Absolum

I will start by stating I FULLY RECOMMEND this game with a large caveat: This game has so much going for it. The art style, the gameplay, the dialogue. This is an AMAZING single player or couch co-op game, but absolute worst online play experience I have seen in a while. Highly recommend if you play this as a single player/couch co-op experience. DO NOT RECOMMEND if you are hoping to play online with friends even in the same room.

This game feels like it was pulled from an alternate timeline where beatemups have been the world's most popular genre for decades and this is the culmination of all of that.

WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE! Yes, I do recommend Absolum. I've bought it because my close friend recommended this game so we could play together, and it wasn't until way later that I finally join him. And let me tell you: this game is so much fun, and I had the best experience because I've played in co-op -which is the best way to play in my opinion. If you want to play solo, that's totally fine, but be aware that this is a side scrolling beat 'em up rogue like type of game and it doesn't hold your hand. Game is hard and you gotta pay attention to your specific build during your run. One criticism though: It's tricky to join a session in co-op when you want to invite your friend here on Steam. It just doesn't connect and both of you gotta start the game as administrator for it to work. Weird. However joining with randoms works fine. In a nutshell, Absolum is fun, challenging, beautiful, unique and now it has cross play with other platforms. That said, if you like this genre, go for it. It's worth it!