{{Short description|2013 video game}} {{Infobox video game |title = Nimble Quest |image = File:Nimble_Quest_2013_Android_App_Icon.png |caption = |developer = NimbleBit |publisher = NimbleBit (iOS) |series = |engine = |platforms = iOS, Android, Ouya, Steam |released = March 28, 2013 (iOS, Android) <br/> December 6, 2013 (Steam) |genre = Action role-playing game |modes = Single player }}
'''Nimble Quest''' is an action RPG video game which was originally released by NimbleBit on March 28, 2013. Originally a free-to-play game for iOS and Android, a Steam version was released on December 6, 2013 as a paid version.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/259780/0|title=Nimble Quest on Steam}}</ref> The game is a combination of an action RPG and the classic Snake concept.<ref name="gamezebo"/> The player moves around and kills enemies using a combination of ranged attacks or melee attacks depending on the character. Once enough enemies are killed, the player advances to the next level. If the player hits a wall or an enemy, or runs out of health, the game ends.
The original version of the game no longer functions on the iPad after upgrading to iOS 11.{{cn|date=April 2025}} In September 2024 new iOS and Android versions were released by Halfbrick Studios.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nimble Quest Halfbrick+ |url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nimble-quest-halfbrick/id6667096113 |website=App Store |access-date=14 April 2025 |date=4 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nimble Quest Halfbrick+ - Apps on Google Play |url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.halfbrick.nimblequest |website=play.google.com |access-date=14 April 2025}}</ref>
== Characters == The game has 16 main characters called "heroes" to play as. The player unlocks these heroes by beating a level. Heroes can be added to the "snake" when they are randomly dropped from an enemy the player killed. The player starts out with 3 characters.
== Reception == The game has received mostly positive reviews. It is rated 4.5 stars out of 5 on the App Store, where it received Editor's Choice upon its release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nimble-quest/id583638819?mt=8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504105625/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nimble-quest/id583638819?mt=8|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 4, 2013|title=Nimble Quest App Store|website=iTunes }}</ref> ''Gamezebo''{{'}}s 4.5 star review described it as "seriously potent fun."<ref name="gamezebo">{{cite web|website=Gamezebo|url=http://www.gamezebo.com/games/nimble-quest/review|title=Nimble Quest Review|access-date=2013-03-29|archive-date=2013-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331004636/http://www.gamezebo.com/games/nimble-quest/review|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 2025, Tidepool Games released ''MageTrain'', a snake game inspired by ''Nimble Quest''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Botadkar |first=Tanish |title=MageTrain brings spellcasting to the Snake formula, now available on Android and iOS |date=9 April 2025 |website=Pocket Gamer |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/magetrain/official-launch-android-ios/ |access-date=13 April 2025 |archive-date=13 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413235507/https://www.pocketgamer.com/magetrain/official-launch-android-ios/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://www.halfbrick.com/games/nimblequest Nimblequest] on Halfbrick's website * [https://store.steampowered.com/app/259780/Nimble_Quest/ Nimble Quest] on Steam
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Category:2013 video games Category:Action role-playing video games Category:Android (operating system) games Category:IOS games Category:NimbleBit games Category:Ouya games Category:Single-player video games Category:Snake video games Category:Video games developed in the United States