Absolum hits Game Pass day‑one
Absolum, a roguelite beat‑'em‑up from Dotemu with couch co‑op, is now live on Xbox Game Pass for consoles and PC — it’s the 11th Game Pass addition this March and the 49th so far in 2026. Players praise its fast combat and replayability, and it’s available day‑one on the service. (gamerant.com) (trueachievements.com)
Absolum reached Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC on March 25, 2026, after originally launching for PlayStation 4/5, Nintendo Switch and PC on October 9, 2025. (gematsu.com)) (gematsu.com (gematsu.com); opencritic.com (opencritic.com)) The game lists Dotemu as publisher and credits Guard Crush Games and Supamonks among its developers. (gematsu.com)) (gematsu.com (gematsu.com); punishedbacklog.com (punishedbacklog.com)) Absolum holds an 86 Top Critic Average on OpenCritic with 97% of critics recommending it, while aggregate scores around launch clustered in the mid‑80s on other review trackers. (opencritic.com)) (opencritic.com (opencritic.com); metacritic.com (metacritic.com)) Player reception on Steam has been strongly positive, with the store showing a "Very Positive" tag and recent windows of user reviews reporting roughly 86–92% positive ratings. (store.steampowered.com)) (store.steampowered.com (store.steampowered.com); gg.deals (gg.deals)) SteamDB records an all‑time concurrent peak of 7,642 players on October 12, 2025, and current live counters in the low hundreds (recent snapshots around 500–650 concurrent players). (steamdb.info)) (steamdb.info (steamdb.info)) Review coverage repeatedly highlights mechanical depth in Absolum's combat — critics point to punish windows, aerial maneuvers and fighting‑game‑style execution as reasons runs feel skillful and repeatable. (polygon.com)) (polygon.com (polygon.com); opencritic.com (opencritic.com)) Official Xbox achievement listings for Absolum were empty at the time of reporting, with TrueAchievements noting no achievements posted for the title yet. (trueachievements.com)) (trueachievements.com (trueachievements.com))
