Lynked: Banner of the Spark is a roguelite action-RPG with customizable base building, co-op play, and a Saturday Morning Cartoon vibe.
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Story & Themes
Lynked is set in a near future world taken over by evil robots, where humanity has been nearly wiped out. Thankfully, some non-evil robots still exist, known as the Banner of the Spark, and they help the few human survivors fight back.
Players customize their avatar and meet their first Lynk buddy, which becomes a superpowered grapple-arm. Lynked combines customizable base of a life sim with the real-time combat of a rogue-lite. By completing missions, players gain additional robotic helpers and allies, and unlock new weapon types, mods, and furniture options. Between missions, players can decorate their home base by placing buildings, chopping trees, and crafting furniture. Co-op players can hang out in the same home base area, and go on missions together.
Difficulty
As a top-down action game, Lynked is easy to pick up and play — though combat can prove challenging due to a limited health pool. Players can execute simple button combos for each weapon, as well as a special attack, and a single activated ability, such as a shield. The Wyre can also pick up and throw objects and enemies. True to its rogue-lite genre, players have a limited health pool to complete each mission.
Heads Up!
Violence Players battle robotic enemies with melee weapons such as swords and claws. Defeated enemies explode and disappear.
Conversation Starters
- Do you enjoy playing Lynked with friends, or go it alone?
- Which weapons do you like to use?
- How are you building your home base area?