Ludography
76/100
Critics2 reviews
60/100
Metacritic18 critic reviews
More scores
Metacritic usersuser score
70/100
GameFAQsTough
3.5/5
Player reviews
94% positive746 reviews
Steam Deck
Playable
Runs on
Windows
Price
US$19.99

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Fight Crab cover

2020 · Action · Fighting

Fight Crab

Nintendo console exclusive

Welcome to Crab Fight.

Also known as
Kani no Kenka · カニノケンカ -Fight Crab- · FightCrab.exe · 파이트 크랩 Fight Crab · 螃蟹大戰 Fight Crab
Released
29 July 2020
Platforms
WindowsNintendo SwitchiOS
Genres
ActionFightingIndieSimulationSports
Developers
—
Publishers
Mastiff
Series
Fight Crab
Modes
Co-opMultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
ActionComedy
Country
Japan
Age ratings
ESRB TGRAC ALLCERO APEGI 7
Languages
Chinese (Simplified)Chinese (Traditional)EnglishJapanese
Entry
#1 in Fight Crab
Time to beat
3hmain story9hcompletionist

About

Fight Crab (カニノケンカ) is a 2020 3D fighting video game developed by Nussoft. It is a weapons-based fighter involving crabs in the real world, with the player's goal being that of flipping their opponents onto their backs to deliver a finishing blow.

Players say

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Gameplay

There are 23 different species of crustacean as well as 48 weapons and a variety of game modes as the player's giant-sized crab battles against rivals. Fight Crab also has a multiplayer mode.

Development

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. Fight Crab was released as early access on the Steam platform in August 2019 before its full release on July 30, 2020. It was later ported and released on the Nintendo eShop, and later on the App Store and Play Store.

Reception

Fight Crab received "mixed or average" critical reviews according to aggregator Metacritic.

A sequel, Fight Crab 2, was released as early access on Steam in February 2024.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Releases by platform
PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows29 July 2020Worldwide
Nintendo Switch30 July 2020Worldwide · North America 15 September 2020 · Europe 15 September 2020
iOSUnreleased

Title IDsone per regional release, with its latest update

Title ids and disc serials by release
PlatformTitle IDRegionLatest update
Nintendo Switch01006980127F0000—v13
0100E6E00E874000—v13

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