Absolum is the brainchild of Dotemu, Guard Crush Games, and Supamonks, collaborators largely responsible for bringing about the renaissance of the scrolling beat 'em up with Streets of Rage 4 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge .

Dotemu’s first original IP, Absolum is a 'rogue 'em up' inspired by Capcom’s Dungeons and Dragons arcade games, Dead Cells , Golden Axe , and, most prominently, Vanillaware’s Dragon’s Crown . Set in the world of Talamh, you're out to thwart the tyrannical reign of Sun King Azra.

You begin with a choice of two warriors, Galandra the Elf and Karl the Dwarf, who are killed in the prologue and revived in The Hearth, a sanctuary that acts as your starting point and hub for character levelling. The story is subtly implemented, much of it

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