Crystant

Crystant is a turn-based survival game set in a fortified underground facility after the Crystal Core Virus sweeps across the globe. You awaken there as a test subject in an experimental program, surrounded by mutated creatures and with supplies that may run out. As you explore, you uncover what happened in the facility and search for a way to escape alive.

Explore the facility

The facility has 30 floors to explore, with encounters, story details and hidden truths to uncover. Areas are revealed through board game-style tile connections, with unknown sections shrouded in mist. You choose where to go in a sandbox-style exploration journey shaped by variables, and must plan actions around the game’s time mechanics.

Research reports and fragmented files scattered through the facility contain clues to the disaster that struck the world. Finding key elements can lead to either of two branching endings.

Tactical combat

Combat is turn-based. You face enemies with different characteristics and plan your actions around their traits. Each of the 10 unlockable character classes has unique growth traits and weapons it specializes in using; class equipment corresponds to exclusive weapons. Attribute equipment and items can exploit enemy racial weaknesses and deal additional damage.

Four powerful bosses can appear at random. Each has its own skills and traits, and they become more challenging the deeper you explore.

Manage your supplies

Food, equipment and materials take up space in your backpack, while Stamina, Hunger and Morale are the three key factors that maintain your team’s condition. You must plan resource use carefully in the dangerous depths, where supplies are limited and time matters.

Progress between runs

Crystant uses roguelite progression: experience points and in-game currency earned during a run carry over if you fail. You can spend them to improve permanent abilities and unlock new classes, then prepare for another exploration. You can also freely upgrade your team’s four core attributes and combine abilities to shape a survival build.

Restore the facility

The Permission System lets you restart the malfunctioning facility and gradually restore and enhance its functions. The order in which you unlock permissions leads to different gameplay styles and strategies, giving each exploration a different experience.