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Get your claws into some crustacean-based carnage.

King of Crabs

Epic Crab Battle Royale

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This is a trip to the beach with a difference. King of Crabs is a frenzied, winner-takes-all battle game in which you attack – and run away from – armies of crustaceans bidding to be the boss of the beach.

Forget being top dog, here you’ve got to become the king of crabs.

What we love: The unpredictable way each game unfolds. You could be legging it from a colossal Mantis Shrimp one minute, then whacking a rival with an enormous bottle of soy sauce the next – there’s action and weirdness in equal measure.

Why settle for a humble hermit when you can be a dominant dungeness?

Quick tip: Take out smaller prey first to grow in size, then grab some weaponry and do some damage to bigger crabs. And keep an eye out for the treasure chests on the map in the top right of the screen. Dash towards one as soon as you spot it – if you get there first, you can crack it open and gain advantage in battle from the weapon drop inside.

Meet the creator: King of Crabs is the debut game from Robot Squid, a London–based indie developer.