To this end, he teams up with Brain, the last remaining Ancient, and they decide to brainwash Skylands, leaving only Spyro immune because he is a dragon.

They are able to free Skylands and fight Kaos in a final battle, during which he transforms into a more powerful form and summons various Doomlanders to aid him.

Similar to its predecessors, the core gameplay of Imaginators revolves around solving puzzles, platforming, and fighting enemies.

[1] Being a toys-to-life game, players can put a figurine onto a Portal of Power, which allows them to control the represented character in-game.

Body parts, which are classified into four types, Common, Rare, Epic, and Ultimate, can be found during exploration and used to customize the Imaginators, which can be modified at any time.

[9] According to Jeff Poffenbarger, the senior executive producer of Imaginators, innovation is one of the most important aspects while designing the game.

They hoped that with new mechanics and systems, they can continue to attract new customers to play the game, as well as retaining the core players.

[4] In addition, according to CEO Eric Hirshberg, one of the advantages is that Skylanders, unlike its competitors, features largely original characters and would not be confined to any limitation.

[9] The developers have also decided not to make a Wii or 3DS version, unlike in previous titles, possibly due to this particular game's technical limitations.

As Crash has his own physical figure, the team went through multiple design iterations to ensure that they had successfully captured his personality, and that its final pose and appearance are cohesive with his old version.

To capture Crash's legacy, the team specifically created a new life system, spin attack mechanic for it, and numerous crates for the level based on his setting.

[6] Following the Nintendo Switch Presentation on January 13, 2017, Activision announced that Skylanders: Imaginators would be released on the console as a launch title.