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Crystal Wars

Vertex Noord · Published by Vertex Noord · Official site ↗

Last updated 28 Sept 2026

Full strategy battle in just a few minutes. Outsmart your rival on a crystal map that's never the same twice. Capture all neighbouring cells, encircle territory, cut supply lines and bomb-chain explode. Customize a new map the way you like it and play!

Free to PlayComing SoonDJCTQ 61 DLC available ↗PvP

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Indie, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Casual · More free games

About this game

Real strategy — Fast. Fun. Fresh.

Crystal Wars is a turn-based territory strategy played on crystal maps that vary in shape and challenge. Every match deals a fresh Voronoi board — the geometry IS the strategy, and no two battles ever play out the same.
One click can flip everything: a flood-fill swallows a whole color cluster, an encirclement seals off all free crystals in an instant and claims them whole, a bomb chain redraws the map.
Made a bad move? See it, learn it, deal a new map, a new difficulty, a new color — change everything and go again.

Core Mechanics

  • Flood Fill — one click captures every connected cell of the same color, allowing you to move forward faster
  • Encirclement — wall off free territory and claim it all instantly
  • Supply Lines — cut your opponent off from their base; isolated cells become easy prey and can be stolen from the enemy
  • Bomb Chains — surround a bomb cell to set off chain reactions that reshape the battlefield
  • Energy Crystals — capture one, get an extra turn and get ahead of the enemy

Game Modes

  • Tutorial — 6 interactive steps; you're playing in under a minute and learning everything you need to know
  • Quick Game — Easy, Medium or Hard: pick your challenge and take the win
  • Campaign — 24 hand-crafted levels across 5 chapters, from your first capture to genuinely tricky maps that take real time to crack
  • Custom Game — our special battle mode where you can set the map size, obstacle, bomb and energy density, visual presets and color palettes
  • Auto-battle — sit back and watch two opponents carve up the map on their own — oddly relaxing ASMR
  • Two Players — play with a friend on the same device
  • Live Multiplayer — quick online matches, Blitz or Standard, also with your own map settings

Map Styles

6 crystal rendering presets — from clean Minimal to refractive Opal — and 48 color palettes across 4-, 5- and 6-color tiers. Electric borders, Time Warp slow-motion, screen shake and sparkle VFX make every capture land. Pick any settings before you play.

Features

  • 7 game modes — there's definitely one for you
  • 24 achievements to track your progress
  • 8 languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian
  • Free demo — try it right now

About the Developer

Crystal Wars is made by Vertex Noord — a father-and-daughter team of two.
Wishlisting helps a two-person team more than you'd think — thank you.

System Requirements

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Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual Core
  • Memory: 2000 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 or any with WebGL support
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Any

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual Core
  • Memory: 4000 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 or any with WebGL support
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Any

Supported Languages

English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Russian, Ukrainian

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