Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite

Рогалик без реиграбельности. Хороший концепт хаотической эволюции где всё стремится стать крабом, но я ожидал более глубокую реализацию. Хотелось бы видеть процедурных противников, хотя бы на уровне ноу мен скай. Чтобы пройти игру надо пройти 20 уровней, которые постепенно усложняются, но ничего радикально не меняя. За каждый пройденый уровень открывается что-то полезное, но только до 10го, а потом только на 15 и 20 что-то открывается. По сути мы проходим усложняющиеся уровни ради ничего. Зачем было делать такое большое их количество, если открываемого контента не так много? Можно было запихнуть часть из уровней в челенджи. В среднем уровни проходятся за 20 минут. Минимум потребуется 7 часов однотипного гринда, чтобы пройти игру, хотя большую часть контента мы уже посмотрим после часов трёх. Игра хорошая и думаю, что большинство получит удовольствие купив и поиграв, но проходить не советую

Great stuff. Found this gem thanks go Gohjoe on YT.

Charmingly designed and executed, Everything is Crab evolves(sorry had to do it) the rogue like genre and gives us something new and incredibly fun to play. Highly recommended!

I saw Game Grumps played the demo to this and thought, I could do better. Turns out, it is as difficult as it looks. But the gameplay is so fun! Trying to see what combinations of evolutions or mutations you can get combined with how fast you can level up makes this so re-playable. Not to mention the challenges and achievements. If you like roguelites, this is a gem.

I think I have reached my limit with this game and I can leave it with recommended after 9 hours. There isn't even enough going on to make a pros/cons list for this game. In short it is enjoyable for few hours, but no matter what I do no run feels any special. I have finished at "pressure 7" and done all challenges up to the one where you have no attack slots, but at no point I have felt like I have achieved some good build or was surprised at something unexpected happening. I was thinking about going for Zen achievement, but I could not figure out a way to make it more of a fun than a chore. Maybe there is something exciting to unlock further into the pressures/challenges, but I didn't see it. Doing the same runs over and over gets old too fast.

Everything is Crab is one of those games that's incredibly easy to jump into. The gameplay loop is simple, satisfying, and immediately understandable, making it ideal for picking up for a quick run without much commitment. Despite its simplicity, there's enough variety in how you can build your little evolutionary monstrosity to keep runs feeling distinct. The customisation options for Darwin are surprisingly diverse, with upgrades supporting a range of different archetypes. Whether you're focusing on poison, speed, ranged combat, ability damage, physical attacks, shrinking yourself down, becoming an enormous tank, or even attempting pacifist and herbivore runs, there are plenty of viable directions to experiment with. Each build changes the way you approach encounters, and it was fun seeing how different combinations came together over multiple runs. Unfortunately, this is also where one of the game's biggest balance issues appears. The level-up system includes several upgrades that increase experience gained from specific food sources such as meat, fish, and fruit. Early on, this feels like an interesting incentive to specialise in a particular diet. However, after experimenting more, I discovered the Omnivore upgrade, which grants a blanket experience bonus regardless of food type. When paired with another upgrade that further boosts experience gains at the cost of movement speed, progression accelerates dramatically. The result is that these upgrades begin to feel less like interesting choices and more like mandatory picks if you want your build to come online before the run ends. That's a shame, because it reduces some of the experimentation the rest of the upgrade system encourages. Instead of choosing upgrades purely to support your intended playstyle, you're often incentivised to prioritise experience scaling first. Visually, the game leans into a cute, colourful, and minimalist art style that fits perfectly with its light-hearted premise. One feature I particularly enjoyed was seeing Darwin physically evolve as different upgrades were selected. It gives your decisions a satisfying sense of permanence rather than simply watching numbers increase. My favourite transformation was committing fully to carcinization, collecting every crab-themed evolution possible. Given the game's title, it almost feels like the developers intended every player to experience a full crab build at least once, and it's easily one of the highlights. The soundtrack, however, doesn't quite hold up over longer sessions. While it suits the game's relaxed atmosphere initially, it becomes repetitive after only a few hours and starts blending into background noise. Boss fights are similarly serviceable rather than memorable. At least on the difficulties I've completed so far, they're fairly straightforward encounters with clearly telegraphed attacks that are easy to predict. Success rarely comes from mastering complex mechanics, instead boiling down to using your abilities whenever they're available and dodging the obvious attacks. I've yet to tackle every higher difficulty, so it's possible this improves later on, but the early and mid-game bosses don't offer much of a challenge. Reading back over this review, it probably sounds more negative than I actually feel about the game. The reality is that I genuinely enjoyed my time with Everything is Crab. Its flaws are noticeable, particularly with the experience balancing, but the core gameplay loop is entertaining enough that I can absolutely see myself returning to complete the harder difficulties and experiment with more challenge runs. Ultimately, Everything is Crab is at its best in short bursts. It's not a game I'd personally spend an entire weekend playing, but it's perfect when I want something simple, relaxing, and mechanically satisfying for half an hour or so before moving on to something else.

Es tan simple y está tan bien pensado que uffff...... un poema! Amo, pero amo, los juegos donde la curva de dificultad se siente tan bien. Juega al límite con la frustración, pero te motiva a convertirte en la babosa más agresiva del ecosistema. 8/10 Estigios Le bajo dos puntitos porque, si no le meten contenido puede convertirse en algo monótono, más si se entiende que la gente tiende a armar siempre las mismas builds

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