"This is how the world ends,
Not with a bang but with a whimper"
- T.S. Elliot

'Crawl' is Second Life meets Dawn of the Dead.

Set in a world where humanity faces a global cataclysmic apocalypse, but at a time when absolutely nothing is amiss.
A post-apocalyptic scenario, set pre-apocalypse.

This game begins as an erie reflection of own, with no jarring, epic moment acting as a crescendo to usher in the apocalypse. Players take control of one of many protagonists going about their daily life. The main characters daily routine is presented as completely and unassumingly normal - go to work, pay the bills, going to dinner with their normal, law-abiding friends.

It is through this point of view that we uncover the mystery behind this end-of-world scenario, and experience the onset in a slow, monotonous crawl.

It is not made obvious what this world-ending apocalypse is. But through their interactions and choices, players, immerse in the daily monotony of this real-world simulation, and begin to find subtle hints that something serious is amiss as this multi-branching storyline progresses. It may be strange behavior of your local fellow citizens, or noticeable numbers of coworkers that don't turn up to work. Or news reports of unknown international conflict that nobody is talking about.

In a third-person sense, the player understand this games' apocalyptic genre, but are not made aware of anything. So although players have full control over their characters choices in this open-world, they're are giving no obvious clues on how to prepare.

Players experience a narrative about how the world might end, not through the lens of a writer for a hollywood blockbuster, but from the point of view of townsperson #5456; somebody without unique superhuman abilities, or a compelling backstory; someone normal.

Platform: Mac and PC on a Desktop with a high-speed internet connection.

Gameplay Mechanics: An open-world, MMORPG that controls the life of a character as they uncover/experience the unfoldings of the end of the world.

Target audience: 18+ teens and adults with a curiosity about realistic eschatology.

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