Dragonkin: The Banished is set in «a world corrupted by the blood of dragons where evil creatures emerge from the bowels of the earth.» The players' goal is to hunt down and eliminate the draconic creatures until they find the Dragon Lords. This journey can be taken with three types of heroes, each with their own skills and combat techniques. The Barbarian has supernatural strength and combines the powers of ice with his fury; the Oracle uses and amplifies electrical draconic powers; and the Knight masters the lance of fire and thanks to his faith in the Eternal he is immune to corruption.
All three characters have access to the Ancestral Grid of skills, a mechanic that allows you to configure and adjust the gameplay to your liking. «Optimize each position to define your fighting style and increase your power,» explains Eko Software. «Each hero has his own grid and various combinations of skills and modifiers.» In addition to fighting, Dragonkin: The Banished players develop a city, the last bastion of humanity that grows and changes based on decisions and discoveries.
The team assures that from the first day of early access Dragonkin: The Banished will present all the main mechanics and «a good amount of content» such as the three heroes, activities endgamethe Ancestral Grid and the evolving city. During Early Access the game will be «regularly updated» with additional content, including a new hero, new biomes, co-op, and more. Early access will also be used to make modifications, balance adjustments, apply optimizations, fix bugs and use the feedback of the community to make changes and improvements.
Eko Software adds that early access offers them the opportunity to involve the community in the development process, which they believe will lead to a better version of the game. He also defends that early access opens the door to greater investment that could expand the scope of the plans they have for Dragonkin: The Banished.