Crystalguard [Prototype]

Crystalguard is a tower defense game built around one simple idea: nothing you do happens in isolation. Every crystal you earn defending a wave feeds back into everything else — new turret tech, worker missions, and permanent upgrades  that carry across your whole run.   

Defend. Place turrets along enemy paths and hold the line across dozens of hand-tuned levels, from early skirmishes to brutal boss waves. Five distinct turret types — from the reliable Gun Turret to the piercing Railgun and the area-denial Stumper — each with their own upgrade paths and unlockable specializations. 

Expand. Between fights, send workers out on timed missions to earn resources even while you're away — check back later and collect the rewards. 

Research. Spend your crystals on a research tree: turret unlocks, chained upgrades, and economy-wide bonuses that make every future level a little easier.

 All three systems share one resource economy, tied together by a hub map where every completed outpost unlocks the next — and some stay replayable if you need to farm crystals for your next big upgrade. 

This is an early demo/beta build — more turrets, upgrades, and levels are already planned, but I wanted to get this in front of players first and gather feedback before building further. Bug reports and suggestions are very welcome.