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Steam News6 January 20267mo ago

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.

In this update2

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What changed

4 fixes3 additions3 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Events
  • Balance
  • UI and audio
addedHappy New Year Crabbies!
addedWe 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 Discussions and our Discord!
addedPlaytest 2 will be ending on January 19 - but before then, a new update is now rolling out, including a handful of bug fixes and improvements. It also includes a 'Doomsday Clock', so you can keep track of how long you have to play...
changedChanges/AdditionsLeft Handed movement basic support, uses numpad 1,2,3,4 + NumPadEnter
changedChanges/AdditionsChallenge Screen will show a Golden Tick for Challenges that have been Finalised (beaten with all possible Genetics).
fixedBug FixesSmall buffs to Stoner damage and feel of usage

Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite changes

addedHappy New Year Crabbies!
addedWe 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 Discussions and our Discord!
addedPlaytest 2 will be ending on January 19 - but before then, a new update is now rolling out, including a handful of bug fixes and improvements. It also includes a 'Doomsday Clock', so you can keep track of how long you have to play...
changedLeft Handed movement basic support, uses numpad 1,2,3,4 + NumPadEnter
changedChallenge Screen will show a Golden Tick for Challenges that have been Finalised (beaten with all possible Genetics).

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 Discussions and our Discord!

Playtest 2 will be ending on January 19 - but before then, a new update is now rolling out, including a handful of bug fixes and improvements. It also includes a 'Doomsday Clock', so you can keep track of how long you have to play...

Here are the changes and fixes coming in this update:

Changes/Additions

  • Doomsday clock: countdown for when PP2 will end: 1pm CET on Mon 19th January 2026

  • Left Handed movement basic support, uses numpad 1,2,3,4 + NumPadEnter

  • Allow counting bosses as Main Prey if you have no other Prey OR are in WWW

  • Force Skip splashscreen video if it doesn't play for 10s

  • Challenge Screen will show a Golden Tick for Challenges that have been Finalised (beaten with all possible Genetics).

Bug Fixes

  • Small buffs to Stoner damage and feel of usage

  • Escape button now works to exit Difficulty Selection screen

  • WWW perf improvements, not enough to make it super smooth but should be noticeably better!

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Carcinisation - a form of convergent evolution where non-crab crustaceans independently evolve into a crab-like body. 🦀

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Steam News / 6 January 2026

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