Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is a third-person action game that connects the movie and Cybertron universes through a quest to secure the powerful Dark Spark artifact. Players control over 40 Transformers characters, freely switching between robot and vehicle forms while battling across Earth and Cybertron. The game features a shared progression system between its single-player campaign and four-player cooperative Escalation mode, where players unlock upgrades and rewards that carry over between both experiences.