Steven Spielberg’s son made a robot-fighting game, and you can play it now

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Lynked: Banner of the Spark is a new game by Max Spielberg, son of Steven Spielberg, and his new indie studio FuzzyBot. While Spielberg’s previous experience in the gaming industry was mainly focused on shooters like Medal of Honor and Battlefield, this new outing is a bit more colorful and laid-back while still leaning into gratifying action. That game is Lynked: Banner of the Spark, and it enters into early access on Steam today.

Lynked: Banner of the Spark is a cooperative action game where players fight robots in a postapocalyptic world. In practice, the game is much more vibrant and less dire than that premise makes it sound, as its colorful world is full of adorable robots. With solid roguelite and town-building gameplay loops to back that all up, Lynked is a solid alternative for those getting burnt out on other early access action games like Hades 2 and Towerborne.

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Lynked: Banner of the Spark starts with a prison break. Players meet a friendly Unibot named Buddy and set off on an adventure to restore the Banner of the Spark, a group of helpful Unibots that helped restore the world after an apocalypse. To do so, players have to fight a lot of robots that aren’t as friendly toward humanity. That means Lynked is an isometric action game where players go on missions that all boil down to beating up hordes of evil robots called Combots.

Lynked gives players plenty of weapons with which to do so. Some are more generic swords and spears, but others feel more distinct. My favorite is the guitar-like Resonator, which deals damage or pushes enemies backward in the area around me. Players can also grab enemies or objects in the environment with their “Wyre” arm. This enables players to pull enemies toward themselves to extend combos, pick up and throw objects, or perform a finisher on enemies with low health.

Combat is exhilarating, hitting the same high notes as great isometric action