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Crab Game

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux • 2021

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Quick resume

Crab Game is a First-Person Multiplayer game where you play through several different minigames based on children's games, until only one player stands victorious.

Global score

91/100

Genres

Action, Casual, Free To Play, Indie, Racing, Strategy, Arcade, Fighting

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    Pros

    • Free to play
    • Chaotic and hilarious multiplayer fun
    • Low system requirements
    • Voice chat adds social chaos
    • Good for playing with friends

    Cons

    • Toxic and immature player base in public lobbies
    • Game is janky with bugs and lag
    • Lack of updates and developer support
    • Repetitive gameplay over long sessions
    • No narrative or deep progression

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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      "Players have freedom to choose vehicles, game modes, and play solo or with friends, with emergent chaotic gameplay rather than fixed routines."

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      "Players have freedom to choose strategies such as teaming up, betraying, or playing solo in chaotic mini-games."

    • Competence

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      "Movement mechanics offer skillful control and mastery, though some players find controls floaty or janky."

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      "Game requires skillful timing and movement; players mention learning patterns and mastering controls despite janky physics."

    • Competition

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      "Core gameplay is a battle royale with up to 50 players competing to be last alive; leaderboards and ranked modes are not mentioned but competition is central."

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      "Core gameplay is a battle royale elimination with direct competition against many players to be last survivor."

    • Continuation

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      2

      "Some players report habitual play and addiction, but others find it repetitive and disengage quickly."

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    • Cooperation

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      "Alliances form automatically among characters, but player cooperation is limited to indirect support actions."

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    • Creativity

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      "Games mostly follow established mini-game genres with limited player-driven creation or modification."

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      "Gameplay revolves around predefined mini-games with limited player modification or creation."

    • Domination

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      "Some players seek to dominate opponents and assert superiority, evidenced by trash talk and power plays."

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      "Players often seek to dominate others by betraying or eliminating them, with trash talk and power plays common."

    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game as a fun distraction and stress relief, enjoying chaotic and silly gameplay to escape real life."

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      "Many players use the game as a fun distraction and stress relief, escaping real life through chaotic gameplay."

    • Expectation

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      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and social reasons, not out of obligation or pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      2

      "Players try various mini-games and upgrade strategies, though core gameplay is based on established idle/clicker routines."

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      "Players try different strategies, alliances, and approaches to mini-games, though core gameplay is stable."

    • Exploration

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      -3

      "Game features fixed linear maps and missions with limited discovery or new area exploration."

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      "Game features fixed maps and mini-games; limited discovery or new areas to explore."

    • Expression

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      "Customization options for characters and cosmetic loot crates allow personal expression."

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      "Players can customize characters with lootbox items, allowing some personal expression."

    • Fantasy

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      "Game features a humorous fictional premise with exaggerated physics and cartoonish elements."

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    • Fellowship

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      3

      "Strong social component with playing alongside friends, forming communities, and sharing experiences."

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      "Strong social component with community interaction, voice chat, and playing with friends or strangers."

    • Growth

      Game with the same Growth vibe

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      "Players learn game mechanics and improve skills over time, though some find progression limited."

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      "Players report learning game mechanics and improving skills, though limited long-term progression."

    • Health

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      "Game is sedentary with no physical activity involved."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention and quick reactions; not suitable for idle play."

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      "Requires active attention and fast reactions; not suited for idle or background play."

    • Intimacy

      Game with the same Intimacy vibe

      -2

      "Social interactions are mostly surface-level or cooperative; limited deep emotional connections."

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      "Social interactions are often chaotic and surface-level; close relationships form mainly among friends."

    • Leadership

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      "Some informal leadership in team modes but mostly equal participation among players."

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      "Some players lead temporary teams or coordinate, but leadership is informal and unstable."

    • Progression

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      "Limited progression with achievements and cosmetic unlocks; no deep item or upgrade systems."

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      "Limited progression through lootboxes and cosmetic unlocks; no deep item or upgrade systems."

    • Relaxation

      Game with the same Relaxation vibe

      -2

      "Gameplay is tense and suspenseful, with high emotional engagement rather than relaxation."

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      "Gameplay is tense and chaotic, with high emotional arousal rather than relaxation."

    • Sensation

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      "Game provides sensory stimulation through graphics, sound design, and intense action sequences."

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      "Game provides sensory stimulation through chaotic audio, ragdoll physics, and fast-paced action."

    • Status

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      "Some social recognition within friend groups but no formal ranking or leaderboard system."

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      "Leaderboards and ranks exist but are not central; social recognition mainly within friend groups."

    • Story

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      -5

      "No narrative or plot; gameplay is context-free mini-games."

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    • Strategy

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      "Players use tactics in weapon choice, timing, and positioning to survive and maximize scores."

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      "Players use strategy in timing, alliances, and mini-game tactics to survive and win."

    • Thrill

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      "High tension and suspense from competing players, last-hit mechanics, and boss fights."

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    • Value

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      "Free to play with good quality and enjoyable experience, considered great value by players."

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    • Violence

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      "Enjoyment of combat and destruction through fighting mechanics and combos."

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      "Enjoyment of combat-like elimination, pushing others off, and chaotic destruction."

    • Survival

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      "Core motivation is avoiding capture and surviving against a relentless threat."

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Fellowship, Domination, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Creativity, Story, Exploration.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Last update: 30/04/2026