Overview
Crystalfall is a top down hack and slash action RPG set in a steampunk flavored, post apocalyptic world shattered by a mysterious asteroid. Crystal shards now fuel power and corruption across distinct zones filled with mutated creatures and clockwork enemies. You play a convict thrown into underground dungeons by a ruling organization, then climb your way out by fighting, looting, and theorycrafting your build. Dungeons randomize every visit, so no two runs feel the same, and your progress feeds into talent trees, lootable skills, and deep itemization that can be tuned for clear speed or boss control. Crystalfall supports solo and online multiplayer, with social systems for trading and guilds that push the endgame forward.
Game Lore
The fall began when an asteroid punched through the skies and scattered crystal fragments across the land. Nations collapsed, machines seized up, and whatever survived mutated. The ruling organization promised order, then filled its dungeons with dissidents and expendable conscripts. Your character is one of those prisoners. The crystals are the new currency and the new curse. They empower machines and people, and they twist any living thing that clings to them for too long. Entire regions formed around crystal veins and ruined factories, where scavengers, zealots, and hybrid beasts compete for control. Each season the Nexus event crashes over the world like a storm, resetting memories and possessions in the fiction while also serving as a clean slate in game. That seasonal wipe is baked into the premise, giving the world a reason for fresh ladders and a timeline for new threats to appear.
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Gameplay and Features
Crystalfall plays fast and punchy, with a clear top-down view that keeps every fight readable. Enemies telegraph attacks, your movement skills let you weave in and out of danger, and combat flows around chaining basic attacks, skills, and cooldowns while relying on items and talents for survival. Dungeons are procedural, with layouts, enemies, and events changing between runs, making every dive unique and rewarding. That randomization forms the core loop, supported by flexible build systems that encourage planning and experimentation.
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Players choose from animal hybrid heroes, each with its own identity and talent tree. A bruiser can specialize in heavy melee brawling while a hunter leans into crits and speed. Because talents interact with items and skills, you can chase themed synergies or improvise off-meta setups when loot drops in your favor. Skills themselves are lootable and come in various rarities. Their procedurally generated trees mean two players using the same skill can end up with different node paths, allowing for personal routes to power and keeping theorycrafting fresh each season.
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Itemization runs deep, offering loot, crafting, and modifications that let players chase specific stat goals or unique build effects. Trading and guilds support a small but meaningful economy, allowing players to exchange or sell gear within their circles. While the store page lists in-game purchases, the main progression revolves around dungeon runs, upgrades, and incremental power gains.
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Seasons define the game’s macro progression. When the Nexus strikes, the world resets, wiping characters in the story and on the ladder. This seasonal system keeps the economy balanced and gives players recurring goals, such as racing early ladders, optimizing farm routes, or testing new builds. Crystalfall supports both solo and online play, allowing players to clear content alone or form parties to tackle tougher encounters and share loot within guilds. Combat visuals, crystal-infused effects, and steampunk enemies lend a mature, gritty tone to the world, reflected in the game’s content rating for violence and general mature themes.
NFTs and Blockchain
The Web3 side of Crystalfall is not yet fully defined, but according to the game’s Discord FAQ, it plans to integrate with the BEAM Network to power its on-chain features. This suggests future support for features such as player-owned assets, marketplace trading, or seasonal progression tied to Web3 systems once development advances.
How to Get Started
Crystalfall is listed as Coming Soon with a planned Q4 2025 release window on Steam. You can add it to your wishlist on Steam to get launch notifications, and you can follow the project’s social links for updates. The Epic Games Store page is also live as a Coming Soon listing.
