Absolum on Game Pass
Absolum — a hand-crafted fantasy beat ’em up with roguelite progression — is landing on Xbox Game Pass on March 25. Critics and early coverage praise its agile, direct combat and addictive replay loop, with outlets calling it an essential March pick for Game Pass subscribers. (screenrant.com) (en.generacionxbox.com) (trueachievements.com)
Absolum was developed by Guard Crush Games with animation studio Supamonks and published by Dotemu. (gematsu.com) The game first released on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch on October 9, 2025. (metacritic.com) Absolum holds an 86 average on OpenCritic and a roughly mid‑80s Metacritic consensus across platforms, with player approval ratings near 90%. (opencritic.com) Publisher and developer posts say Absolum sold more than 200,000 copies in its first week after launch. (dotemu.com) By late January 2026 the team announced Absolum had surpassed 500,000 units sold, a milestone paired with news of a major free content update. (gematsu.com) The first big free update, “Threads of Fate” (Patch 1.1), went live in February 2026 and added post‑game Mystic Ordeals, corrupted biomes, new mount ranks and balance tweaks. (nintendolife.com) Absolum was nominated for Best Independent Game at The Game Awards 2025 and later collected multiple accolades at France’s Pégases awards, including Best Indie Game and Best Game Design in 2026. (videogameschronicle.com)
