- From the Crab God team: our new game about defending a forest (Oaks vs Orcs) - 9 September 2026
Hello crab deities! We have some exciting news to share. Today, we are announcing our latest game: Oaks vs Orcs, and if you loved guiding your crablings and shaping a living reef, this has a similar energy, but pointed at a forest. Oaks vs Orcs is a roguelike strategy autobattler where you build a living forest kingdom that fights for you. Expand your territory, choose new units and defences, and bend the river through your kingdom to create powerful chains of bonuses. When the orcs attack, your army battles automatically and every decision you make is put to the test. Build something unstoppable, watch it tear through the horde, then discover an even more broken strategy on your next run.Announce trailer: Wishlist on Steam: Thank you for making Crab God what it is - you're the reason we get to keep making games about protecting important things (like crabs, and trees!).- the Chaos Theo…
- Update from last year’s World Ocean Day Festival 2025: what has been achieved? - 21 August 2026
Hey there crablings! Crab God was part of the World Ocean Day festival in 2025 organized by Games For Waves to raise funds for ocean protection in the UK!Each game sold during this event helped raise the funds and awareness needed to make this amazing project a reality. Each and everyone of you who bought Crab God and all the games participating in the sale, helped make UK seas safer from ghost gear, enabled Pine, Whale Dolphin Conservation Marine pollution lead, to continue working with key stakeholders to make that long-term sustainable change and helped them keep on doing their global conservation work to protect whales and dolphins.If you wish to take a closer look at what we've achieved all-together, you can watch Games for Waves video! 🐋So a huge thank you to you all, and let's continue our mission to protect our oceans and their inhabitants!
- The Clawmmunity Challenges are back for the Cozy Quest! - 17 November 2025
FOLLOW US ON STEAM! Hey dear Guardians! The sea awakens again for this month as new community challenges are here! The Crablings are on board to face this new mission and they're waiting for you to join the party.We're also having a huge 60% sale for the Cozy Quest event, celebrating the best of relaxing and cute games, as well as the Firesquid Sale!Check out our sale: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/firesquidpublishersale2025Sea you in the corals! -The Crab God team- JOIN OUR DISCORD!C
- Earth Appreciation Day and Daily Deal: 40% off! - 2 April 2025
Game on sale https://store.steampowered.com/app/2289390/Crab_God/ 40% off the main game and 10% discount on the Supporter Pack with OST, unique skin and eyes for the Crablings and the Crab God, printable crab-origami and more!
- We will be part of the Real-Time Strategy Fest & Taipei Game Show with a sale - 17 January 2025
Hey Guardians! Today and until the 30th of June, enjoy Crab God with a 30% discount as well as a 10% discount on the Supporter Pack! We're also super excited to be part of the Real Time Strategy Fest from January 20th until the 27th! Come with us discover the best of Real time strategy games during the event. Wondering about the strategic aspects in Crab God? Take a look at our Steam News here: https://steamcommunity.com/games/2289390/announcements/detail/7025135705476661287?snr=2___ We will also be at the Taipei Game Show from January 23rd until January 25th! January ends with a lot of events and the Crablings must now choose among their best suits to put on! Stay tuned for the upcoming underwater news! - The Crab God team -
- A CLAW-some Year in Review: 2024 Edition - 19 December 2024
Hey Guardians, The Winter sales begin today on Steam, you can buy Crab God at a 30% discount as well as the Supporter pack with a 10% sale. As 2024 draws to a close, we’re reflecting on an unforgettable year - the year Crab God was born. Creating and launching a game is always a wild adventure, and we couldn’t have done it without you. Your passion, feedback, and love for Crablings have fueled us every step of the way. So, let’s take a look back at our own incredible migration. Awards and Events: Crab God officially launched on June 20th, 2024, but the journey started long before that. From showcasing the game at industry events to connecting with you - our amazing community - we’ve had a whirlwind year filled with celebration, collaboration, and even a few awards! We’ve had the chance to meet many of you at events and celebrate the best of indie gaming through the Wholesome Direct, IGN…
- Crab God has a -30% discount for the Autumn sales - 22 November 2024
Crab God has a 30% discount for the Autumn sales, and you can also purchase the Supporter pack with a 10% discount. The sale is ending on November 30th. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2289390/Crab_God/ Guide your Crabling colony through wild ocean depths, and defend the egg of the next Crab God.Restore and protect diverse coral reefs, making a difference in the real world as you progress in-game. Make waves, praise the claw! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apuqVdMiZ9U
- Spooky Update: Shell-ebrate October with the Crablings! 🎃 - 1 October 2024
Hey Guardians, The ocean can be scary, its depths filled with monstrous creatures and cryptic noises… But nothing stops Crablings from protecting the Crab God’s realm! To celebrate Halloween and the month of October, discover a new look for the Cave levels and a unique cosmetic for your Crablings unlockable through this month’s big community challenge! Enjoy this spooky month, and don’t hesitate to share your best Crabling looks for Halloween on Discord or social media by tagging @crabgodgame! - The Crab God Team - Patch Notes (v1.3.36): 📢 Indicates any changes inspired by community feedback. New: The Caves are looking awful spooky! The caves will be sprouting some pumpkins alongside your deep-sea corals for the month of October. There is a new Vampire Crab accessory that can be unlocked by completing this month's big community challenge!
- Patch Notes v.1.3.29 - 27 September 2024
Patch Notes v.1.3.29 📢 Indicates any changes inspired by community feedback. Improved: Made the milestone rewards clearer for completed community challenges. Fixed: 📢 Fixed an issue where Scavengers with certain accessories wouldn’t carry food correctly. Fixed some mistranslations of threat names. Fixed some missing translations of eco rewards.
- The Eco Rewards certificates for July are here! - 13 September 2024
Hello Guardians! We’re happy to share the Eco Reward certificates we received from dots.eco of all your contributions in July! These certificates are proof of all the Ritual Stones of Preservation that you've completed in the game and how they were converted into real-life environmental actions. You also get to discover where these ecological actions have taken place in the world by clicking on the links. For anyone unaware, when you fulfil these specific Ritual Stones, you can choose a conservation action to impact such as saving a turtle hatchling, planting a tree or propagating coral. At the end of the month we take 10% of the game’s revenue to put towards various conservation activities! You can learn more about it in this Steam News: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2289390/view/4150709804561897432 Here is a list of the environmental actions you achieved in July: 609 coral f…
- Patch Notes v.1.3.20 - 5 September 2024
Patch Notes v.1.3.20 📢 Indicates any changes inspired by community feedback. Fixed: 📢 Fixed an issue where you couldn’t click on Crabling eggs on the edges of certain levels.
- Patch Notes v.1.3.17 - 30 August 2024
Patch Notes v1.3.17 📢 Indicates any changes inspired by community feedback Fixed: 📢 Fixed an issue where threats would sometimes get stuck on the edge of a level when spawning (only applies to some levels). 📢 Fixed an issue where Hunters and Builders would sometimes not follow threats back to the temple at night.
- Patch Notes v1.3.15 - 28 August 2024
Patch Notes v1.3.15 📢 Indicates any changes inspired by community feedback. Fixed: 📢 Fixed an issue where threats would sometimes get stuck on the edge of a level when spawning (only applies to some levels). 📢 Fixed an issue where Hunters and Builders would sometimes not attack at night. Fixed an issue where keyboard hotkeys would sometimes not respond in the ‘demo complete’ popup.
- Major Update: Clawmunity Challenges are here! - 27 August 2024
Hello Guardians! Hello Guardians! Strength in numbers has never been more important in Crab God. Today, we’re excited to introduce Community Challenges! These challenges unite all Crab God players towards common goals, offering both in-game rewards and real-world environmental impact. As you work together to achieve these milestones, you’ll unlock special rewards like accessories for your Crablings and contribute to real-life ocean conservation efforts like you can with Stones of Preservation. We’re introducing two challenge types: regular challenges and “big events.” Big events will feature unique, limited-time Crabling accessories that become available to all participating players once the challenge is completed. The main menu will keep you informed about ongoing and upcoming Community Challenges. From repelling a set number of enemies to growing specific plants, many objectives await…
- The shells are ringing: time for the Back-to-School event with a sale and demo! - 26 August 2024
Hey Guardians! Summer is nearly finished and to enjoy the last days of August, we are super happy to be part of the Back-To-School event on Steam with a sale until August 29th and a demo! The Back-to-School event highlights games that have an educational approach and that help people learn about different domains or facts! The ocean wildlife has always been at the heart of Crab God, both in terms of gameplay and narrative. Through the crablings as well as the flaura and fauna you encounter during your journey, we wanted to share our love for the ocean to you, players. The encyclopedia was created both to keep tab on the different species in-game but also to share interesting facts about these intriguing creatures. Furthermore, the real life impact with the environmental causes to support through the game was also something we really cared about, to make each of our players a contributor…
- Play our demo and buy the game on sale during the Wholesome Games Celebration! - 16 August 2024
Hey Guardians, We are proud to be part of the Wholesome Games Celebration on Steam: the game will have a 20% off sale for the event and our demo is available to have a glimpse at the underwater realm of the Crab God and meet your fellow Crablings! About the demo: Grow your colony by raising crabs, leading the migration, and cultivating a vibrant underwater ecosystem! In this demo, you will be able to: Explore the first 2 levels of the game Customize your crablings with names, roles and traits Encounter various aquatic species Cultivate plants and corals to create your own ecosystem The demo lasts between 30 minutes to 1 hour of gameplay however you may replay as many times as you want to discover new traits, try different strategies and unlock other aquatic species! Please, note that there will be no Eco Rewards implemented in this demo and that you will be able to keep your progress to…
- The First Eco Reward Certificates are here! - 2 August 2024
Hello Guardians! Today is a big day! We have published our first Eco Reward certificates with dots.eco! These certificates are proof of the amazing conversation activities that have been driven by you, the Crab God players, and all of the Ritual Stones of Preservation that you've completed in the game. For anyone unaware, when you fulfil these specific Ritual Stones, you can choose a conservation action to impact such as adopting a turtle, planting a tree or propagating coral. At the end of the month we take 10% of the games revenue to put towards various conservation activities! Here is a tally of the impact actions that you all helped achieve in June: 766 coral fragments restored by 738 players 333 trees planted by 341 players 3,050kg of CO2 cleared from the atmosphere by 304 players 735 lbs of plastic cleaned from the ocean by 702 players 455 sea turtle hatchlings saved by 458 player…
- Patch Notes v1.2.16 - 30 July 2024
Patch Notes v1.2.16: 📢 Indicates any changes inspired by community feedback. Improved: Sending feedback from within the game includes some additional logs to make it easier to track down issues. Increased the maximum feeding speed - useful when your Crablings are close to max level! Fixed: 📢 Fixed an issue where you could select certain locked levels on the level select map and get stuck. Fixed an issue where certain Crabling accessories would not show a tooltip with a locked reason when highlighted
- Major Update: Crabling Customisation has arrived! - 26 July 2024
Hey fellow Guardians! Our second Major Update is here with a brand new feature: Crablings Customisation! It’s time to give your crablings the accessories that match their personalities with plenty of options from shell color to facial hair! We’ve included over 40 customisable options for you, some of which include: Cowboy Hat Flower Crown Boomerang Cricket Bat Water Lily Hat Santa Hat Hard Hat And SO MANY MORE!! Some accessories are Crabling Role specific, while others will be general options for all roles. The customisation panel will be available for you in the shelter menu, in between levels. What do you think of this new update? Give your suggestions and ideas for future cosmetics to add in the Steam Discussions or in our Discord and, most importantly, show us your Crablings in their best look from head to claws! Also included in this update are some fixes and improvements to the ba…
- How is Crab God a strategy game? - 18 July 2024
Hey Guardians! Tacticon 2024 kicks off today, and we're thrilled to announce that Crab God is a proud to be a featured game. To celebrate, we're offering a free demo! Join us in a festival of games that test your intellect, push your limits, and reward your foresight. Birthing a new Crab God is a daunting task that requires planning, plotting, and patience. Let's dive into what makes Crab God a unique strategy game, from its inspirations to its mechanics. Inspirations and goal Crab God is a unique blend of strategy, simulation, and roguelike gameplay that creates an approachable game with deep strategic options. We were inspired by the approachability of games like Kingdom when designing the core loop, and referenced both Viva Pinata and Reus when designing the strategy systems. (If you haven't checked out Reus 2 yet, we highly recommend it!) Your main goal in Crab God is to birth a new…
