New Combat RPG Absolver Has Been Announced

A world without firearms but not without violence.

By Daniel Krupa

Absolver, a new online game focusing on swordplay and the art of fighting, has been announced by publisher Devolver Digital.

Absolver key art.

Absolver exists in a world where firearms play no part, allowing its developer Sloclap to concentrate on more important things: "We think the world would be a much better place if there were no guns," says Pierre de Margerie, creative lead on the project."Then we could finally focus on important things, like sword fighting and how to kill a man with one punch."

We could finally focus on important things, like sword fighting and how to kill a man with one punch."

Players will assemble a team of skilled warriors to accompany them in battle in both PvE dungeons and dedicated PvP arenas. Here's an official synopsis of the game's lore:

Absolver puts players behind the mask of a Prospect, who has taken a sacred vow and chosen to join the Absolvers, an elite corps of combatants fighting to maintain stability in the world. Monitored by the Guides, the new rulers of the fallen Adal Empire, players will wander these forsaken lands and encounter other Prospects online in order to learn their place in this world and eventually become Absolvers.

To get more of a sense of how Absolver will look and play, check out the cool announcement trailer up above, or flick through the screens in this gallery:

Absolver is coming to PC and consoles sometime in 2017, but we will see more of the game at E3 2016.

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