Absolum beginner tips
Stay with one hero. Arcana and Inspiration unlocks belong to that hero, so splitting early slows both. Spend the first crystals on the Soul Tree. Learn forward-dash Deflect before you fish for Clashes. Assist Mode can scale damage dealt and damage taken from 0 to 200 percent.
The first few runs
games.gg and the wiki both push a single main character. Karl’s headbutt is the Clash people recommend learning first. Solo runs are described as cleaner. Co-op adds enemies and also adds a second set of resources. There is no official ruling that co-op is always harder.
Inside a run, prefer routes that offer a Ritual or an Inspiration. Break statues and boulders for throwables. Elites want a Deflect or a Clash to open them. Save the high-difficulty bosses until a Ritual family and a few Soul Tree nodes exist. Rerolls can wait.
Community posts say achievements still unlock with Assist Mode on. That is a player report, not a studio bulletin, so the status cell says one community cluster.
Questions
Is solo easier?
Players call solo cleaner and co-op busier. There is no official difficulty multiplier for co-op.
Which hero for a first clear?
See the best-character page. Galandra is the forgiving pick in two guides, and unlocks stick to whoever you play.
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Checked 2026-11-07. Applicable public version notes are in the tables above.