Crab Game

Crab Game is a competitive online first, and third person party game where players compete in various minigames based around childhood games. The player must avoid dying and be the last one remaining in order to win a cash prize; however, the game ends if there is nobody left. Players can attack others with various items, compete in various maps and game modes and communicate with each other through proximity chat. Players can also create servers with up to 40 players or join existing ones. While the game initially featured primarily Squid Game-inspired minigames, a series of content updates have expanded the game to have a variety of game modes and maps unique to Crab Game, with no discernible connection to the series.

Crab Game was initially created in response to Squid Game's popularity and was named as such to avoid a cease and desist letter from Netflix. Developed in around two weeks, Crab Game was released on Steam for Windows on 29 October 2021. The game was released on Itch.io for macOS and Linux as Dani was unsure of their stability due to not being able to test them; said versions were later released on Steam on 16 November. Since its release, Crab Game has been receiving content updates consisting of new maps, more games, and better optimization for both slower computers and internet speeds. The game hasn't gotten an update since December 2021.

On 2 November 2021, xQc, a Twitch streamer, experienced a DDoS attack while playing Crab Game, causing him to lose his internet connection. Other Twitch streamers also experienced DDoS attacks, such as Sodapoppin and Nick Polom. Developer Dani confirmed the issues were caused by the old Steam networking code the game was using, which made the IP addresses of players public; he urged players to not join any public lobbies to prevent any further DDoS attacks. The issue has since been fixed.

Crab Game was well-received upon its initial release, reaching an all-time peak of 283,315 players on Steam and over 211,000 viewers on Twitch. The game also quickly gained exposure on YouTube. In early 2023, the game experienced another peak in players after a group of VTubers played the game in a collaboration, reaching up to around 42,000 concurrent players. It was nominated for the "Better With Friends" category of the 2021 Steam Awards, but lost to It Takes Two.