<p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">French indie game studio Guard Crush Games joins us to talk about their 2025 rogue 'em up <em>Absolum</em> which is nominated for Best Indie Game at the Game Awards this week.</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We speak to Montréal-based devs Cyrille, Léo and Bo about the studio's history and process, working on beat 'em ups using your own engine, getting nominated for Best Indie along with games like <em>Hades II</em> and <em>Silksong</em> as well as more questions about their work (some from our Discord).</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Follow Guard Crush on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/Guard_Crush">Twitter (or "X")</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/GuardCrush">Facebook</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://store.steampowered.com/developer/GuardCrush">Steam</a> and get <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://playabsolum.com/"><em>Absolum</em> on PC and Consoles</a>! Play it in co-op to make Cyrille and the team happy :)</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>MUSIC:</strong></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">00:00 - <em>The Resistance (Main Theme)</em> by Gareth Coker (<em>Absolum OST</em>)</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">11:01 - <em>Yeldrim</em> by Gareth Coker ft Rachel Hardy (<em>Absolum OST</em>)</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">29:31 - <em>Character Select</em> by Yuzo Koshiro (<em>Streets of Rage 4 OST</em>)</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">47:18 - <em>Azra, Pride of the Sun King</em> by Gareth Coker (<em>Absolum OST</em>)</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>HOSTED &amp; PRODUCED BY: </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/StephanReilly">@StephanReilly</a> (London, ON)</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">❤️ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/canadiangamedevs">made possible thanks to our lovely Patrons</a> ❤️</p>