Absorber

Devlog

• Upcoming Update 0.9.2+
  December 18, 2025 by meapps#2D, #Cyberpunk, #Dungeon Crawler, #Hacking, #made_with_raylib, #Roguelike, #roguelites, #traditional-roguelike, #Turn-based

  More changes are coming, including some updates to the artwork. A few of the programs are a bit broken right now, but I’ve nearly finished fixing them all. New Programs TUMOR : damage you take feeds... Continue reading

  
• 0.9.13–0.9.17: Daily Mode, Fullscreen, and a Big UI Cleanup
  December 14, 2025 by meapps#2D, #Cyberpunk, #Dungeon Crawler, #Hacking, #made_with_raylib, #Roguelike, #roguelites, #traditional-roguelike, #Turn-based

  Over the last couple of days (0.9.14 → 0.9.17), I’ve been on a big “make the UI feel finished” sprint. 0.9.14 kicked it off with proper fullscreen support (F11), including centering the game c... Continue reading

  
• Update 0.9.12 REFLECT Reborn: Escalating Power, New Onboarding, and UI/Localization Polish
  December 12, 2025 by meapps#2D, #Arcade, #Cyberpunk, #Hacking, #made_with_raylib, #Roguelike, #roguelites

  A new update is live with a major REFLECT redesign, a brand new instructions screen for onboarding, and a bunch of clarity/QoL improvements across UI + localization. Major Changes REFLECT Program Rewo... Continue reading

  
• The Feedback Loop
  December 10, 2025 by meapps#2D, #Arcade, #Cyberpunk, #Hacking, #made_with_raylib, #Roguelike, #roguelites

  Key Gameplay Changes REFLECT got a full redesign into an escalating cost + escalating power system that resets each sector, adding real decision tension between early cheap value and late high impact... Continue reading

  
• Upcoming Identity Expansion & New Toys Update (v0.9.x)
  December 09, 2025 by meapps#2D, #Arcade, #Cyberpunk, #Hacking, #made_with_raylib, #Roguelike, #roguelites

  This update pushes the Identity System from “cool idea” into something you feel every fight , plus adds new enemies, new decisions, and a new program that turns movement into violence. Identity Sy... Continue reading

  
• 0.8.2 Hotfix Empty Slots & Effect Localization
  December 07, 2025 by meapps#2D, #Arcade, #Cyberpunk, #Hacking, #made_with_raylib, #Roguelike, #roguelites

  Today’s hotfix tackles a sneaky UI/logic bug with program slots. Empty slots (especially 4 and 5) were showing “LEECH” and could even be triggered like a real program. That’s now cleaned up: e... Continue reading

  
• v0.7.0 - v0.8.1: Risk Reward Programs, Full CJK Localization, and Leaner Builds
  December 07, 2025 by meapps#2D, #Arcade, #Cyberpunk, #Hacking, #made_with_raylib, #Roguelike, #roguelites

  This stretch of updates adds a ton of new gameplay juice and finally brings proper multi-language support. The big focus on the gameplay side is a stack of risky, spicy programs that mess with how you... Continue reading

  
• Upcoming Update: Risk Reward Systems Go Wild
  December 05, 2025 by meapps#2D, #Arcade, #Cyberpunk, #Hacking, #made_with_raylib, #Roguelike, #roguelites

  This next update leans hard into high risk, high reward play with two new ultimate tier style mechanics that can absolutely snowball in both directions. What’s coming We’re adding HUNGER and BLOOD... Continue reading

  
• Update 0.6.5–0.6.8: New toys, new risks, and a VAMPIRE rework
  December 04, 2025 by meapps#roguelikes, #rogue, #ruguelites

  This batch of updates is all about movement, positioning, and resource gambles. VAMPIRE got a full mechanical overhaul. It’s no longer a one and done toggle you forget about. You can now turn the va... Continue reading

  
• 0.6.3–0.6.4 No More Ghost Slots + Resource Attacker Enemies
  December 03, 2025 by meapps#roguelike, #roguelikes

  (0.6.3–0.6.4) The last two patches were all about making your build choices matter more and cleaning up the UI around them. I have added two new “resource attacker” enemies: the Disruptor that e... Continue reading

  
• Update 0.6.2 New Dual Currency Shop and Small Bug Fixes
  December 02, 2025 by meapps#roguelike

  Added WARPED Program Added a new self teleport tool: WARPED. It lets you blink to a random empty tile for 1 Charge, giving you a way out of nasty corner situations and bad surrounds. Fixed Warp Visual... Continue reading

  
• New Dual-Currency Shop Coming in Update 0.6.2
  December 01, 2025 by meapps#Arcade, #Cyberpunk, #Hacking, #made_with_raylib, #Roguelike

  The shop runs on a proper multi-currency system: every item lists its cost in Flux and HP, and premium items can also be bought with Charge. You can flip through the available payment options per item... Continue reading

  
• Update 0.6 Web Build, Windows & Mac Release, Visual Upgrade
  November 30, 2025 by meapps#Arcade, #Cyberpunk, #Hacking, #made_with_raylib, #Roguelike

  Absorber 0.6 adds a browser version you can play web, plus builds for Windows and Mac. The UI is bigger and easier to read, the grid and combat look better, the Phase 2 boss hits harder, and the shop... Continue reading

  
• Update 0.5.5 New Programs, New Enemies
  November 28, 2025 by meapps#Arcade, #Cyberpunk, #Hacking, #made_with_raylib, #Roguelike

  This update introduces five new programs and three new enemy types that deepen combat and strategy. New programs like INFECT , LINK , and BSOD add damage over time, damage sharing, and mass-stun optio... Continue reading

  
• PROGRAM DATABASE
  November 28, 2025 by meapps#Arcade, #Cyberpunk, #Hacking, #made_with_raylib, #Roguelike

  Really enjoying working on the game and wanted to share a small glimpse of the current programs. Stay tuned for more! Thank you for the support and playing. [ OFFENSIVE ] NAME COST EFFECT DRAIN 3 Chg... Continue reading
• Update 0.5.2
  November 27, 2025 by meapps#Arcade, #Cyberpunk, #Hacking, #Roguelike

  Just a quick update: I’ve improved the grid and expanded the shop’s swap options. Players can now swap out 1–3 of their default programs. Thank you for the support and playing. Martin... Continue reading

  
• Absorber Beta Release The Journey Begins
  November 27, 2025 by meapps#Arcade, #Cyberpunk, #Hacking, #Roguelike

  ABSORBER is a turn based tactical roguelike set inside a corrupted mainframe. Battle across a 7×7 grid, absorb enemies to evolve your build, and fight your way through 12 increasingly unstable system... Continue reading