Acclaimed indie beat-’em-up Absolum is getting an enormous new replace early subsequent 12 months, writer Dotemu and builders Guard Crush Video games and Supamonks have revealed.
In a information put up on Steam, the studios say that Replace 1.1, also referred to as “Threads of Destiny”, will arrive someday in early 2026, and that it is going to be free for all gamers. What’s extra, you may anticipate “extra than simply tweaks and fixes” from the replace.
First up, a brand new Mystic Ordeals system will assist you to problem your self past the confines of the unique recreation; it will carry new pre-set runs with completely different circumstances utilized, and you will additionally be capable of create your personal with a purpose to problem different Absolum gamers all over the world.
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 better danger you will absorb getting into them.
New Elite Mounts may also be peppered all through Absolum, they usually’ll be “larger, higher, sooner, stronger, and [have] new methods of dealing demise to the Crimson Order”, in keeping with the devs.
To assist your characters specific themselves, new emotes and skins may also be added to Absolum as a part of this replace, so be sure to test these out in case you’re searching for new and extra idiosyncratic methods to speak together with your group.
In case you’re not aware of Absolum, it is a side-scrolling beat-’em-up with roguelite parts, and it is also writer Dotemu’s first unique IP, with the studio having labored on licensed titles like Ninja Gaiden Ragebound and Metallic Slug Ways previous to Absolum’s launch.
Absolum managed to promote 200,000 copies inside its first week on sale, and Dotemu says “lots of of hundreds” of gamers have now skilled the sport, so it might properly 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 on the market now on PC, PlayStation, and Nintendo Swap.
