Hi everyone, Thanks a lot for participating in the Gameplay Beta weekend on Steam! We’ve been caught up reading all the quality feedback we got on all the Absolver boards, and we apologize for not getting back to the community earlier! We’re running a new test session this weekend, again focused on Gameplay iterations to prepare for the 1.16 patch. Please bear in mind that the 1.16 patch will h…
Hi everyone, The Weekend Combat Beta starts today ! For a full list of the gameplay changes implemented in the beta, see here: For info on how/when to access the beta, see here: Please share the news about this beta with your Absolver friends, the more players we have joining the beta, the better the feedback will be! We're looking forward to trying out these changes with all of you this weeken…
Hi everyone, While most changes in our latest 1.13 update were appreciated, some gameplay tweaks didn’t go down well with the community, who felt they negatively impacted the overall depth and feel of the game. We are very committed to making Absolver as balanced and as interesting as possible, which is why we made these changes in the first place - they seemed to make sense to us (in theory an…
Hi everyone! We’ve pushed the 1.13 update to PC (Steam & GOG), PS4 version will be up shortly. There are a lot of changes in terms of gameplay in this version of Absolver, below you will find detailed explanations on these updates. The patch notes can be found at the bottom of the post. New Game Details First of all we wanted to shed some light on how some systems work in Absolver. In the attri…
Absolver 1.11 is now live with the new 3v3 Overtake mode headlining the new features introduced! The team has been working very hard these past weeks on getting the 3v3 "Overtake" game mode ready for the Absolver community and we're very happy to share it with you today. As you'll notice, the Overtake game mode is still in beta, as we are still fixing some issues, but it is already really fun a…
The main objective of this update is to start giving better long term rewards for players who invest time and effort in Combat Trials: The loot system has been reworked with the introduction of Rift Coins and Rift Disks: magical artifacts that will give items of various rarity levels. The Prestige system will give rewards to players beyond level 60: Crystals are awarded at each Prestige level,…
As you know, the 1.06 update was pushed on Wednesday, and while some changes were beneficial to the experience, others negatively impacted it. Update 1.07 has just been uploaded on Steam to correct these issues: - we have identified a bug which caused animations to play incorrectly and hits not to be detected: this has been fixed and is included in the 1.07 update. - from a gameplay side, we pr…
Hi everyone, We've just pushed the 1.06 update on all platforms and it will be rolling out today! Sorry for the delay on this, a couple of bugs took a little longer than expected. Full patch notes are below, the main bugfixes are the powers/items loss issue, crashes during bosses cutscenes, and disconnects during Combat Trials which should happen far less frequently now. If you have new issues…
The Sloclap team wanted to take a moment to assure the community that we've been reading a lot of threads on the forums in the past two weeks, but because we're a small team that's focused on improving the experience, we haven't really had the time to respond directly on the forums as much as we'd like. We figured it was high time for a fresh update on production, coming straight from the studi…
Dear Prospects, we’ve been 100% committed this week into improving the experience for players all around the world. This update addresses mainly bug fixes and stability improvement. Please note that we will keep tabs on player’s feedback regarding this patch and are continuing work on online stability and server availability for players around the world. Please find below the patch notes for up…
Dear Prospects, the team at Sloclap is dedicated to adding new content, features, and fixes to expand and improve Absolver for the community. These updates will be posted here in the News section of the website as well as the forums. Thanks for all your support, you can join the discussion in the official forums. Below are the patch notes for update 1.03 that is rolling out now. Please note tha…
Dear Prospects, Absolver has launched and the teams at Sloclap and Devolver Digital are thrilled with the love and support from the new Absolver community. We hope you are enjoying the game thus far and while we know it's not a perfect experience for everyone our small team is hard at work with fixes. We're combing through your feedback, notes, and user reviews to put together some updates to i…
The teams at Sloclap and Devolver Digital are excited to share the Absolver launch trailer with you on the eve of the game's launch. We hope you enjoy it and thanks for all the support and excitement during development. See you on the plains of Adal and watch here or absolver.com for news on upcoming updates and new features as they are added!
“Absolver - Open-Ended Martial Arts” by Etalyx is a fantastic explanation of the game - a must watch for those that might still have question or want to see more a detailed look at what is available at launch.
Watch the latest Absolver video feature on character customization to learn a bit more about how you will choose an initial character and Combat Style then outfit them with unique gear throughout the experience. Absolve preorders are still rolling with 10% off and exclusive gear for your character for those that purchase the game before the August 29 launch. More info and revelations to come an…
Greetings Prospects, we wanted to share the next video feature on Absolver with you all - this one on the weapons and powers found in the game. Below is a new video that we hope you enjoy! Absolve preorders will start today as well with 10% off and exclusive gear for your character for those that purchase the game before the August 29 launch. More info and revelations to come and thanks for all…
Absolver's fourth Combat Style is Stagger, a variation on the classic drunken boxing. This unorthodox and unpredictable combat style compliments the three previously revealed styles: Kahlt Method – Absorb hits without being stunned or pushed back, and regain lost health with every successful counter attack. Forsaken – Balanced and powerful, prospects can parry enemy attacks and briefly stun opp…
Absolver's new Combat Overview video dives deep into these details, giving players a good look at each unique fighting method and the abilities they serve. At the beginning of your journey, players choose one of three combat styles, but others exist in the world of Adal waiting to be discovered. Each of the three initial combat styles come with special abilities and improves special character a…
Watch the new 15-minute Absolver alpha gameplay video with commentary from developer Sloclap! Enjoy and please wishlist the game to keep apprised of future vides and notices on private alphas / betas. Thank you, dear Prospect.
A new Absolver gameplay trailer debuted during the PSX keynote today showing off some new gameplay, combat sets, and sequences so we wanted to share it with the Steam community as well. Absolver PC fans can rest assured that the game will launch here on Steam alongside PS4 with a full compliment of features. Enjoy and if you so desire, please add Absolver to your Steam wishlist to keep track of…
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