times you can play the demo.
We are currently working on an update for Voltage base game. Update, which have been introduced on previous announcement https://steamcommunity.com/games/798710/announcements/detail/1691561134068076716, will be available as soon as possible.
Planned release day for a DEMO is this week Wednesday 5th. Valve need to playtest the demo before it can be released.
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Voltage Development
Introducing Episodes, AAA Weapons Update! 🔫
Game designed/planned as episodic
On Steam store page, we have changed word 'Levels' to Episodes. Game currently have Episode 1, which includes all those sublevels from the tutorial level to the desert.
Update will be online December 15th at the latest.
Update will be bring these improvements:
Episode 2 (not complete) will be added to the game with AAA Weapons. These AAA-weapons are available from Episodel 2 onwards.
Enhanced Weapons - AAA quality
Prepare yourself for a weapons that will take your gameplay to a whole new level (picture above)! These AAA quality modern day weapons are excellent in every department. All of them use the highest quality PBR rendering, have thousands of technically accurate animations between them. These are fully functional and have all their logic built-in.
These weapons will be added to the game on the next update (December 15th.) and you are able to access to these weapons when you step into the Episode 2.
Each weapon is a true reproduction with immense detail, such as the chainsaw which needs to be filled with petrol before you can pull the cord or the sniper rifles that have multiple zoom modes, or the semi-automatic weapons that can be switched to full-automatic.
Weapons Update includes:
AR15 - Well rounded, this semi-automatic rifle is outfitted with a red-dot and magnifier optics. Good accuracy, short-medium range optics, low light capability, and 30+1 rounds of 5.56x45mm onboard, the AR15 makes for an ideal patrol carbine or light-duty marksman rifle.
AKM - A select-fire assault rifle ubiquitous to low-intensity conflict across the globe. While this old warhorse has seen better days and lacks the appurtenances of more modern weapons, it makes up for it in firepower with 30+1 rounds of 7.62x39mm and a relatively easily tamed rate of fire.
B810 - This quick-deploying lock-blade may be small but is capable of a furious barrage of attacks. It can be held with the blade forward or reversed for a minor exchange of range for power.
Chainsaw - They don't make 'em anymore like this vintage "muscle saw". This beast is cumbersome, noisy, and guzzles fuel but once it gets going it gets the job done! Ears bleeding? Use the motor kill switch.
M29S - Don't let the diminutive size fool you, this snub-nosed .44 magnum revolver packs a serious punch. While slow to reload and limited in capacity, this six-shooter is flawlessly reliable and can be operated in either double-action or manual single-action modes for a modest exchange of speed for accuracy.
M67 - Primarily intended as a defensive weapon to deter pursuit, there's no rule that says you can't use this fragmenting hand grenade to get the party started!
Mk18 - This 5.56x45mm, commando-length "sub-carbine" boasts assault rifle firepower in a submachinegun sized package. Fast handling, fully-automatic, and topped with an illuminated red-dot optic, this weapon is ideally suited to close-quarters combat. A blistering rate of fire sends a lot of lead downrange but it can be difficult to control. To those ends, it is capable of semi-automatic fire for precision work and engaging targets at longer distances.
Mk19T - This iconic, two-tone beauty is as much of a status symbol as it is a sidearm. This pistol holds 8+1 rounds of commonly available .44 magnum ammunition and is equipped with a luminous front sight for improved aiming in all lighting conditions.
R870 - This short-barreled, pump-action, tube-fed shotgun features numerous tactical modifications including an illuminated optic for fast target acquisition. While limited in capacity to 5+1 rounds, it fires full power loads of 9-pellet, 12 gauge ammunition. The weapon's heavy recoil is best mitigated when shouldered. As such, this weapon is capable of a much brisker cadence of fire while aimed.
Sledge Hammer - As simple as can be, this weapon consists of a 16lb. forged steel block mated to a shock-resistant fiberglass handle. This slow-swinging tool excels at breaking down physical barriers and for users with judicious timing, it makes a formidable melee weapon as well.
Gloves_Unarmed - For situations when your player character is unarmed. Uses the same hands as all of the other weapons in this pack. Additionally, designers can choose between four included texture sets which can also be easily applied to the other weapons to help customize their games.
As you can see, a formidable arsenal at your command, and will definitely raise the quality of the VOLTAGE up several notches! These guns are excellent also for some close attack game logic and extreme long range sniper action.
Visual Improvements: Physically based rendering
Soon you will be able to play updated version of the game. These visual improvements will take affect to the main game Voltage. DLC will keep it's amazing RETRO style. We'll continue to upgrade more entities to PBR
Many of the 3D-models will be updated to PBR (Physically based rendering), so after this next update, 40-50% game 3D-models will be PBR.
Buy the main game December 15th at the latest and the DLC will be free for you forever!
Thank you.
Best regards
VOLTAGE Development
Steam Autumn Sale
It's that time again - another Steam Sale!
From NOW until November 27th we have pretty good Autumn discount about Voltage.
Next update is coming November 29 th at the latest and it will bring these improvements:
Tutorial level will be separated from the main game, so you will be able to start playing the main game immediately without completing tutorial level first. Remember that if you have saved your game on tutorial level, you are not able to load that anymore because level will be deleted from the main game.
We are changing the word "levels" to 'Episodes'. Episode 1 will include these several sublevels which are already added to the game
New sublevels
A little bit faster loading time on transitions
Engine developer is soon updating AI to "super clever" (well we see about that), we are not sure is this improvement to AI coming before November 23 th
If you find any bugs do not hesitate to inform us so we can fix em!
This update will bring changes to the main game 'Voltage'. Voltage Super Retro will be updated later, this is because we need to change graphical settings every time when we make new Super Retro standalone or main game standalone.
Thank you!
Best regards
VOLTAGE development
Giveaway Competition!
LOOT BOXES, there is no loot boxes in Voltage
It´s time for Giveaway competition!
We'll be handing out 7 keys. (7 winners).
Giveaway Competition starts immediately and it ends next Monday at 10am PSD (October 29th).
How to join the Giveaway Competition?
Idea about this competiton is that winners will receive free keys and we hope to hear some ideas and suggestion from them how to develope the game! Of course also players who already own the game can tell their ideas too. Giving feedback is not oblicated. We have also created Giveaway -sub forum to the Community Hub where giveaway winners can continue to give feedback during the time we are in Early Access. With the same Key you can also get free access to Voltage Super Retro same way as players who have bought the main game. After you have activated your Key, go to DLC page in Steam and download Voltage Super Retro.
There is 3 ways to join the Competition, simply post something to our:
Community Hub ´Giveaway!´ -sub forum OR
below of this message (comment -section).
send email to voltage@f-games.fi
For example, you can post ideas etc. Winners will be informed after competition.
How will we choose winners?
Winners will be selected by drawn-system method.
When do I receive my Key?
You will receive your Key couple of hours after competition has ended.
Voltage Super Retro has been released!
Have you already bought the Voltage? We like to remind you, that we have released Super Retro DLC, which looks pretty awesome! Try it out!
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Voltage Development
Voltage Super Retro has been released!
DLC has now been released
SuperRetro edition is now available! And it is looking REALLY AMAZING! If you did download this DLC before time of this announcement, it is important that you update your current build (Main game and DLC). After you have downloaded this DLC, you should be able to launch the DLC directly from the Voltage Launch pad, no need to go to seeking the files from the folder. We did launch this 5 hours ago, but there where a mistake while uploading this and that might cause some graphical error to the main game, this is now fixed.
So download DLC and the latest update for both games, thank you!
Take a look:
New Voltage Launcher / game menu
We have now designed a totally new kind of game menu! This menu appears when you launch Voltage and it allows you to find everything in the same place. From the launch pad you can:
launch Voltage base game and Voltage Super Retro
read the latest update news
read the blog
download the manual
However all same information can be also found from the Steam, so purpose of this game menu is that you can launch DLC:s by using this launcher (after you have uploaded or bought them from Steam Store!)
To play this DLC, first download it from Steam. Then launch the main game and click SuperRetro -icon. Launch that and start playing!
Remember that this DLC is free only a limited time for players who have not bought the main game before October 30 th.
So, buy the main game and get this amazing DLC for free!
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VOLTAGE development
SuperRetro will be published TODAY at 11 pm PST
Welcome to download the Voltage SuperRetro Edition DLC! After a couple of hours you can play Voltage with a SuperRetro look!
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We are currently at the middle of developing Voltage Launcher,
however you cannot launch SuperRetro directly by using the launcher. To play this DLC, go to Steam \ steamapps \ common \ Voltage \ VoltageSuperRetro -folder and there is an .exe -file called 'VoltageSuperRetro'. Launch that and start playing!
After first level has started, change graphics to the 'LOWEST', this will make these shaders even better!
Voltage Super Retro is free for a limited time
Notice that this DLC is free for those who have bought the main game before October 20th 2018. If you buy the base game before that day, you will get this DLC for free forever. We reserve the right to change the price after the release.
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VOLTAGE development
Preparing Voltage Super Retro for release
Next steps
We are now preparing DLC for release. This process will take 1-2 days.
Once game build have been completed, reviewed and approved, we are ready for realease!
We hope the release could take place on October 12 th. DLC is free for those who have bought the base game before free DLC period ends.
Once DLC has been released, you can download it from Steam and use Voltage Launcher to start Super Retro Experience (launch -icon on game menu).
Thank you for your patience!
Best regards
Voltage Development
Voltage Launcher: Getting ready for Super Retro DLC
VOLTAGE has been updated today October 9 th.
This update will bring you brand new game launcher and couple of new intros. We are using own Sophisticated Software to bring you this new interface/launcher. If you face any problems please let us now. Now this is only first version of the Game Launcher. Current version allows you to take a look to future DLC:s.
With this Launcher allows you easily:
Launch Voltage
Launch Tutorial (separation yet incomplete)
Launch Voltage Super Retro (when released)
View info about future DLCs
This update does not bring big improvements to the performance or loading times, we will fix em on the next update.
Best Regards
VOLTAGE development
Update 6.108 is here
Most interesting feature on this update is more challenging second sublevel on Star Qruiser (when first time step out from the teleport)... try it out!
Improvement and fixes:
Some buildings and models were invisible in standalone
Bug fixes that have been suggested in the Community Hub
Improvements to enemy AI
Changed how cutscenes play
More challenging second sublevel on Star Qruiser
Small level design improvements to sublevels 1-3 (other sublevels will be improved on the next update)
Performance fixes to sublevel 3.
Some buildigns where also invisible in Tutorial level, now you might find out something new...
Loading time will be improved on the next update and performance issue on some computers with FPS in home-level.
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