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Absolver cover art

Absolver

Sloclap · Devolver Digital · 2017-08-29

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Aug 29, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Jan 07, 2019 (Xbox One), Aug 29, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Absolver is an online multiplayer combat game where players are placed behind the mask of a Prospect under control of the Guides, the new rulers of the fallen Adal Empire, who will determine your worth in joining their elite corps of Absolvers.

23
playing now
73%
positive of 15k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (15 outlets, IGDB)
62/100
IGDB user rating (49 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

23 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Absolver is a martial arts-themed action role-playing video game developed by Sloclap and published by Devolver Digital for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. In the game, players control warrior characters who fight other players and computer-controlled characters across the fictional land of Adal to prove their worthiness of joining the Absolver peacekeepers. The game's story is focused on the human development of the characters as they fight to find their place in the collapsed empire. The character's fighting moves are customized in a "combat deck" of cards, with each card assigned to a move. Players earn cards, equipment, and weapons by progressing through the game.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 23 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 170 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~21/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 370k–888k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 14,808 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.99-90%
Humble Store$2.99-90%
GOG$2.99-90%
Gamesplanet$5.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$29.99
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.52 at 2game (2025-11-20) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 92 of 135 observed days · $0.47 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
18918920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3142026-08-06 22:00 — 19 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 16 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 16 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 16 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 23 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 26 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 17 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 21 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 15 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 21 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 24 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 19 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 13 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 16 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 18 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 20 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 11 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 19 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 31 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 16 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 18 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 21 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 7 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 15 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 30 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 23 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$33.47$2.502017-07-182026-08-302017-07-18 — best price $26.992017-12-27 — best price $29.992018-05-23 — best price $29.992018-10-06 — best price $29.992019-02-04 — best price $11.992019-07-19 — best price $11.992019-11-27 — best price $5.992020-01-22 — best price $7.492020-04-18 — best price $6.502020-09-02 — best price $7.492021-01-21 — best price $7.492021-06-09 — best price $7.492021-10-26 — best price $7.492022-02-01 — best price $7.272022-04-11 — best price $7.492022-06-24 — best price $5.992022-09-14 — best price $7.492022-12-22 — best price $5.992023-03-16 — best price $5.992023-06-20 — best price $25.192023-08-20 — best price $6.252023-11-02 — best price $29.992024-01-18 — best price $5.992024-04-01 — best price $24.992024-06-19 — best price $5.992024-08-26 — best price $5.992024-11-02 — best price $29.992025-01-07 — best price $5.992025-03-06 — best price $5.992025-05-09 — best price $5.992025-08-07 — best price $29.992025-10-24 — best price $5.992026-01-23 — best price $2.992026-04-06 — best price $26.692026-06-05 — best price $4.992026-08-14 — best price $2.992026-08-30 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

63202026-05-31 — 36 pageviews2026-06-03 — 35 pageviews2026-06-06 — 48 pageviews2026-06-09 — 30 pageviews2026-06-12 — 41 pageviews2026-06-15 — 46 pageviews2026-06-18 — 41 pageviews2026-06-21 — 44 pageviews2026-06-24 — 25 pageviews2026-06-27 — 47 pageviews2026-06-30 — 44 pageviews2026-07-03 — 37 pageviews2026-07-06 — 27 pageviews2026-07-09 — 40 pageviews2026-07-12 — 34 pageviews2026-07-15 — 33 pageviews2026-07-18 — 35 pageviews2026-07-21 — 29 pageviews2026-07-24 — 28 pageviews2026-07-27 — 39 pageviews2026-07-30 — 35 pageviews2026-08-02 — 32 pageviews2026-08-05 — 39 pageviews2026-08-08 — 27 pageviews2026-08-11 — 38 pageviews2026-08-14 — 32 pageviews2026-08-17 — 36 pageviews2026-08-20 — 27 pageviews2026-08-23 — 37 pageviews2026-08-26 — 38 pageviews2026-08-28 — 25 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
60.6%
earned "This is Adal!"
7.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)37,3212%23
Steam (Steam)10,8362%22
Xbox One (Xbox)8,2990%22

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

PvEPvPRPGCo-opIndieActionFightingAdventureDifficultSwordplay

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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