{
  "id": 15505484,
  "title": "23 devs teamed up to make a free game of 'innovative yet questionable volume sliders,' and it feels like browser-based WarioWare",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/23-devs-teamed-up-to-make-a-free-game-of-innovative-yet-questionable",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-18T22:36:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/23-devs-teamed-up-to-make-a-free-game-of-innovative-yet-questionable-volume-sliders-and-it-feels-like-browser-based-warioware/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "23 developers collaborated on a free game called volume.art, featuring quirky volume sliders that feel reminiscent of the fast-paced browser-based game WarioWare. Players manipulate volume sliders through abstract and humorous ways, starting with a man named Bow, who aims a bow and arrow to achieve a set distance (and volume) level. Other notable entries include Lunacid developer Akuma Kira's \"What's This About,\" a parody of the Elder Scrolls Oblivion persuasion pie minigame, and Ctrl+Alt+Date, a dating game parody with dialogue choices like \"Uhhhh\" and \"You're worth so much more than that.\"\n\nThe game's surprise and delight elements are noteworthy, and the team behind volume.art, Iodine, particularly impressed the author with games like \"In the Zone,\" which drops players into a 3D environment evoking the STALKER series, tasking them with following a Geiger counter to the site of highest radiation (and volume) in the open-ended level.\n\nWith a total of 29 games, volume.art is a brisk experience that refreshingly evokes nostalgic memories of playing WarioWare in the back of a parent's minivan. The microgame format is well-suited for a themed game jam, and volume.art is highly recommended for its unique style and entertaining gameplay.",
  "summary": "Here for a good time and a loud time.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}