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Steam app 3526710 · updated 13 Sep 2026, 07:25 UTC

Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite

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!

Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite Steam header artwork
Odd Dreams DigitalSecret Mode
517playing now
61524-hour peak
20,050all-time peak
568average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−295.9Gain−34.25%% gain969Peak

718 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

02625237851k27 Aug01 Sep06 Sep11 Sep16 Sep21 Sep26 SepThursday 27 August 2026727 peakFriday 28 August 2026761 peakSaturday 29 August 2026969 peakSunday 30 August 2026949 peakMonday 31 August 2026793 peakTuesday 01 September 2026743 peakWednesday 02 September 2026661 peakThursday 03 September 2026675 peakFriday 04 September 2026692 peakSaturday 05 September 2026760 peakSunday 06 September 2026769 peakMonday 07 September 2026705 peakTuesday 08 September 2026654 peakWednesday 09 September 2026556 peakThursday 10 September 2026542 peakFriday 11 September 2026549 peakSaturday 12 September 2026657 peakSunday 13 September 2026838 peakMonday 14 September 2026693 peakTuesday 15 September 2026648 peakWednesday 16 September 2026653 peakThursday 17 September 2026579 peakFriday 18 September 2026591 peakSaturday 19 September 2026753 peakSunday 20 September 2026753 peakMonday 21 September 2026615 peakTuesday 22 September 2026604 peakWednesday 23 September 2026588 peakThursday 24 September 2026550 peakFriday 25 September 2026615 peakSaturday 26 September 2026573 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

5 months, May 2026 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

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Monthly peak

The last four months

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The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

05811k2k2kJuly 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 20262,152 peak — daily detail belowAugust 20261,390 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 2026838 peak — hourly detail below
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July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

05811k2k2k01 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 20261,943 peakThursday 02 July 20261,814 peakFriday 03 July 20261,933 peakSaturday 04 July 20262,152 peakSunday 05 July 20262,000 peakMonday 06 July 20261,900 peakTuesday 07 July 20262,036 peakWednesday 08 July 20262,003 peakThursday 09 July 20261,988 peakFriday 10 July 20261,843 peakSaturday 11 July 20261,943 peakSunday 12 July 20261,833 peakMonday 13 July 20261,620 peakTuesday 14 July 20261,464 peakWednesday 15 July 20261,356 peakThursday 16 July 20261,289 peakFriday 17 July 20261,246 peakSaturday 18 July 20261,372 peakSunday 19 July 20261,376 peakMonday 20 July 20261,245 peakTuesday 21 July 20261,078 peakWednesday 22 July 20261,057 peakThursday 23 July 2026977 peakFriday 24 July 2026963 peakSaturday 25 July 20261,135 peakSunday 26 July 20261,177 peakMonday 27 July 2026914 peakTuesday 28 July 2026911 peakWednesday 29 July 2026909 peakThursday 30 July 2026826 peakFriday 31 July 20261,013 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 108 hourly samples from 27 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

03757511k2k01 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 20261,248 peakSunday 02 August 20261,237 peakMonday 03 August 20261,066 peakTuesday 04 August 2026987 peakWednesday 05 August 2026970 peakThursday 06 August 2026915 peakFriday 07 August 2026934 peakSaturday 08 August 20261,103 peakSunday 09 August 20261,193 peakMonday 10 August 20261,000 peakTuesday 11 August 2026931 peakWednesday 12 August 2026916 peakThursday 13 August 20261,294 peakFriday 14 August 20261,236 peakSaturday 15 August 20261,390 peakSunday 16 August 20261,379 peakMonday 17 August 20261,071 peakTuesday 18 August 20261,025 peakWednesday 19 August 2026958 peakThursday 20 August 2026990 peakFriday 21 August 2026995 peakSaturday 22 August 20261,160 peakSunday 23 August 20261,213 peakMonday 24 August 20261,010 peakTuesday 25 August 2026888 peakWednesday 26 August 2026818 peakThursday 27 August 2026728 peakFriday 28 August 2026761 peakSaturday 29 August 2026969 peakSunday 30 August 2026949 peakMonday 31 August 2026793 peak

September 2026

26 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 610 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

022645367990501 Sep05 Sep09 Sep13 Sep17 Sep21 Sep25 SepTuesday 01 September 2026743 peakWednesday 02 September 2026661 peakThursday 03 September 2026675 peakFriday 04 September 2026692 peakSaturday 05 September 2026760 peakSunday 06 September 2026769 peakMonday 07 September 2026705 peakTuesday 08 September 2026654 peakWednesday 09 September 2026556 peakThursday 10 September 2026542 peakFriday 11 September 2026549 peakSaturday 12 September 2026657 peakSunday 13 September 2026838 peakMonday 14 September 2026693 peakTuesday 15 September 2026648 peakWednesday 16 September 2026653 peakThursday 17 September 2026579 peakFriday 18 September 2026591 peakSaturday 19 September 2026753 peakSunday 20 September 2026753 peakMonday 21 September 2026615 peakTuesday 22 September 2026604 peakWednesday 23 September 2026588 peakThursday 24 September 2026550 peakFriday 25 September 2026615 peakSaturday 26 September 2026573 peak

October 2026

Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite was released on May 8, 2026.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
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Game information

Updated 13 Sep 2026, 07:25 UTC
App ID
3526710
Last updated
20 Aug 2026 build 24809473
Developer
Odd Dreams Digital
Publisher
Secret Mode
Release date
May 8, 2026
Platforms
Windows
Download size
204 MB
Install size
1.09 GB
Genres
Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Full
Achievements
40

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Full controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support

Accessibility

Custom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed Input

Popular tags

Action RoguelikeAnimalsCharacter CustomizationStrategyRogueliteSurvivalPixel GraphicsSingleplayerRoguelikeActionNatureCapybarasProcedural GenerationSimulationPerma DeathCuteExploration2DSandboxArcade
About this gameFull description from Steam
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, or take on any number of other survival strategies. Legs! Claws! Pincers! Wings! More Legs! Fur! Tail! Scales! Tentacles! I SAID MORE LEGS!!! Build your formidable, visually awkward chimera or get Darwin'd in the process. 125+ evolution based abilities Endless possibilities and visual combinations Strategy-defining evolutions Many viable survival strategies and playstyles A living, thriving ecosystem Many different critters with their own goals and strategies, each of them with several stages of evolution Four distinct biomes with different rules, climate events, points of interest, flora and fauna Night and day cycle A variety of bosses that may (or may not) appear with each run Huge meta-progression layer Difficulties system (if you dare!) Genetics (starting Characters), which can be combined to create endless starting character combinations Challenge Scenarios to push your adaptation skills to the limit More evolutions Endless runs Prove your survival skills to unlock Endless runs, ditch the timer, and outlast the apocalypse! Track your findings, meta-progression and achievements in the Codex Have a Crabby day!
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

DEJUS10Violência
IGRS13Kekerasan
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

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

Recommended

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 Processor: 3.5 ghz with SSE2 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: DX11, DX12 capable Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: Integrated
Supported languages14 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
French
German
Spanish - Spain
Japanese
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Korean
Italian
Turkish
Ukrainian
Traditional Chinese

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

40 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
PickyAchievement
Selective Pressure 1Achievement
Selective Pressure 20Achievement
OpportunisticAchievement
BullseyeAchievement
DoveAchievement
Not even yourselfAchievement
It was a dinosaurAchievement
DodgyAchievement
ChonkersAchievement

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37 developer announcements, Sep 2025 to Sep 2026 · times in UTC

September

  1. Celebrating Our Community's Creations – Fanart Friday.

    Hey Crabbies! 🦀 Creativity is close to our hearts, and as such, it’s been incredible seeing screenshots of your Darwin. However, there are those who go above and beyond, bringing their Darwin to life in the form of fanart! We showcase many…

    SecretModeL
  2. Everything is Crab is Steam Machine Verified!

    Hey Crabbies! 🦀 Steam Machine fans rejoice! The living ecosystem of Everything is Crab has evolved and is now verified and playable on any screen - big or small! Now you can create your perfect Darwin from the comfort of your sofa. Although…

    SecretModeL

August

  1. August 20th 1.2.1 Hotfix 🦀

    Hey Crabbies! 🦀We've got a small Hotfix today that fixes an issue with the Boss Fruit not giving Branching Evolutions and some controller snap navigation issues. For more details about recent patches, please check out the 1.2 patch…

    Patch notes
  2. Everything is Crab has evolved to 1.2! Full Patch Notes 🦀

    Hey Crabbies! 🦀Everything is Crab has evolved again; the 1.2 update is OUT NOW! Bringing plenty of bug fixes, quality-of-life improvements, and new content! Only want to know topline highlights? A pinch of what's new in today's update can…

    SecretModeEli
  3. Everything is Crab evolves to 1.2 on August 13th! 🦀

    Hey Crabbies 🦀Everything is Crab will be evolving to 1.2 in three days, on August 13th! This update brings several community-requested features that we've been working on, including new content, quality-of-life improvements, and bug…

    SecretModeEli
  4. Everything is Crab is in Tiny Teams!🦀

    Hey Crabbies 🦀Everything is Crab joins a claw-some group of games in The Yogscast's Tiny Teams Steam Festival. Running from August 6th - 13th, Tiny Teams puts a spotlight on the small teams that have huge ideas!The shell-ebrations take…

    SecretModeEli

July

  1. 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…

    SecretModeEli
  2. 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…

    SecretModeEli
  3. 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…

    Patch notes
  4. 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…

    SecretModeEli

June

  1. 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…

    SecretModeEli
  2. 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.…

    SecretModeEli
  3. 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…

    SecretModeEli
  4. 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…

    SecretModeEli
  5. 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…

    chris.groves
  6. 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!…

    SecretModeEli

May

  1. 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…

    SecretModeEli
  2. 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…

    Patch notes
  3. How Shucking! Everything is Crab passes 250,000 Sales 🦀

    Hey Crabbies! 🦀The weekend has passed, and Everything is Crab has passed 250,000 sales! That's 0.25% of the approximate number of crabs on Christmas Island!🦀A huge thank you to EVERYONE who has picked up a copy for themselves, for friends…

    SecretModeEli
  4. Holy Crab! 100,000 Sales in 48 hours for Everything is Crab 🦀

    Hey Crabbies! Less than 48 hours since the launch of Everything is Crab, we've passed the 100,000 sales mark. Crab-solutely incredible! 🦀We've also pinched a 90% Steam review score, topped the Popular New Releases chart, and concurrent peak…

    chris.groves
  5. Everything is Crab is OUT NOW 🦀

    Hey Crabbies 🦀Everything is Crab has reached its next evolution, and is OUT NOW!Become Darwin, an amorphous blue blob with infinite potential, thrown into a living ecosystem where you need to feed and avoid becoming food. Fight and flee as…

    SecretModeEli
  6. Steam Deck Crabified ✅

    Hey Crabbies 🦀A lot of folks have been talking and asking about how Everything is Crab will run on Steam Deck, and we're pleased to tell you that the game will be Steam Deck Verified on launch on May 8th!A massive thank you to everyone who…

    SecretModeEli
  7. Roadmap is Crab | What to expect in the future

    Hey Crabbies 🦀With the launch of Everything is Crab just a pinch away, we wanted to share with you the coming content that we have planned for the future! If required, here's a table breaking down the content shown in the…

    SecretModeEli

April

  1. Darwin’s Guide to Survival | Part 3

    Hey Crabbies 🦀You’re making the most of your evolutions, and finding your strategies for defeating those nasty bosses, but in Everything is Crab, you must also harness the elements. Darwin is here to show you how to do that! In his final…

    SecretModeEli
  2. Everything is Crab Demo Runs Until May 1

    Hey Crabbies 🦀 We wanted to give you an early heads-up that the demo for Everything is Crab, which is currently available on Steam, will be closing on May 1, at 7pm BST. Look out for a handy/ominous clock in the demo that’ll help you track…

    SecretModeEli
  3. 300,000 Wishlists!

    Hey Crabbies! 🦀 We’re thrilled to share that Everything is Crab has over 300,000 Wishlist here on Steam! Thank you to everyone who has evolved their Steam Wishlist with Everything is Crab, to everyone who has played the demo, playtested…

    SecretModeEli

March

  1. Darwin's Guide to Survival | Part 2

    Hey Crabbies 🦀The Everything is Crab demo has been up and running for a while now, so a lot of you have your key strategies down. But, for anyone still new to the game, or just looking for some extra tips, this is the video for you! From…

    SecretModeEli
  2. For Our 10,000 Discord Members!

    Hey Crabbies! We are certainly shell-ebrating as our Discord reached 10,000 members! To mark the crustacean, here are 10,000 crabs.…

    SecretModeEli

February

  1. Darwin's Guide To Everything is Crab and 200k Wishlists! 🦀

    Hey Crabbies 🦀With the Steam Next Fest demo for Everything is Crab well underway, and our full launch date of May 8 scuttling ever-closer, it’s a good time to make sure you’re equipped for this wonderful, yet dangerous world. Courtesy of…

    SecretModeEli
  2. The Demo is evolving for Steam Next Fest! Patch Notes

    Hey Crabbies 🦀WOW! The first four days of the demo being live have been positively shucking,,, I mean shocking. In a good way. The feedback and reports you have been providing us have been fantastic, and we couldn't thank you more for…

    Patch notes
  3. Everything is Crab Launches May 8th! Demo Live Now 🦀

    Hey Crabbies! 🦀We've much claw-some news to bring you today, including the start of the demo and release date announcement! Featuring in the Convergence Showcase, our new trailer announces the release date of...May 8th!Today's new demo…

    SecretModeEli

January

  1. Playtest 2 Stats! 🦀

    Hey Crabbies 🦀It's been a week since Playtest 2 ended, and we wanted to share some fun and cool statistics that came from it... Over 170k crabs joined the playtest, clawing up an average playtime of 4 hours and 11 minutes! You managed a…

    SecretModeEli
  2. Everything is Crab’s second playtest has finished its run… for now

    Hey Crabbies! 🦀 Yes, you read that right. The Everything is Crab playtest has finished its run, but fear not, this is not the last you will see of Darwin...Us crabs at Odd Dreams Digital and Secret Mode have been shell-ebrating all the good…

    SecretModeEli
  3. 100,000 Wishlists!

    Hey Crabbies! 🦀 We’re thrilled to share that Everything is Crab has reached 100,000 Wishlist here on Steam! Thank you to everyone who has evolved their Steam Wishlist with Everything is Crab, to everyone who has played either of the…

    SecretModeEli
  4. Playtest 2 Update! Bug Fixes and Countdown Clock 🦀

    Happy New Year Crabbies!We hope everyone had a wonderful holidays. We certainly did, seeing all the new players jumping into Everything is Crab’s latest playtest. Thank you to everyone who has left us feedback and bug reports in the Steam…

    Patch notes

November

  1. New Playtest Coming December 2nd! Catch the New Trailer in Clemmy’s Showcase!

    Hey Crabbies! A second public playtest for Everything is Crab will go live, with a brand-new trailer shown off in Clemmy's Best Indie Games Winter Showcase starting at 4pm GMT on December 2nd!Next week brings some crab-tastic fun as the…

    SecretModeEli

September

  1. New Playtest Now Live! Plus: New Publisher and Convergence Reveal

    Hello everyone! A lot has swiftly evolved today in the world of Everything is Crab, and we’re here to cover it all in a handy dandy blog! We’re excited to announce that a brand new playtest is live now! Starting today, you can join in on…

    SecretModeEli

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