Brett Molina

USA TODAY

The creators of the popular mobile action game Marvel Contest of Champions will focus their next project on the "robots in disguise."

Hasbro and game developer Kabam announced Thursday it will launch Transformers: Forged to Fight, based on the popular '80s franchise that has continued to grow through a series of movies and TV shows. The game is available next spring on Android and iOS.

The game will reach across multiple incarnations of the Transformers series, including the early cartoons and the recent round of movies. Available characters include Autobots leader Optimus Prime, Decepticons leader Megatron, as well as Bumblebee and Starscream.

Forged to Fight is described as an action-fighting game, but it's not clear how closely this might mirror Marvel Contest of Champions, which has been a huge success for Kabam. It's the 14th highest grossing app on Apple's App Store, roughly two years after its release.

"This is a game that is both a combat fighting game with a real-time strategy component as well," said Mark Blecher, Hasbro's senior vice president of digital gaming and corporate development. "So it really make this two genres."

Players will be able to collect a variety of Transformers throughout the course of the game, building them up and making them stronger as they advance through the game's narrative. One key component in Forged to Fight is the ability to create and manage a base for your growing Transformers roster.

"This is where you get a lot of your resources from, and this is where you set up defenses," says Mike McCartney, the game's executive producer. Players will also be able to attack other players' bases for rewards.

McCartney also says Kabam has a "rich, long plan" of content the developer plans to release through the course of Forged to Fight. "The great thing about the Transformers universe is there are so many characters and stories that we can tap in to."

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