Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is an action-adventure video game based on the Transformers franchise, which depicts the conflict between the Autobots and the Decepticons, both factions of the eponymous alien race, who can transform into various vehicles. The story revolves around the eponymous Dark Spark, a powerful Cybertronian artifact the Autobots attempt to reclaim it from the mercenary Lockdown before he can use it for his own nefarious schemes, while the Decepticons race with the Autobots to retrieve it first and destroy their rivals once and for all.