Astraeus Defense is a competitive online, 3v3, free-to-play, sci-fi auto-battlerPCgame.
The game can be played casually (unranked) to allow players to learn the game and practice the various races. With enough experience, the game can be played in ranked mode, ranking you against an opponent of a similar skill level through a matchmaking system.
Before finding a match, players select their preferred races to play, along with their preferred bans. Once a match is found, 2 races are automatically banned and races are automatically assigned to all players based on their preference. Every player must play a different race.
After finding a match and being assigned a race, players must go through a phase of selecting
. Based on their team composition and the opposing team composition, each player reserves tech that will strategically assist them during the match.
The objective of the game is to place units that are sent down the lane to battle enemy units, in order to generate income and destroy enemy units to fund further unit placement. Players must manage their armies formation, attack and defense types and Astraen Tech while upgrading their units & buildings in order to defend their base, generate income and send increasingly more powerful waves of units, eventually overpowering the enemy’s armies and destroying the opponent's base. As you play unranked matches, both teams are rewarded with
. In Astraeus Defense, the players own all of the Astraen Crystals they plunder as well as any tradable cosmetics, allowing them to trade in the In-App Marketplace with other users or optionally withdraw them to be traded on-chain through decentralized/centralized exchanges.