Deep customizable combat deck
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“quite literally the greatest loadout system I have ever laid my eye holes upon”
Steam review · 46.3 h played ↗
Absolver
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 74%Mostly Positive · 74%Sloclap2017Fighting · Action · Adventure
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
Absolver has deep, customizable martial-arts combat and a striking art style, but it's short, abandoned and its online scene is nearly dead. Skip it at full price or if you need active PvP.
Great for
Martial-arts fans who like deckbuilding-style combat and enjoy short PvE or duels with a friend, bought on sale
Main risk
Dead player base and abandoned development leave little to do after a very short story
What players love
Beautiful, stylized art direction
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The game also looks REALLY good, with an artstyle that will never age.”
Steam review · 52 h played ↗
Fun co-op and duels with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Nothing gives you a truly incredible 1 on 1 experience with a friend like this game.”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗
Cheap on sale and worth it
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“For 3 dollars, it is worth a try.”
Steam review · 211.9 h played ↗
Heavy, satisfying melee feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“There has been no game that has made melee combat feel so chunky and satisfying.”
Steam review · 42.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Dead online and matchmaking
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“With no player base its longevity is drastically reduced and so the value for money is simply not there.”
Steam review · 574.3 h played ↗
Very short, thin content
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Short game, beat it in 2 or 3 hours or less, good fight mechanics and such, not worth 30 dollars tho.”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
Unbalanced PvP and veteran stomping
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“nobody plays the game other than people that have pretty much mastered their fighting classes”
Steam review · 27.8 h played ↗
Abandoned by developers
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Crazy how the devs completely abandoned the golden child of martial arts games.”
Steam review · 24.6 h played ↗
Clunky lock-on, camera and delayed controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“the multi-opponent camera and lock switching are so completely botched it's basically unplayable”
Steam review · 31.9 h played ↗
No direction, confusing and steep start
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“No map, no fast travel, no map boundaries.”
Steam review · 6.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support11 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 8/8.1/10 x64
ProcessorIntel Core i7-950 (4 * 3000) or equivalent / AMD Phenom II X4 965 (4 * 3400) or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 480 (1536 MB) / Radeon HD 7850 (2048 MB)
Storage11 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 8/8.1/10 x64
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4670K (4*3400) or equivalent / AMD FX-8320 (8 * 3500) or equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 960 (4096 MB) / Radeon R9 380 (2048 MB) or better
Storage11 GB available space
OSWindows 8/8.1/10 x64
ProcessorIntel Core i7-950 (4 * 3000) or equivalent / AMD Phenom II X4 965 (4 * 3400) or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 480 (1536 MB) / Radeon HD 7850 (2048 MB)
Storage11 GB available space
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