About
Crawl is a short (max. for 20 minutes) horror game, where you need to crawl through tight cave spaces, and take photos of people that "went missing" there. While doing that, you need to keep your flashlight powered by hand cranking it, and constantly replace the camera's cartridge for every photo you take. But beware, you're not alone down there.
What is happening now
Crawl is a roguelike hack-and-slash RPG that blends arcade sensibilities with indie design, available across most major platforms since its 2017 release. The game emphasizes dynamic combat and procedural progression in the vein of classic dungeon crawlers. Recent coverage has largely focused on related titles in the broader crawl-game space rather than the original Crawl itself. NET.CRAWL completed its Early Access phase with a full 1.0 release, while other indie developers have brought their own crawl-inspired projects to market - Pin-Crawl as a pinball-roguelite hybrid and Tile Crawl as a turn-based variant where weapons degrade over time. Gravemark, a free-to-play entry in the subgenre, made its way to Android following earlier mobile releases. These emerging titles suggest the crawl formula continues to attract designers experimenting with genre fusion and mechanical constraints.
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Releases
Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.
Crawl player count
concurrent players on SteamPlayers counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.