Crabs Must Die!
You've crash-landed on a forgotten planet and must survive in a hostile open world filled with mutated crabs and other enemies. Armed with weapons, a beat-up bike, and a few skills, you'll explore, fight…
Crabs Must Die! is an adventure developed by Roman Kharlamov, released 6 November 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Crabs Must Die! is
Crabs Must Die! is an adventure game developed by Roman Kharlamov and released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 5.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You've crash-landed on a forgotten planet and must survive in a hostile open world filled with mutated crabs and other enemies. Armed with weapons, a beat-up bike, and a few skills, you'll explore, fight, scavenge, and level up. A compact open-world shooter with light RPG and survival elements.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, open world and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Crabs Must Die! launched on 6 November 2025, within three weeks of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2 and Dispatch.
Released around the same time: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2, Dispatch.
Official trailer
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