Slampunks

Slampunks is a combat game built around hero abilities, randomized heist runs and co-op combos. You fight through hordes alone or with a friend, launching teammates into enemies and chaining abilities together. You can switch between top-down and third-person camera views during a run without penalty.

Heroes and combat

Each hero has a distinct kit, and combat relies on using abilities rather than auto-fire. Kitsune grapples a teammate and spins into a lethal energy chain; Chonk can grow beyond the screen and steamroll through everything, including friends; and Frill switches between a healing chord and a wall of sound with a guitar solo. Bonk and Fryball each have a twist of their own. Five heroes are available at launch.

Heist runs

Each run lasts 30 minutes and uses randomized objectives rather than fixed levels. The three job types are:

• Sabotage: smash massive mining rigs into scrap.
• Escort: push hijacked payloads through endless security bots.
• Hunt: track elite enforcers and take their loot.

The launch map is Silverstone Quarry, where you fight the Kreel, an insect-like hive species pressed into the fight. Runs also include unlockable modifiers for the jobs.

Augments and upgrades

Completing objectives unlocks augments that mutate your abilities and open new paths. You can stack them, along with over 100 stackable stat upgrades, until your build spirals out of control. A bad pull can put everything at risk.

Between runs

If you make it out with stolen resources, you can spend them at The Armory on permanent boosts. The game has three difficulties that unlock as you progress, followed by Prestige tiers once you have cleared them. There are also 12 run modifiers.