Given the option to customise a character's appearance, players will no doubt start to design looks and outfits as they accumulate new cosmetic choices. After all, if you're going to beat other players, you should look good doing it.

Fighting games have incorporated stances and custom combinations before, but not quite like Absolver.

As players have started populating the in-game world of Absolver and search for every move possible, one particular strike has proved both elusive and sought-after: a formless, direct, open-handed slap to the face.

Adal, the setting for Absolver, is large and untamed, but it fits. Overgrown ruins dot the landscape.

Martial arts brawler Absolver dropped yesterday, a mix of kung-fu and Souls games from developer SloClap. It's a deep game that can be pretty hard at times. Here are some tips and tricks that will help you on your road to absolution.