KILL CRAB

KILL CRAB

Tumbleweed Games · July 19, 2023 · FPS, Stylized, Western, Underwater, Nonlinear

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About KILL CRAB

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KILL CRAB is an underwater FPS where you battle through three combat arenas filled with crabs and sea creatures, unlocking new weapons as you progress toward a final showdown with the colossal goldfish boss known as The Nugget Nibbler. This student-made game blends wild west aesthetics with underwater combat for a uniquely immersive and stylish shooter experience.

KILL CRAB is the outcome of a devoted University student team comprising five developers who worked for five months to bring the game to life. Your mission is to descend to the ocean floor and confront the colossal goldfish, The Nugget Nibbler. To get its attention, you must first fight and eliminate an army of crabs in the surrounding areas. These crabs, along with other sea creatures, will act as obstacles and enemies throughout the game.

You will navigate through three combat arenas, each with its own unique challenges and environments. As you progress and clear each arena, you will unlock a new weapon that will aid you in your battles against the crabs and other sea creatures. These weapons could include underwater firearms, explosives, or specialized gear designed to tackle underwater combat.

Once you have successfully cleared all three arenas, you will have summoned The Nugget Nibbler, the formidable boss of the game. The final battle will be a fight to the death between you and the giant goldfish. It will test your skills, reflexes, and strategy as you try to overcome the powerful boss and emerge victorious.

Throughout the game, you will experience a blend of elements from the wild west, adding a unique twist to the underwater FPS genre. The combination of underwater combat and wild west aesthetics creates an exciting and immersive gameplay experience.

KILL CRAB — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

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Players appreciate the game's fun and charming theme, particularly enjoying the simple crab-killing gameplay and its humorous elements like cacti obstacles. However, critics note that as a student project, it feels incomplete and limited in scope, with concerns about whether such academic exercises belong on Steam as finished products rather than serving primarily as portfolio pieces.

Recommended Sep 25, 2026
KILL CRAB takes a wonderfully absurd idea and turns it into a short first-person shooter centered on underwater gunfights, aggressive sea creatures, and a distinctly Western-flavored attitude. Developed and published by Tumbleweed Games, the project was created by a small five-person university student team, and its modest origins are reflected in both its limited scope and straightforward design. Rather than attempting to compete with large-scale shooters, it concentrates on a simple objective and gives that objective enough personality to make the experience memorable. The central premise has the player descending into an underwater environment where crabs and other hostile creatures stand between them and their ultimate target. Combat is structured around clearing three primary arenas, surviving the enemies occupying them, and gradually gaining access to additional weapons. This creates a satisfying miniature progression system. Each cleared area represents tangible progress and expands the player's offensive options without burying the experience beneath complicated skill trees, crafting mechanics, or excessive statistics. Gunplay is deliberately accessible. Movement, aiming,…
Recommended Sep 23, 2026
Not great but not terrible, movement is fairly janky but I liked the vibe they were going for here, can play through it in about 15 minutes or so, a simply student project about horde shooting crabs.
Recommended Aug 30, 2026
This game gave me the reason to keep on going
Recommended Jun 20, 2026
One of the most fun games ive played. Its short but thats good, i like to kill crab and enormous nugget fish
Recommended Dec 26, 2025
Nice game i like it
Recommended Sep 28, 2025
CRAB IS COOL

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