FastCrawl

Game Tunnel's 2006 RPG of the Year

FastCrawl is what the name suggests: a quick-playing dungeon crawler, perfect for a way to kill your lunch hour. One of the parameters you set at game-start, in fact, is whether you want a short, medium, or long game; short ones last about 30 minutes, while long ones last perhaps an hour.

The gameplay is Rogue-like, except that this is, of course, a game with an intuitive 2D interface with decent graphics, playable almost entirely with a mouse--almost like a NetHack designed for the casual game crowd. Dungeons, opponents, and items are randomly generated each time; each turn consumes a unit of supply, and while you can find more in the dungeon, the net effect is to limit the length of gameplay. And unlike most Rogue-likes, you control a party of characters instead of a single one. All in all, a nice, fast-playing hack'n'slash experience.

The Developer Says:

Have a fantasy adventure in thirty minutes!

FastCrawl is a quick and highly replayable fantasy role-playing game. You control a party of heroes exploring a dungeon on an epic quest. To succeed you must engage in exciting combat against many foes, find powerful items to help you on your quest, avoid fiendish traps, save another champion or two, specialize your characters' abilities as they level, and carefully explore your surroundings... all in as little as thirty minutes.

Every time you play FastCrawl you will have a new game experience as you explore a different dungeon, lead a different party of heroes, face different monsters, and find different treasure. An intelligent game generation system will make sure that no two games are the same.

Play at the level of difficulty and duration of game that you wish; enjoy a leisurely thirty minute break in the game's pleasant environments, or face insurmountable odds in an hour of nail-biting dungeon crawling action. The game is entirely turn based, so it can easily be played in the background and fits perfectly into your day.

Features

• Thousands of randomly generated dungeons to explore and purge
  
• A diverse bestiary of monsters to defeat.
  
• Hundreds of items to unearth and use in your quest
  
• Play a full game in as little as 30 minutes

Reviews

"I really look forward to playing this one again and again. I found myself firing it up at work, because it could be played in a very short time during break or lunch. And, maybe sometimes while the boss wasn't looking. Get this one. You will not be disappointed."
   - 82%, Game Vortex

"If you're looking for a casual RPG to spend some time with, then look no further. The gameplay is very easy to catch on to and it offers endless replay potential in order to keep you busy."
   - 76%, Just RPG

"Though sometimes it isn't quite perfect, the quick adventures of random arrangement make for a perfect combination of adventuring and role-playing that kept us playing for many, many hours hours. Perhaps the one big paradox of the game is that despite its quick games, we didn't play it any fewer hours than the longer RPGs we tried out this year. In fact, many of us here played it more."
   - Game Tunnel

Awards

2006 RPG Game of the Year, Game Tunnel