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Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite — Latest Updates & Patch Notes

Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite is currently the #85 most-played game on Steam, with a 24-hour peak of 18K concurrent players — ▼ cooling off (was #-1 last week).

Last official update Jul 14, 2026 (8 days ago) · 12 updates in the last 90 days · 12 tracked here.

Steam rank
#85
Peak (24h)
18K
Genre
Action, Indie, Simulation
Developer
Odd Dreams Digital
Released
May 8, 2026
Price
$9.99
Steam reviews
6K

The Animal Evolution Roguelite. Hunt, Flee, Scavenge and Thrive in a living ecosystem. Choose from 125+ Evolutions and Specialisations for unique creature combinations in every run. Adapt to survive the natural curve in order to beat carcinisation... or get Darwin'd trying!

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Latest updates & patch notes

  1. News

    Community Designed Evolution Competitions Winner!🦀

    Hey Crabbies! 🦀Yes, yes, the moment a lot of you have been waiting for is finally here, but first, a HUGE thank you to everyone who submitted ideas. There were so many fantastic ones, which made it so so hard to longlist and then shortlist them. After over 400 submissions, Odd…

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  2. News

    AMA Questions and Answers! 🦀

    Hey Crabbies! 🦀On July 3rd, we streamed an AMA on our Discord, answering questions you players submitted throughout the week! Below is a list of the questions and answers from that stream. If you don't feel like reading, or just prefer to listen, we also recorded the stream and…

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  3. Patch

    July 8th Hotfix 1.1.2 🦀

    Hey Crabbies 🦀 A very small hotfix today that resolves an issue preventing the “It was a Dinosaur” Achievement from unlocking. For more details about recent patches, please check out the 1.1.1 post and the 1.1 post! Check out Secret Mode channels for all the big news for…

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  4. Patch

    1.1.1 Hotfix and Community Evolution Voting 🦀

    Hey Crabbies! 🦀 Today, we've had a small Hotfix go live for Everything is Crab that fixes some highly reported community bugs, and the community evolution competition has opened up to community voting! We also held our AMA last Friday; later this week, we'll be posting the…

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  5. News

    AMA with Odd Dreams Digital in Discord, July 3rd! 🦀

    Hey Crabbies🦀To celebrate last week's 1.1 update, we are hosting an Ask Me Anything event! The AMA will start on 03 July 2026 at 17:30 BST, be hosted on our Discord server, and last around an hour. Yes, we know Ask Us Anything is more AUA but AMA is well known/established, so…

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  6. Patch

    Everything is Crab has evolved to 1.1! Full Patch Notes 🦀

    Hey Crabbies! 🦀Everything is Crab has reached its first level up and evolved! We've got a lot for you in today's update; if you want a pinched-down version of the patch, head over to the overview blog we posted at the start of the week. Before we get into the changes, we want…

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  7. News

    Next Evolution Coming June 25th! Upcoming Content Details

    Hey Crabbies! 🦀 That's right, Everything is Crab's first major evolution is coming later this week, on June 25th. We'll give you all the information about the update on the day, but for now, here are a few highlights: New Evolutions and SpecialisationsNew Passive and Ultimate…

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  8. News

    One Month of Crab Stats AND 500,000 Pairs of Pincers! 🦀

    Hey Crabbies! 🦀It's been a pinch over a month since Everything is Crab evolved to 1.0, so we have some ex-shell-lent numbers to share with you, starting with 500,000 sales! A huge thank you to EVERYONE who has picked up a copy for themselves, for friends, and for family; to…

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  9. Patch

    Upcoming Changes and Updates for Everything is Crab!

    Hey Crabbies! As we scuttle towards one month since the launch of Everything is Crab, our team wanted to check in with some news and reminders on what’s to come. A Japanese spider crab-sized thank you to everyone who has played, supported, and spoken with us already – we’ve been…

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  10. News

    Darwin's Full Guide to Survival 🦀

    Hey Crabbies🦀Taking your first steps in Everything is Crab and looking for a hand? Or... claw? We've combined Darwin's gameplay videos into one handy super-guide to help budding crabs on their journey to avoid, or embrace, carcinisation! Get some tips on starting your run, some…

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  11. News

    Competition: design an evolution for the game! 🦀

    Hey Crabbies! 🦀Starting RIGHT NOW in Discord, and running until Friday, June 12th at 12 pm BST, you will be able to submit an idea for a new evolution to be added to Everything is Crab in the 1.2 update. We know a lot of you have had new evolution ideas for Everything is Crab…

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  12. Patch

    1.0.1 Hotfix Patch Notes

    Hey Crabbies! 🦀A new patch Everything is Crab is now live, so be sure to update your game! Thank you to everyone who has been leaving us feedback and bug reports in our Discord and here on Steam. Here are the changes that have been made: Quality of Life & ImprovementsRoadmap…

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Screenshots

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About Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite

Set in a living ecosystem , 'Everything is Crab' is a cute, challenging, highly replayable action roguelite . Make animal inspired evolutionary choices to concoct your own unique creature every run, both mechanically and visually. It's Spore meets Modern Roguelites As everybody knows, eventually, every organism ends up evolving into a crab. Right? Well, except for you. Choose your own evolutionary path and strategy to thrive and defeat convergent evolution. Take that, science! Over 125 abilities combine to create a plethora of different builds and playstyles: Become a wily trickster, a ferocious predator, a gregarious leader, a nimble nomad…

Game details

System requirements (minimum)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: 1.8 ghz with SSE2 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DX11, DX12 capable Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: Integrated
Languages
English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Italian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Traditional Chinese
Controller
Full controller support
DLC
1 available on Steam

Frequently asked questions

Is Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite free to play?
Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite is a paid game ($9.99) on Steam.
What is the latest Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite update?
The most recent official update is "Community Designed Evolution Competitions Winner!🦀" (Jul 14, 2026), categorized as News. Hey Crabbies! 🦀Yes, yes, the moment a lot of you have been waiting for is finally here, but first, a HUGE thank you to everyone who submitted ideas. There were so many fantastic ones, which made it so so hard to longlist and then shortlist them. After over 400 submissions, Odd…
How many people play Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite?
Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite peaked at 18K concurrent players in the last 24 hours, ranking #85 on Steam's most-played chart (it was #-1 the previous week).
When was Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite released?
Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite was released on May 8, 2026 by Odd Dreams Digital.
What kind of game is Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite?
Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite is a Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy game, featuring single-player, steam achievements, full controller support.

Live player counts and update notes are pulled from Steam's public data and refreshed daily (last refresh: Jul 22, 2026). Excerpts are from official announcements; follow the source links for full notes. Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite and all related assets are trademarks of their respective owners.