# Fight Crab

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{{Short description|2020 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Fight Crab
| image = Fight Crab cover.png
| caption = 
| developer = Nussoft
| publisher = [Playism](/source/Playism) (Steam) <br> Calappa Games ([Itch.io](/source/Itch.io)/Booth) <br> [Mastiff](/source/Mastiff_(company)) (Switch) <br> Winning Starters (Android) <br> Pujjia8 (iOS)
| released = '''Windows'''<br>{{vgrelease|WW|July 30, 2020}}'''Nintendo Switch'''<br>{{vgrelease|WW|September 15, 2020}}'''Mobile'''<br>{{vgrelease|WW|November 2021<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20211203155659/https://ucngame.com/news/fight-crab-now-available/</ref>}}
| genre = [Fighting](/source/Fighting_video_game)
| modes = [Single-player](/source/Single-player_video_game), [multiplayer](/source/multiplayer)
| platforms = [Android](/source/Android_(operating_system)), [iOS](/source/iOS), [Nintendo Switch](/source/Nintendo_Switch), [Windows](/source/Windows)
}}
{{nihongo|'''''Fight Crab'''''|カニノケンカ}} is a 2020 3D [fighting video game](/source/fighting_video_game) developed by Nussoft. It is a weapons-based fighter involving [crab](/source/crab)s in the real world, with the player's goal being that of flipping their opponents onto their backs to deliver a finishing blow.<ref name=":0" />

== Gameplay ==
thumb|left|Gameplay screenshot
There are 23 different species of [crustacean](/source/crustacean) as well as 48 weapons and a variety of game modes as the player's giant-sized crab battles against rivals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Sean |date=2020-07-30 |title=Fight Crab, The Game Where You Play As Giant, Violent Crabs, Leaves Early Access On Steam |url=https://www.thegamer.com/fight-crab-leaves-steam-early-access/ |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=TheGamer}}</ref> ''Fight Crab'' also has a [multiplayer](/source/multiplayer) mode.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-15 |title=Review: Fight Crab (Switch) - The First Rule Of Fight Crab Is That It's Fine To Talk About Fight Crab |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/fight_crab |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Development and release ==
The game was developed by Japanese indie studio Calappa Games, or Nussoft, under Masafumi Onuki. Onuki has stated that the game was inspired by ''[Dark Souls](/source/Dark_Souls)''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Crowley |first=Nate |date=2020-08-24 |title=Fight Crab, the game about fighting crabs, was inspired by Dark Souls |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/fight-crab-the-game-about-fighting-crabs-was-inspired-by-dark-souls |access-date=2024-10-28 |work=Rock, Paper, Shotgun}}</ref> ''Fight Crab'' was released as [early access](/source/early_access) on the [Steam](/source/Steam_(service)) platform in August 2019<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Baird |first=Scott |date=2019-08-13 |title=Fight Crab Is Now In Early Access, In Case You Like Games With Fighting Crabs |url=https://www.thegamer.com/fight-crab-early-access/ |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=TheGamer}}</ref> before its full release on July 30, 2020. It was later ported and released on the [Nintendo eShop](/source/Nintendo_eShop), and later on the [App Store](/source/App_Store) and [Play Store](/source/Play_Store).

==Reception and legacy==
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{{Video game reviews
| align = right
| Fam = 29/40<ref>https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/38662/reviews/</ref>
| MC = 60/100<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/fight-crab/ | title=Fight Crab Reviews | website=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)}}</ref>
}}
''Fight Crab'' received "mixed or average" critical reviews according to aggregator [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic).

A sequel, ''Fight Crab 2'', was released as early access on Steam in February 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ogilvie |first=Tristan |date=2023-09-22 |title=Fight Crab 2 is a Clumsy, Chaotic, and Utterly Compelling Clash of Crustaceans |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/fight-crab-2-is-a-clumsy-chaotic-and-utterly-compelling-clash-of-crustaceans |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=IGN}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website|https://www.neoaq.net/games-en/fightcrab/}}

Category:2020 video games
Category:3D fighting games
Category:Mastiff (company) games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Nintendo Switch games
Category:Playism games
Category:Video games about crabs
Category:Video games developed in Japan
Category:Windows games

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