Great co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“it has become my comfort food when my friend and I Play.”
Steam review · 704.3 h played ↗
Crab Champions
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 98%Noisestorm2023Action Roguelike · Looter Shooter · Roguelike
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A fast, chaotic crab-with-guns roguelike shooter with fluid movement and wild builds, great with friends. Skip it if you dislike RNG, repeated balance nerfs, or shallow meta-progression.
Great for
Fans of fast movement shooters and broken-build roguelikes, especially co-op with friends
Main risk
Updates nerfed loot and buffed enemies, so runs can feel RNG-driven and unfair
What players love
Huge build variety and broken combos
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The builds that you can make in this game are genuinely insane”
Steam review · 60.9 h played ↗
Active solo developer who keeps updating
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The single dev making this game deserves the WORLD for their dedication to updating and improving all elements of their game”
Steam review · 213 h played ↗
Great soundtrack and goofy charm
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Fun gameplay, absolutely BANGER OST, and you get to play as a crab with a shotgun.”
Steam review · 77.3 h played ↗
Fluid, satisfying movement and gunplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“The controls are simple, but the movement is just, WOW. So satisfying.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Cheap, high replayability and value
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“probably the best $10 I've ever spent. Lots of replay value, item builds are fun, weapon variety is great.”
Steam review · 326.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Updates nerfed loot and made game harder
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“It used to be fun. Most of what made it fun has been nerfed/changed in the name of "balance."”
Steam review · 225 h played ↗
Shallow, repetitive gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“If you enjoy running around and holding down M1 for hours, then this is your game.”
Steam review · 15.4 h played ↗
Unfair enemies, one-shots and bullet spam
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“I will get a multishot to the face by an elite and die instantly.”
Steam review · 9.8 h played ↗
Crashes, lost saves and bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“once in a while the game crashes and erases your save files and you have to restart your progress again”
Steam review · 364.9 h played ↗
RNG-heavy loot and random unlocks
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“You get what you get and that's it, RNG 100% decides your run/win”
Steam review · 7.2 h played ↗
Small, bland redesigned maps
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“The new islands just feel bland”
Steam review · 101.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support6 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8/10 64-bit
ProcessorCore i3 3.3 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD 4000
Storage6 GB available space
OSWindows 7/8/10 64-bit
ProcessorCore i3 3.3 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD 4000
Storage6 GB available space
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