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Publication date of the original Japanese article<\/a>: 2021-10-14 09:25 (JST)
Translated by. Ryuki Ishii<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


[UPDATE 2021\/10\/30 7:42 JST]<\/strong>
Crab Game<\/em><\/strong> is now available on Steam. It seems to be off to a good start with over 1,800 user reviews (rated Very Positive) and 18,000 concurrent players at its peak time.
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[Original Text 2021\/10\/14 13:45 JST]
<\/strong>Indie developer Dani opened the Steam store page for his new game Crab Game<\/strong><\/em>. It is currently scheduled to come out on November 5 as a Free-to-Play game. It seems to be a Squid Game<\/em> inspired first-person multiplayer game, created by the developer of survival-roguelike Muck<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The game will support online multiplayer with up to 20 players. Contestants are thrown into a competition where \u201cyou fight for the ultimate cash price in different minigames based on children\u2019s game, until one player is left to claim it all.\u201d It\u2019ll feature 12 maps and 8 game modes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judging by the screenshots on the Steam store page, \u201cRed Light, Green Light,\u201d the iconic children\u2019s game featured in Squid Game<\/em>, seems to be included in Crab Game<\/em> as well.
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All of this may sound familiar to those who\u2019ve seen or heard of Netflix\u2019s South Korean drama Squid Game<\/em>, which has become a worldwide sensation. The game\u2019s title Crab Game<\/em> is also a dead giveaway. The developer emphasizes this fact on the store page saying: \u201cDefinitely not based on any online streaming pop culture korean tv shows, as that would get me in legal trouble, so we’re certainly not doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first glance, it may come off as a cheap knockoff, taking advantage of the show\u2019s popularity. But the developer of Crab Game <\/em>has a track record of being a popular content creator and has released some interesting contents in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dani is quite quick to take action when it comes to making an idea come to fruition. For example, when his viewer challenged him to make a survival game, Dani took the challenge and actually made a free survival game called Muck<\/a><\/em>, which has garnered quite a lot of popularity since its release in June, with over 80,000 Steam user reviews, 94% of which are rated positive at the time of this writing.
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As mentioned above, Dani often creates games as part of his YouTube endeavor. Crab Game<\/em> might be a similar effort as well. While graphically bare-bones, so is Muck<\/em>, which has a similar art style. What matters is the gameplay, and let\u2019s just hope that Crab Game<\/a><\/em> will have actual substance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Squid Game<\/em> has become a worldwide hit and inspired many user-made contents to be created on Roblox<\/em>. Squid Game<\/em> inspired mods are also gaining popularity among Minecraft<\/em> and Grand Theft Auto Online<\/em> communities. It was only a matter of time before stand-alone Squid Game<\/em> inspired games to show up. Now, it\u2019ll be interesting to see how long this trend will continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Daniel W. Sooman, aka Dani, is a game creator\/YouTuber known for posting videogame related contents such as \u201cI Made a Game Controlled by a Banana\u201d \u201cI Made Among Us, but it\u2019s 3D\u201d and \u201cI Made Fall Guys in 1 Week\u2026 and Tricked Them to Think it\u2019s Real!\u201d (Dani\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>) Dani has also released games on Steam\/itch.io and is currently developing a first-person shooter called KARLSON<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n