King of Crabs — patch notes and updates
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| Exclusive Playtest for Big Fat Battle Tomorrow! | 2023-10-05 | Greetings, King of Crabs community! We're thrilled to introduce our latest game, Big Fat Battle! Tomorrow, we're rolling out an exclusive Beta test, and we'd love for our loyal fans to be the first to dive in! 📅 Playtest Details Starts on Friday October the 6th at: 6pm CEST | 12pm EDT | 9am PDT Ends at: 1am CEST (Saturday) | 7pm EDT (Friday) | 4pm PDT (Friday) Why You Should Join Exclusive First Look Be among the first to experience the world of Big Fat Battle and its unique gameplay elements. Game with the Devs Our passionate development team will be in-game, ready to team up, share strategies, and enjoy some epic moments together on Discor |
| King of Crabs Out of Early Access Now! | 2023-09-25 | We are happy to announce that King of Crabs has officially scuttled out of Early Access and is NOW FULLY AVAILABLE on Steam! 🎉 What Can You Get Your Claws Into? Epic Battles: Face off against players worldwide in the ultimate crab showdown! Diverse Crustaceans: Unlock, upgrade, and customize a variety of crabs with powerful weapons! Vast Open World: Battle across a huge island with different zones and environments, each filled with unique enemies and treasures! 👑A Journey of Growth 👑 A huge thank you to our incredible community! Your feedback and support have been invaluable, shaping the tides and sands of our game. Being a small indie tea |
| 🦀 King of Crabs Season 5: The Update is NOW LIVE!🦀 | 2023-09-20 | Greetings, Crab Warriors! We're thrilled to announce that King of Crabs Season 5 is out! 🌟 Update Highlights 🌟 1️⃣ The Samurai Crab Meet the embodiment of ancient warrior spirit. This magnificent crab comes equipped with a sharp Katana, a protective shield, and the deadly shurikens. 2️⃣Samurai Crab Skins: 👹Evil Skin: Immerse yourself in the mysteries of the night with this obsidian black skin, perfect for those stealthy maneuvers. 🌟Gold Skin: A testament to the grandeur of ancient samurais, this luminous skin highlights your dominance on the battlefield. 3️⃣ Sandstorm Mode: A test of endurance and skill, this mode pits 100 players against |
| 🦀King of Crabs Season 5 Drops on September 20th! 🦀 | 2023-09-14 | Greetings Crab Warriors of our Steam Community! We are beyond thrilled to unveil that the highly anticipated King of Crabs Season 5 will drop on September 20th! 📅 🌪️ A Glimpse into the Tempest: 🔸 Samurai Crab: Harness the might of ancient warriors with the brand new Samurai Crab, armed with its Katana, shield, and shurikens. 🔸 Sandstorm Mode: Dive claw-first into a dynamic battleground! Battle against 99 foes in the heart of a merciless sandstorm that shrinks as the clock ticks. We’ve only scratched the surface here; there’s more surprises awaiting in Season 5. To ensure you’re first in line for more exclusive reveals and behind-the-scene |
| Season 4 Hotfix #1 | 2022-10-21 | Hi everyone, Thanks for your patience while we worked out the kinks from our newest Season which includes; nerfing the golden-wreathed mantis shrimp, being able to collect those pesky new skills, and re-introducing the Mace of Giants! (with some changes). As always, thank you for playing King of Crabs and reporting these bugs and issues through our community channels. We really appreciate it! Balancing A crab special now has a limit when scaling off of the weapon multiplier. Reduced the amount of special gained by extremely high damage attacks. Mantis Shrimp no longer gains additional special from its attack. Changes The Mace of Giants no lon |
| Big Update - Season 4 Begins! | 2022-08-31 | New Crab: Octo Crab! Pirate themed season 4 begins 80 rewards available to win. Get the King Pass for extra goodies. Awesome Extras New weapons: Musket & Cannon New Pet: Flying Pig! New Maps Pirate Island Live Event. Underwater Team Deathmatch And much more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oELprPJ32s&feature=youtu.be |
| MAJOR UPDATE - SEASON 3 IS HERE! | 2022-03-23 | https://youtu.be/_D19600lwBA New Crab: Dino Crab Special - Raptor Attack! Season 3 begins Dino themed. 80 rewards available to win. Get the King Pass for extra goodies. Game-play Enhancements Extra weapon slot. Choose to attack with a Melee or Ranged weapon. Awesome Extras New weapons: Uzi, Riot shield, Stone aged shield, axe and club. Dino Hunt Live Event. |
| Season 3 | 2022-03-23 | SEASON 3 IS HERE! New Crab: Dino Crab Special - Raptor Attack! Season 3 begins Dino themed. 80 rewards available to win. Get the King Pass for extra goodies. Game-play Enhancements Extra weapon slot. Choose to attack with a Melee or Ranged weapon. Awesome Extras New weapons: Uzi, Riot shield, Stone aged shield, axe and club. Dino Hunt Live Event. |
| Christmas Island Special Event! | 2021-12-10 | Featuring Elf Crabs, Snowman Crabs and Santa-CLAW's Boss! https://youtu.be/v1ZAcqXwHiY |
| King of Crabs Steam Awards Nomination | 2021-11-25 | King of Crabs has been out on steam for 18 months! During this time we have added lots of new content and features and have much more to come! |
| Thanksgiving Turkey hunt! | 2021-11-23 | Will you be King of the hunt or Turkey feed? Grab a weapon and join the fun! https://youtu.be/AjFVJtwmEWs |
| Halloween Special In-game events! | 2021-10-26 | New Team Mode: Zone Control! - Capture zones to gain points for your team. https://youtu.be/jhHNfUPpupQ |
| Major Update - Season 2 | 2021-10-26 | SEASON 2 IS HERE! https://youtu.be/jhHNfUPpupQ New Crab: Vampire Crab - Special - Drains the life from nearby enemies whilst healing itself! New Team Mode: Zone Control! - Capture zones to gain points for your team. Season 2 of the Battle Pass : - Spooky theme. - 80 rewards available to win. - Get the King Pass for extra goodies. New Pets: - Bat - Screeches at enemies, flipping them. - Flying Alien Spawn - Turns into a ground alien spawn pet. - Death Moth - Shoots moth balls, slowing enemies. Awesome Extras: - New Monster footwear. - New weapons: Chainsaw, Silver Bullet Revolver, Healing Stake. - Spooky equipment treasure hunt. |
| Huge Update OUT NOW! | 2021-07-14 | https://youtu.be/jFHE9-MpAUM New Crab: Ghost Crab - Stealthy new playable crab. - Special - Turns invisible! great for surprise attacks or getting away! New Mode: Team Battle! - Join forces to crush the enemy team. - Exciting time-limited deathmatch games. Introducing Seasons - Season 1 kicks off with a sporty theme. - 60 rewards available to win. - Get the King Pass for extra goodies. Pets - A flying friend! - Tucan - Drops egg bombs. - Dragonfly - Healing boost. - Pterosaur - Shoots a fireball. - Bumble Bee - Stinger Attack. Awesome Extras - Equipped with funky footwear! - 5 Sport themed weapons. - Wild Upgrades. - Sports equipment treasure |
| Massive Update!! | 2021-04-08 | Candy Crab - Shoots candy at enemies shrinking them! New level: Sea bed - Featuring Friendly mode for more relaxed play. New weapon: Rocket Launcher - Fires explosive heat seeking missiles New Enemies - Sharks, Crocs, Horseshoe Crab, Seagulls and 5 new Bosses. Improvements - New Ranks & missions - Many Gameplay improvements |
| Massive Update coming 7th April! | 2021-04-01 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCBTH8lGqXY MASSIVE UPDATE!! Candy Crab - Shoots candy at enemies shrinking them! New level: Sea bed - Featuring Friendly mode for more relaxed play. New weapon: Rocket Launcher - Fires explosive heat seeking missiles New Enemies - Sharks, Crocs, Horseshoe Crab, Seagulls and 5 new Bosses. Improvements - New Ranks & missions - Many Gameplay improvements |
| Christmas Special - Christmas Island out now! | 2020-12-08 | 🎶'tis the season to be jolly, fa-la-la-la-laa, la-la la laaaa!🎶 🎶Crabs are fighting for the glory, fa-la-la-la-laa, la-la la laaaa!🎶 🎶Yetis, snowmen, gifts and holly, fa-la-la-la-laa, la-la la laaaa!🎶 🎶Miss this update, rue your folly, fa-la-la-la-laa, la-la la laaaa!🎶 Ahem. We've very excited to be joining in the Christmas' madness on Steam with our very own HUGE update full of enemies, a brand new mode and level, a new playable crab, and tons more. Only Santa Claws himself could possibly be more generous. We both know you're dying to feel your presents, and despite knowing better, I'll even go as far as spoiling all the surprises fo |
| Steam Awards | 2020-11-26 | We've been overjoyed with the reaction King of Crabs has received on Steam since going into early access in July. An award would be amazing but the most important thing for us is to keep improving the game and making sure you players are having as much fun as possible!! |
| Halloween Special - Devil’s Island | 2020-10-21 | We won’t lie, Devil’s Island is not a nice place. If you survive the hoards of evil Skeleton Crabs, Giant Spiders and Lava you might just earn yourself a crack at the Demonic Devil Crab. He lives on top of the Volcano and wields a fire sword. Death is certain, but get your claws on the Devil’s Horns and glory will be yours. |
| Version 1.10 is OUT NOW | 2020-10-07 | IT'S SO CLAW-SOME! We're also having a JUMBO SIZED stream to celebrate this JUMBO SIZED update - watch as Andrew... or at least some kind of monstrous Crab/Mutant version of Andrew tries to master all the latest content live! - Ranged Weapons (Shotgun and Flamethrower) add a whole new layer to the combat! Found in crates, they are droppable. - Ammo drops for your weapons mean if you're smart you can keep on shooting! - Weapon Locking system which - if toggled on - means you won't auto-swap to a new weapon the moment you run over it! -Barbeque food is generated from death-by-fire (Flamethrower bbq time!). This food gives more health, growth an |