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Crawler

Experience Crushing Co-op Carnage in CRAWLER: A VR Mech Horde Shooter. Blast through hordes of acid-spitting bugs as you earn cash and extract from randomly generated missions. Upgrade your mech’s arsenal back…

23 August 2026 Free to play

Crawler is an indie, released 23 August 2026 on SteamVR. It is free to play.

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What Crawler is

Crawler was released in 2026. It is available on SteamVR only. It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Experience Crushing Co-op Carnage in CRAWLER: A VR Mech Horde Shooter. Blast through hordes of acid-spitting bugs as you earn cash and extract from randomly generated missions. Upgrade your mech’s arsenal back at base while scrambling to meet the needs of an ever-growing quota.
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How it plays

It is played from a virtual reality perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 9 achievements to unlock.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Ryzen 5 3600 / i7-7700k, 8 GB RAM and GTX 1070 / RX Vega 56. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Crawler launched on 23 August 2026, within three weeks of The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy and Mortal Shell II.

Released around the same time: The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Mortal Shell II.

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Quick answers

Crawler — frequently asked questions

When did Crawler come out?
Crawler was released on 23 August 2026 for SteamVR.
Is Crawler free?
Yes — Crawler is free to play.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Crawler?
At minimum, Crawler needs Ryzen 5 3600 / i7-7700k, 8 GB RAM, GTX 1070 / RX Vega 56 graphics, 1 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Crawler?
The PC version needs about 1 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("1 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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