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One player crawls a shifting dungeon as the hero while rivals control monsters and traps, hoping to take the hero's place.
Released 11 Apr 2017
Possess Dungeon Monsters
Turn Heroes Into Ghosts
Steal the Hero's Place
Crawl is the local multiplayer dungeon crawler where your friends control the monsters! Battle through dungeons and power up your hero - if a friend kills you they take your place and it’s their turn to crawl. It's a race to gain enough XP and loot to take on the hulking final boss!
Developed by Powerhoof · Published by Powerhoof
In this dungeon crawler, one player is the living hero and the others are ghosts trying to kill them. The hero pushes deeper through randomly generated rooms, while a ghost who lands the killing blow becomes the new hero.
As the hero, fight dungeon creatures, avoid traps, gather experience and gold, and use them to improve your chances of survival. As a ghost, possess monsters and activate traps to attack the current hero.
Level up to challenge a final boss, which the other players can control. Play locally with up to four players or face AI opponents solo; runs also unlock additional monsters and items for future games.
In the supplied reviews, players often enjoy Crawl most as a local party game, praising its unusual cycle of hero and ghost roles and the unpredictable competition it creates. Many also appreciate the pixel art, music, and quick-to-grasp controls. Common reservations include the lack of native online multiplayer, less engaging solo play for some, and limited variety over repeated runs.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 45 |
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| Players | 1–4 |
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| Multiplayer | Crawl supports single-player and local shared/split-screen multiplayer. It is designed around 2-4 players, with one active human hero and the others controlling monsters, traps, and parts of bosses; bots can fill empty slots, so solo play is possible. The provided store info and reviews consistently indicate no native online or LAN play, though Steam Remote Play Together and third-party streaming tools are used to simulate remote local play. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No multiplayer mod support is stated. Reviews mention third-party tools such as Steam Remote Play Together, Parsec, and similar streaming/workaround methods to play the local multiplayer remotely; this does not indicate native modded multiplayer. |
| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |
