Until now I couldn't figure out why Hades, a game with 275,000 positive reviews piled up on Steam, didn't grab me. Turns out it's something fairly trivial: I dislike controlling a tiny character in an ...

Absolum is an innovative beat-'em-up that reimagines genre limitations while delivering brawling designed by the teams behind Streets of Rage 4's combat. Fight as one of four different rebels, each ...

I was immediately intrigued when Dotemu revealed Absolum, the latest collaboration between the French studio and Guard Crush Games. Similar to their last project, Streets of Rage 4, Absolum is a ...

Absolum, the fantasy beat-'em-up from the team behind Streets of Rage 4, will arrive on October 9, Dotemu shared today. Ahead of the announcement, the publisher hosted a new preview of the game, ...

As we close out the year, there’s already a few things to look forward to in 2026, and one of them should delight Absolum fans. Guard Crush Games and Dotemu announced a major update for Absolum that ...

Absolum is an innovative beat-'em-up that reimagines genre limitations while delivering brawling designed by the teams behind Streets of Rage 4's combat. Fight as one of four different rebels, each ...

Fond of weirdly obscure titles since childhood, Ivanir has been captivated by many Japanese games over the years. Some of his most passionate topics are the Dept. Heaven series, Summon Night ...

I got to play an early demo of Dotemu's first original title, which combines fantasy elements with beat 'em up brawls. My PCMag career began in 2013 as an intern. Now, I'm a senior writer, using the ...

On the face of it, Absolum would seem to be cut from the same cloth as Streets of Rage 4. Moving from left to right across a variety of different stages, Absolum tasks players with laying waste to all ...

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