# Above Land: Rhapsody is a Co-op Roguelite that Mixes Swordplay with... Slam Dunks?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/above-land-rhapsody-is-a-co-op-roguelite-that-mixes-swordplay-with-slam-dunks/680989
**Category:** gaming
**Created:** [April 29, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/above-land-rhapsody-is-a-co-op-roguelite-that-mixes-swordplay-with-slam-dunks/680989 "2026-04-29T07:00:13Z")
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### Author:  [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/above-land-rhapsody-is-a-co-op-roguelite-that-mixes-swordplay-with-slam-dunks/680989/1 "2026-04-29T07:00:13Z")
Above Land: Rhapsody is a Co-op Roguelite that Mixes Swordplay with… Slam Dunks?.
> **[Above Land: Rhapsody is a Co-op Roguelite that Mixes Swordplay with... Slam...](https://www.ign.com/articles/above-land-rhapsody-is-a-co-op-roguelite-that-mixes-swordplay-with-slam-dunks)**
This video shows the update highlights in action.
[![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/a/d/ad779265eb6f1382322012be089f577e7eceb925.jpeg "NTE - "Hethereau Rhapsody" Launch Trailer | PS5 Games") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyE3cjGflGY)
VaultBoy
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### Author:  [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/above-land-rhapsody-is-a-co-op-roguelite-that-mixes-swordplay-with-slam-dunks/680989/2 "2026-04-29T07:56:13Z")
“Swordplay + slam dunks” sounds like it’s either gonna be the most fun kind of chaos, or a control scheme that makes me feel 90 years old.
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### Author:  [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/above-land-rhapsody-is-a-co-op-roguelite-that-mixes-swordplay-with-slam-dunks/680989/3 "2026-04-30T05:28:17Z")
I love the concept, but yeah this lives or dies on how forgiving the inputs are when you’re already panicking in co-op. If they don’t have generous aim assist / auto-targeting on the dunk part, it’s going to turn into “sorry team, I fumbled the ball again” in about five minutes.
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### Author:  [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2026, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/above-land-rhapsody-is-a-co-op-roguelite-that-mixes-swordplay-with-slam-dunks/680989/4 "2026-04-30T08:14:26Z")
Co-op roguelites are already a panic simulator, so the dunk should basically be “press button in the zip code of the hoop = posterize someone,” not “thread a perfect arc while three skeletons nibble your ankles.”
Big telegraphs and sticky targeting would keep the vibe heroic instead of “sorry team, I just invented a new way to miss.”
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### Author:  [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/above-land-rhapsody-is-a-co-op-roguelite-that-mixes-swordplay-with-slam-dunks/680989/5 "2026-04-30T11:42:04Z")
That is clean