Acclaimed indie beat-’em-up Absolum is getting an enormous new replace early subsequent yr, writer Dotemu and builders Guard Crush Video games and Supamonks have revealed.
In a information submit on Steam, the studios say that Replace 1.1, also referred to as “Threads of Destiny”, will arrive someday in early 2026, and that will probably be free for all gamers. What’s extra, you possibly can count on “extra than simply tweaks and fixes” from the replace.
First up, a brand new Mystic Ordeals system will will let you problem your self past the confines of the unique recreation; it’s going to deliver new pre-set runs with totally different situations utilized, and you may additionally be capable of create your individual with a purpose to problem different Absolum gamers around the globe.
You may additionally be capable of tackle new corrupted areas with stronger enemies round Absolum’s map, and these new areas will give you higher rewards in alternate for the larger danger you will soak up getting into them.
New Elite Mounts will even be peppered all through Absolum, they usually’ll be “larger, higher, sooner, stronger, and [have] new methods of dealing dying to the Crimson Order”, based on the devs.
To assist your characters specific themselves, new emotes and skins will even be added to Absolum as a part of this replace, so be sure you verify these out when you’re searching for new and extra idiosyncratic methods to speak together with your group.
In the event you’re not acquainted with Absolum, it is a side-scrolling beat-’em-up with roguelite components, and it is also writer Dotemu’s first authentic IP, with the studio having labored on licensed titles like Ninja Gaiden Ragebound and Steel Slug Techniques previous to Absolum’s launch.
Absolum managed to promote 200,000 copies inside its first week on sale, and Dotemu says “tons of of 1000’s” of gamers have now skilled the sport, so it might effectively have picked up just a few extra gross sales for itself within the interim.
If you wish to rely your self amongst them, Absolum is accessible now on PC, PlayStation, and Nintendo Swap.
