Lynked: Banner of the Spark announced for PC – co-op action game with roguelite and town-building elements
Due out in Early Access on October 22.![](https://www.gematsu.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Lynked-Banner-of-the-Spark_2024_08-20-24_009-320x180.jpg)
Los Angeles-based studio FuzzyBot has announced its debut game Lynked: Banner of the Spark, an arcade-inspired cooperative action game with roguelite and town-building elements, launching in Early Access for PC via Steam on October 22 for $24.99.
Here is an overview of the game, via FuzzyBot:
About
In Lynked: Banner of the Spark, you are tasked to lead the fight against the Combots—lethal machines intent on destroying the natural world. Engage in electrifying co-op missions with non-stop hack and slash combat and roguelite progression. Expand your town to unlock and upgrade weapons and abilities between runs, recruit new robotic allies, and build a resistance strong enough to reclaim the future.
Key Features
- Brawl – Fight your way through missions of high-energy hack and slash action, gaining an edge on enemies with mid-run upgrades and a robust permanent progression system.
- Build – Complete missions, collect materials, and enlist the help of robot allies to build a town that is perfect for you. Take advantage of in-town systems like fishing and farming to gather resources that can be used to upgrade weapons, combat powers, and techniques.
- Befriend – Build a community of robot allies who can assist you in expanding your town and enhancing your combat abilities. Explore their stories, unlock new features, and uncover the fate of the legendary band of bots known as the Banner of the Spark.
- Do It Together – Join forces with friends and fight the Combot threat together with up to three players (including yourself) in combat runs and six total players in town through online play. Cooperate on tough missions and boss battles, trade resources, or relax while building, decorating, and participating in town activities together.
And here is what players can expect in the Early Access release:
Players will be able to dive into a significant portion of the single-player and multiplayer experience that we plan to bring to the game.
During Early Access, you can expect to:
- Experience four of nine total campaign chapters, each containing six combat missions.
- Explore two vibrant and visually distinct biomes.
- Dive into several replayable, combat-focused side missions again and again.
- Play cooperatively with friends both in combat or in your town!
- Unlock, craft, and upgrade 10 different classes of weapons, each with their own weapon variants and mid-run upgrades to find, and Spark Powers to unleash.
- Conquer a wide variety of enemies, which include mega-bosses to defeat!
- Head home to your own personal town between missions, where you can craft weapons and upgrades, interact with a plethora of NPCs, construct a large assortment of buildings, customize with hundreds of décor items, and coordinate your next cooperative mission playthrough with friends.
- Take advantage of in-town systems such as fishing and farming to gather resources to upgrade weapons, combat powers, and more.
Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery. Visit the official website here.