---
title: "Crystal Carnage - s&box game"
description: "Wave based zombie survival shooter with weapon/buff upgrades, crystal tower defense."
canonical: "https://sbox.watch/games/hzgame/crystalcarnage/"
generated_at: "2026-09-02T07:05:44.483Z"
---

# Crystal Carnage

Wave based zombie survival shooter with weapon/buff upgrades, crystal tower defense.

- Type: game
- Ident: hzgame.crystalcarnage
- Creator: hzgame
- Canonical: https://sbox.watch/games/hzgame/crystalcarnage/
- Markdown: https://sbox.watch/games/hzgame/crystalcarnage/index.md
- sbox.game: https://sbox.game/hzgame/crystalcarnage/
- Generated: 2026-09-02T07:05:44.483Z

## Stats

- Playing now: 0
- 24h player peak: 0
- 24h momentum: +0
- Terry score: 27%
- Favorites: 2
- Upvotes: 3
- Downvotes: 2
- Total players: 33
- Total sessions: 128
- Cumulative playtime: 17 hours
- Updated: Jul 25, 2026
- Created: Jul 18, 2026
- Size: 152.6 MB
- Files: 677
- Tags: action, coop, horde, lowpoly, multiplayer, pve, roguelike, shooter

## Description

Waves & Progression:
- Survive escalating waves (while the crystal's HP is not down to 0, standing around the crystal can auto-heal)
- Clear all enemies using weapons and crystal beam

Economy:
- Kill enemies for money; collect gems for crystal upgrades
- Shop between waves to buy buffs/weapons (same buffs can stack)
- Picking up the same weapon can add grade to boost weapon stats
- Scrapping unwanted weapons on the ground to get money

Controls:
- WASD: Move | Shift: Run | Left Mouse: Shoot | Space: Jump (can use space+ctrl to climb up barrels)
- 1/2: Switch weapons | R: Reload
- Mouse wheel can cycle weapons; Flashlight key(F) to skip wave countdown
- Press G to scrap weapons on the ground


## Updates

### co-op added/new enemy type

Jul 25, 2026 · Version 0.2.0

p2p multiplayer mode up to 8 players;
**Added**

- p2p multiplayer mode up to 8 players;
- new enemy type, yeti, which can reduce player movement speed in a certain range
- main menu & main menu music

**Known issues**

- op leaving mid-game will force all players back to the main menu

### leaderboards in-game

Jul 21, 2026 · Version 0.1.1

Added leaderboards in-game
**Added**

- Added leaderboards in-game



## More by hzgame

| Package | Ident | Players | Favorites | Upvotes | Score | Markdown |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Space Fighter | hzgame.game | 0 | 9 | 6 | 55% | https://sbox.watch/games/hzgame/game/index.md |