Rank 01Why this
Shares difficulty scaling and permadeath with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
- $6.99 (Price checked Oct 19)
- Deck Verified
- 2026
Games like Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite
- 28 games
- Updated Oct 19, 2026
Players who liked Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite also play
The closest matches to Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite: Pathogenic, Megabonk, LORT, Ascend to ZERO, and The King is Watching. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Ascend to ZERO
Why this: Shares endless mode and difficulty scaling with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
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The King is Watching
Why this: Also Roguelike and Roguelite, like Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
Rank 06 
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
Why this: Shares endless mode and roguelite progression with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
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Night Swarm
Why this: Shares difficulty scaling and wave based survival with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite
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- 1Pathogenic
Shares difficulty scaling and permadeath with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
- 95% of 2,077 reviews
- 2Megabonk
Shares wave based survival and build variety with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
- 94% of 55,202 reviews
- 3LORT
Also Roguelite and Procedural Generation, like Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
- 79% of 2,435 reviews
- 4Ascend to ZERO
Shares endless mode and difficulty scaling with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
- 84% of 789 reviews
- 5The King is Watching
Also Roguelike and Roguelite, like Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
- 90% of 3,028 reviews
- 6Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
Shares endless mode and roguelite progression with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
- 96% of 6,034 reviews
- 7Night Swarm
Shares difficulty scaling and wave based survival with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
- 80% of 488 reviews
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- 9God Of Weapons
Shares endless mode and wave based survival with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
- 85% of 2,210 reviews
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- 11Deadly Days: Roadtrip
Shares permadeath and wave based survival with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
- 91% of 536 reviews
- 12Cinderia
Shares permadeath and build variety with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
- 97% of 356 reviews
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- 15RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike
Shares difficulty scaling and build variety with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
- 86% of 2,010 reviews
- 16Primordialis
Also Nature and Roguelike, like Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
- 94% of 678 reviews
- 17Demon Lord: Just a Block
Shares build variety and skill tree progression with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
- 97% of 1,955 reviews
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- 19BlazBlue Entropy Effect
Shares endless mode and skill tree progression with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
- 95% of 4,408 reviews
- 20Spelunky 2
Shares permadeath and procedural generation with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
- 93% of 13,985 reviews
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- 23Coal LLC
Shares difficulty scaling and roguelite progression with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
- 92% of 872 reviews
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- Released: 2026
- Developer: Odd Dreams Digital
- Price: $9.99checked Oct 19
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 76% of 6,148 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Combining mutations and genes for unique builds
- Evolving into different animal forms with visual changes
- Multiple viable playstyles melee ranged evasion charm
- Funny
- Intense
- Punishing
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite at current Steam store prices.
God Of Weapons
Why this: Shares endless mode and wave based survival with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
Vampire Survivors
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
Striving for Light: Survival
Why this: Shares permadeath and wave based survival with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
Rack and Slay
Why this: Shares difficulty scaling and build variety with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
Deadzoned
Why this: Shares permadeath and build variety with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
Teleglitch: Die More Edition
Why this: Also Perma Death and Procedural Generation, like Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Bendy: Lone Wolf
Why this: Shares permadeath and roguelite progression with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Why this: Shares endless mode and difficulty scaling with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
Gatekeeper: Infinity
Why this: Shares build variety and roguelite progression with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
Outpost
Why this: Shares wave based survival and skill tree progression with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Why this: Also Roguelike and Roguelite, like Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
Evil Egg
Why this: Shares endless mode and roguelite progression with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
Delivery & Beyond
Why this: Shares wave based survival with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Pathogenic
Why this: Shares difficulty scaling and permadeath with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
Megabonk
Why this: Shares wave based survival and build variety with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
Why this: Shares endless mode and roguelite progression with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
Night Swarm
Why this: Shares difficulty scaling and wave based survival with Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite.
About Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite
The closest matches to Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite: Pathogenic, Megabonk, LORT, Ascend to ZERO, and The King is Watching. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pathogenic, Megabonk and LORT — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as funny, intense and punishing, and single out its achievement hunting and boss fights. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite is a 2026 action-strategy indie simulation where players survive as a creature within a procedurally generated living ecosystem. Developed by Odd Dreams Digital and published by Secret Mode, the core loop revolves around hunting, fleeing, and scavenging to adapt and thrive across multiple runs. Players select from over 125 evolutions and specializations to build unique creature combinations, adjusting their approach as survival challenges intensify. The game's premise centers on carcinisation, the evolutionary phenomenon where disparate species tend toward crab-like forms, tasking players with either achieving this biological endpoint or facing natural extinction. The title holds a 76% positive rating from over 5,400 Steam reviews and is verified for Steam Deck play, available at $9.99 USD.
About Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite: The Animal Evolution Roguelite. Hunt, Flee, Scavenge and Thrive in a living ecosystem. Choose from 125+ Evolutions and Specialisations for unique creature combinations in every run. Adapt to survive the natural curve in order to beat carcinisation... or get Darwin'd trying!
Is Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 76% of 6,148 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 78% positive across 169 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Oct 20).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 9 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 13 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Combining mutations and genes for unique builds
- Evolving into different animal forms with visual changes
- Multiple viable playstyles melee ranged evasion charm
- Unlockable content and challenge modes
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“why is the gamepad like that in the menus edit: doubling down on this but also adding that i feel like you should allow endless mode on every pressure after you unlock it bc i want to just chill as a crab man let me have an 11 hour run pls…”
“fun concept, visually appealing style; poor execution with minimal content and very little actual build diversity or viability once you pass the early stage of the game. in fact, the best strategy beyond middle difficulty is actually to…”
People who play it also play: Pathogenic, Megabonk, LORT
Frequently asked about Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite
Can I run it?
Is Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite cost?
Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite are Pathogenic, Megabonk, LORT.
Who developed Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite?
Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite was developed by Odd Dreams Digital and published by Secret Mode.