Another Crab&s;s Treasure
April 25, 2024
Another Crab’s Treasure is a soulslike adventure set in a crumbling underwater world. As Kril the hermit crab, you’ll need to wear the trash around you as shells to withstand attacks from enemies many times your size. Embark on an epic treasure hunt to buy back your repossessed shell, and …
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"An undersea soulslike that&s;s cute and compelling, though weirdly crass."
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"I enjoyed Another Crab&s;s Treasure more than I thought I would thanks to its tight combat, sense of variety, and hilarious use of humour."
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"Another Crab&s;s Treasure is a colorful and lively platformer that&s;s also a tough action RPG with Soulslike combat. They juxtapose each other perfectly, and I had a fun time discovering shells, collecting microplastics, and defeating grueling bosses."
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"Another Crab&s;s Treasure is a Soulslike hit and another win for Aggro Crab. Proving the genre can be more than just darkness and grit, offering colour and whimsy all within a memorable nautical world. Though it might not always be …"
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"Another Crab&s;s Treasure is a big surprise that I&s;ve had this year. My expectations were quite far from what I ended up playing, as I was expecting a Souls Like without further ado, but what I found was something very …"
Read original review"Another Crab&s;s Treasure is a simple action game, but one that plays its cards intelligently, letting it go wild with some crazy and original ideas. It&s;s not going to blow your mind with its approach and its technical flaws don&s;t …"
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"Judged only on the hybrid version, Aggro Crab&s;s underwater adventure is a choppy, unsightly mess that veers briefly into unplayable territory in the Unfathom, potentially due to memory leaks. If you&s;re a Souls-like addict, Another Crab&s;s Treasure is worth checking …"
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"A refreshing, light-hearted underwater Soulslike adventure with unique combat mechanics centered around different hermit crab shell abilities."
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"Even though Another Crab&s;s Treasure doesn&s;t break the mold of your typical Souls-like game, it&s;s a charming one thanks to its funny and not-so-serious mood. The hilarious yet practical accessibility features along with a colorful cast of characters make this …"
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"Another Crab&s;s Treasure boasts the usual facets of a Soulslike whilst also implementing its own take on well-known mechanics. Nevertheless, significant drops in frame rate, numerous glitches, and occasionally awkward controls do hinder the experience, at least on Nintendo Switch. …"
Read original review"After diving into Another Crab&s;s Treasure, it&s;s hard to understand why hasn&s;t more been done to expand beyond the foundational souls-like element. There&s;s clearly room for thinking outside the box, and Aggro Crab mostly nails it with this unique take. …"
Read original review"Another Crab&s;s Treasure blends hardcore action with 3D platforming to create a special undersea adventure."
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"Although far from the highest quality Soulslike, Another Crab’s Treasure is an original, intensely likable one. Its sharp script is backed up with a fun gameplay conceit, wrapped up in a package with a whole lot of character. We did …"
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"Another Crab&s;s Treasure riffs off the Soulslike genre, but strikes a great balance between humour and homage. This is a great game with a good message, and above all else, it&s;s just a lot of fun."
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"Another Crab&s;s Treasure might be cartoony and fun, but it still has everything you&s;d want from a Soulslike: great bosses, huge and sprawling levels, and plenty of giant enemy crabs."
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"Another Crab&s;s Treasure sets out to try and create a Soulslike that trims down the complicated foundation into a new approachable format and succeeds in every regard. A variety of accessibility options mean that anybody can dive in and experience …"
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"Another Crab’s Treasure blends fun, challenge and accessibility for a gem of an experience."
Read original review"Another Crab&s;s Treasure may not convince soulslike skeptics, but it&s;s a lovingly executed underwater take on the challenging genre."
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"Overall, despite the few tweaks that could make Another Crab’s Treasure that much more enjoyable, it&s;s a solid and innovative Soulslike option. Another Crab’s Treasure is a welcome addition to a genre that often doesn&s;t feel the most accessible. The …"
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"If you’ve been looking to take the plunge and play a Soulslike game but were afraid of the dying or “get good” nonsense, then Another Crab’s Treasure should be first on your list. The simplified systems, while still processing the …"
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"Another Crab&s;s Treasure is a scrappy, succinct and soggy soulslike that doesn&s;t just pay homage to FromSoft&s;s pioneering efforts but stands out in its own right. There&s;s no getting around the fact that it has serious issues of performance and …"
Read original review"There&s;s a lot to like about Another Crab&s;s Treasure. Its underwater setting and cutesy premise makes this a unique Soulslike, and its accessibility options means this is one of only a few games in the genre that can truly be …"
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"While the Soulslike genre is no stranger to cute indie entries or a sense of humor, there&s;s nothing quite like Another Crab&s;s Treasure on the market. It affectionately parodies many Souls games in its Sands Between, while executing their tropes …"
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"By the end of the journey offered by Another Crab’s Treasure, what remains is not just the memory of a well-crafted adventure, but the awareness of having experienced something that naturally stands out within an increasingly crowded genre. The game …"
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"Another&s;s Crab Treassure is much more than a parody of soulslike games. It&s;s dynamic, fun and surprisingly complete. One of the most interesting indies of the year, which comes with a fresh sense of humour and some very interesting mechanics."
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"The adventures of the hermit crab Kril mark an important episode not only for Aggro Crab, but for the soulslike genre as a whole – even if it suffers from a few stumbles along the way."
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"Despite a few downsides, I thoroughly enjoyed my time playing Another Crab&s;s Treasure. The game&s;s humor was a standout feature that had me laughing out loud on several occasions. As a fan of soulslike experiences, I can confidently say that …"
Read original review"Another Crab&s;s Treasure is a game full of ideas, and one that deserves to put indie developer Aggro Crab well and truly on the map."
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"The game’s quirky sensibility lends amusing irony to its critique of modern industry’s environmental destruction. Where item descriptions in the Dark Souls series and its ilk flesh out the esoteric lore of their settings, here they offer a crab’s-eye view …"
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"Another Crab&s;s Treasure is more than just another soulslike, it has a lot of things we haven&s;t seen in these kinds of games and it&s;s delightful from start to finish. It makes sure that every gamer can have a great …"
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"Despite some technical flaws on Nintendo Switch, Another Crab&s;s Treasure is a fun and engaging soulslike, that feels like something fresh (and well-written story-wise!)."
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"Another Crab&s;s Treasure is a refreshingly different take on the soulslike action RPG. Its more lighthearted presentation, stronger emphasis on story, and sense of humour don&s;t take away from the genre&s;s core, however - this is equally a stern, challenging …"
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"Another Crab’s Treasure is a shocker of a good time. The combat is mostly fair and interesting with all of the stuff you can do involving shells, level-ups, Stowaways, and other options. The world is also fun to explore, beautiful, …"
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"Another Crab&s;s Treasure utilizes its charming setting and assist mode options to become one of the most approachable Soulslikes ever."
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"Another Crab’s Treasure throws out dark themes and gratuitous violence in favor of talking cartoon crabs, and I love it."
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"Though the combat, which falls between serviceable and irritating, threatened my enjoyment, I still found delight in the currents of Another Crab&s;s Treasure. Kril&s;s reluctance to become a hero and his subsequent journey, messaging surrounding the dangers corporations pose to …"
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"Another Crab&s;s Treasure is an excellent souls-like game disguised as a cute game, although it still has room for optimization, the overall experience is unique. The interesting shell-switching mechanism runs throughout, and the solid combat is addictively engaging."
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