Absolum's Threads of Fate update adds skins, mounts and bug fixes

Absolum has received its first major update, Threads of Fate. The roguelite beat 'em up launched in October and, as of 17 days ago, had reached half a million players.

Developer Guard Crush Games, who co-developed Streets of Rage 4 with LizardCube, added character skins and emotes for all four heroes and upgraded mounts with new and improved abilities to deliver "harder-hitting punishment against the hordes of the Crimson Order."

The patch also includes a range of bug fixes, from small but welcome changes ("The Chicken is no longer targetable by enemies") to stranger adjustments ("The Interloper now has a shadow").

Critics have noted Absolum brings more depth and progression to the beat 'em up formula; Evan Lahti wrote that while it lacks the extensive variance of a true roguelike, it delivers enough intricacy to push the genre into a more interesting space.

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