In Dragonkin, you use powerful dragon abilities to fight your way through enemies. The action role-playing game even has a release window
In Dragonkin: The Banished the world is corrupted by evil dragon blood. It’s a good thing that in this hack and slay you can draw on the powers of the scaled ones yourself and face off against diabolical creatures in the style of Diablo 4 and Last Epoch
Dragonkin: The Banished – All you need to know about the upcoming action role-playing game
Platforms and release period: Dragonkin is scheduled for release in February 2025. A release is planned for the PC (Steam), the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X & S.
Price: It is currently not known how much Dragonkin will cost at release.
How does Dragonkin play?
Dragonkin is a classic action role-playing game in which you control a single character from theIso perspective through a dark fantasy world.
You can choose from four hero classes, each drawing their powers from a specific type of dragon. In addition,a dragonlingwill accompany you and support you in battle. The four hero classes known so far:
- The Barbarian: The classic melee fighter who strikes hard with axe and hammer. He commands the forces of ice.
- The witch: She casts her spells from a distance, keeping her distance and using electrical powers.
- The Knight: A melee fighter equipped with a lance and shield. Thanks to his fiery powers, however, he is also dangerous from a distance.
- The Archer: A huntress who uses arrows, daggers and traps. Her special abilities include poisons.
A special feature is the ancestral grid
This mechanic is designed to let you develop a wide variety of builds from the four basic classes. You receive abilities as loot from your enemies, which you can then place in the grid. You can then use numerous modifiers to define your playstyle
Create, create, build houses
Another special game mechanic is the city you call home. You decide how the city develops by improving buildings or finding new inhabitants, equipment and services.
You can experience the whole thing both alone and locally in two-player co-op online you can go hunting for the dragon lords with up to four players
There is only enough information so far for a first impression of Dragonkin: The Banished. The exact workings of the ancestral grid are particularly exciting for fans of the genre, which is all about character builds. What do you think of Dragonkin so far? Has the game piqued your interest or are there enough action role-playing games out there now? Let us know in the comments.
