About This Game

Shard Cycle is incremental game where the goal is to beat all layers by destroying required amount of crystals. To destroy more crystals you can upgrade your drill to be more effective with prospected currency. Layers also drop attachment and ability items that provide improved prospecting stats when equipped.

Beat Layers

The goal is to beat as much layers as you can (an learn a lot of achievements). Each layer has more crystal with more health and the requirements to beat that layer increases. But harder layers drop better items.

Upgrade Drill

By destroying more crystals you will gain more currency to upgrade the drill (cursors) which will help you destroy even more crystals. Simple, right.

Collect attachment and ability items

Items can drop on each layer. Harder layers drops better items. Equip them to gain better drill stats and abilities.

Trade for Trading Goods

By destroying crystals you earn tailings. Gather enough tailings and you can earn one Spall currency. Spalls are used at Trader to get some trading goods which will help you improve your gameplay.

Key Features

• Drill Upgrades - Power, Frequency and Radius

• Layers - beat as many layers as you can and earn many achievements

• Attachment and Ability Items - they drop from layers and can be equipped to improve drill stats 

• Trading Goods- Passive buffs earned through levelling and purchased from a traveling merchant

• Modifications (Mods) - Temporary buffs found during excavation sessions

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

AI technology was utilized to create initial art assets for some icons. The final output was manually refined by artists.