| Crab Champions | |
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| Developer(s) | Noisestorm Limited |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 5[1] |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | 1 April 2023 (early access) |
| Genre(s) | Roguelike, third-person shooter |
Crab Champions is an upcoming third-person looter shooter with roguelike elements developed by Irish music producer and independent game developer Eoin O'Broin, also known as Noisestorm. The game is based on O'Broin's hit song titled "Crab Rave", which featured a 3D animated music video of dancing crabs. The song quickly grew viral upon its release, garnering millions of views on YouTube, and millions more plays across all music streaming platforms. The game was first announced on 1 April 2019, one year after the song was released, and became available on Steam as Early Access on 1 April 2023, five years after the song made its debut.[2][3][4][5][6]
- ^ Marshall, Cass (27 May 2021). "Game dev uses next-gen technology to create millions of dancing crabs". Polygon.
- ^ Wang, Zijin (4 April 2023). "Crab Champions is a crab shoot 'em up sequel to that dancing crab meme". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Crab Champions on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ Bolding, Jonathan (3 April 2023). "Obviously, this is a fast-paced roguelike where you are a crab with a gun". PC Gamer. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "@crabchampions" on Twitter
- ^ Noisestorm - Crab Rave [Monstercat Release], retrieved 17 April 2023