If their earlier titles took tapping the screen and made it the engine that powered an entire world, Nimble Quest thumbs its nose at the droves of lazy “swipe the screen” games crowding app stores today. Where others might see a lifeless husk of a concept, though, NimbleBit clearly spotted opportunity, and capitalized on it to craft a frenzied experience tailor-made for mobile devices. At first blush, the thought of “reinventing” a game as dusty as Snake seems like a fool’s errand. But beware: like a rogue-like, death means starting from the first level and working your way back.Ībout Nimble Quest’s core gameplay, there’s no point beating around the bush: it’s absurdly, engrossingly fun. Each beaten level unlocks adorable new characters, and hard-earned gems level them up and help your party’s chances of making it further. Your heroes attack automatically as you swipe directionally to guide them through each micro stage, and enemies drop gems, power-ups and more heroes to add to your conga line. Part cellphone classic Snake, part SNES RPG, the title puts you in control of a growing group of medieval fighters on a quest to vanquish evil. If video games exist in the same digital miniverse, then the loveable Bitizens of NimbleBit releases past sleep safely at night because the heroes of Nimble Quest are working ceaselessly to protect them. A chance to show that NimbleBit wasn’t a one-genre wonder. And yet, from the earliest leaks to the most recent footage, this game stuck out as the biggest departure yet from the company’s tried-and-true compulsion loop.
That their next title would be a quality release was almost a foregone conclusion. Earlier releases Pocket Frogs, Tiny Tower, and Pocket Planes had cemented the indie trio as masters of time management, and a studio to watch. With Nimble Quest, NimbleBit had nothing to prove, but a lot to gain.
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