Crystal Slaves
A downloadable game for Windows
You are trapped in the confines of an industrial crystal mine, navigating the unknown depths below to bring precious ore to the surface for your indifferent masters. At night, you and your compatriots talk amongst yourselves and share the outlines of each other's lives. Through a chance encounter, a path out appears, and it will take the efforts of everyone to escape.
Equip your team with a custom load-out, navigate procedrually generated levels, fight terrible monsters, collect ore, and bring it back to the surface. Then learn the stories of your compatriots, who reveal more and more as you talk to them over subsequent days. Wake up, and repeat the process, inching closer and closer to escape.
Playtime - 2-3 hours
Game files contain a Strategy Guide that explains controls and how to play the game.
System Requirements - Dedicated graphics card
Runs great on - A Steam Deck
Runs poorly on - An old laptop
Version History
1.4.51 - Re-released game with bugfixes and revised tutorial. Thank you Badru for QA
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Development log
- Added SoundtrackOct 20, 2023
- Crystal Slaves Re-releaseOct 11, 2023
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its cool tbh first game i downloaded could tell its lil gem
Your game got reviewed by the Arcane Cache, a underground blog for underground games:
The fact that the developer couldn’t bring themself to complete it, but left the full horror as a non-realized, yet threatening indication prevented by bugs and other small faults they never could iron out makes it somewhat more complete – not necessarily as a game but surely as an piece of art, that escapes finalization just as its topics it deals with escape the imagination of probably nearly any empathic person.
Well done.https://thunderperfectwitchcraft.org/arcane_cache/2023/12/04/crystal-slaves/
Wow, I am very blown away by this, thank you so much. I am so grateful that there are bloggers out there engaging works with this kind of trust and depth.
Glad you like it; was honestly unsure if I wasn't going on dangerously thin ice with this one.
Have a nice evening :).
What an intriguing concept! I played until Day 6, in which my team somehow all got stuck at a ladder, refusing to move until they lost all their health. I at least made it back to camp, but then was unable to sleep to advance the day. I'll give it another try sometime though!