In Dragonkin: The Banished the players put themselves in the skin of a hero who in a world corrupted by the blood of the dragons is dedicated to hunting and destroying malignant creatures with the ultimate goal of ending the dragons. From the first day the title offers three classes, the barbarian, the oracle and the gentleman, each with their own skills and techniques that evolve thanks to the team that obtains as loot, which includes weapons, armor and skills, and the use of a progression system called ancestral grid.
The ancestral grid is a grid where skills are strategicly placed together with modifiers to define the struggle style. Each hero has its own grid and various combinations of skills and modifiers.
As players enter the world of Dragonkin: The Banished will discover that there are different biomes and each region has their own culture. There are also monsters typical of each location, with elements (ice, poison, fire, electricity) and skills that distinguish them. When they are not exploring, hunting monsters or completing missions, players can spend time to develop their own city, which grows, changes and increases their number of services as progress is made, making decisions and expanding.
The Dragonkin: The Banished road map by 2025 includes the launch of three content updates. In spring the first will arrive with new environments, hero skills, characteristics for the city and content endgame; In summer a new hero will be incorporated, while in autumn the multiplayer mode will be welcomed. Eko Software argues that the current version of early access has the main mechanics and «offers a good amount of content» including activities endgame. Those interested should know that there will be a price difference between the current version and the final.