Crystal Quest is an action-adventure game for Xbox 360 where players pilot a circular spaceship tasked with collecting crystals across the screen. Players face swarming aliens emerging from portals, which can be defeated using the ship's unlimited ammunition or by deploying limited "smart bombs" to eliminate all enemies on screen. The game combines strategic movement and shooting mechanics for engaging gameplay.
The player controls a small, circular spaceship which must travel around the screen collecting crystals. This task is made more difficult by the aliens which constantly swarm out from the portals on both sides of the screen. These can be shot down by the ship's gun (which has unlimited ammo) or eliminated by activating one of the player's limited supply of "smart bombs", which will clear the screen of all current enemies.