Rank 01Why this
Shares survival management and hidden collectibles with Crabmeat.
- $12.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
Games like Crabmeat
- 19 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Crabmeat also play
The closest matches to Crabmeat: UMIGARI | ウミガリ, The Skin Stapler, Creepy Shift: House For Sale, Static Dread: The Lighthouse, and Loan Shark. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares point and click and exploration with Crabmeat.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
Rank 03Why this
Shares point and click and hidden collectibles with Crabmeat.
- $3.49 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
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Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Why this: Shares time pressure and survival management with Crabmeat.
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Loan Shark
Why this: Shares survival management and exploration with Crabmeat.
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Sharks and Minnows
Why this: Shares environmental hazards and survival management with Crabmeat.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Crabmeat
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Shares point and click and hidden collectibles with Crabmeat.
- 91% of 136 reviews
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Shares time pressure and survival management with Crabmeat.
- 89% of 356 reviews
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Shares environmental hazards and survival management with Crabmeat.
- 95% of 242 reviews
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- Released: 2026
- Developer: Nicholas McDonnell, Mitchell Pasmans
- Price: $6.39−20%checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 92% of 102 reviews
- Genres: Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Atmospheric ocean setting with weather changes and water physics
- Blending of mundane crab fishing with cosmic horror elements
- Dystopian backstory revealed through environmental storytelling
- Atmospheric
- Bleak
- Dark
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Creepy Shift: House For Sale
Why this: Shares point and click and hidden collectibles with Crabmeat.
Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Why this: Shares time pressure and survival management with Crabmeat.
About Crabmeat
The closest matches to Crabmeat: UMIGARI | ウミガリ, The Skin Stapler, Creepy Shift: House For Sale, Static Dread: The Lighthouse, and Loan Shark. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Crabmeat is your kind of game, the closest matches are UMIGARI | ウミガリ, The Skin Stapler and Creepy Shift: House For Sale — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, bleak and dark, and single out its auto save system and checkpoint system. 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.
About Crabmeat: A short first-person point & click survival horror game where you're a prisoner tasked with crabbing for priceless Southern King Crabs to pay off your debt to the Feudostate. Navigate the harsh waters of the Antarctic and defend your ship from the threats that dwell under the icy waters.
Is Crabmeat worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 92% of 102 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $7.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Atmospheric ocean setting with weather changes and water physics
- Blending of mundane crab fishing with cosmic horror elements
- Dystopian backstory revealed through environmental storytelling
- Dystopian crab fishing premise
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Honestly i really enjoyed about 80% of this game, the point and click ruins it. it makes everything feels clunky despite the fact its well put together.”
People who play it also play: UMIGARI | ウミガリ, The Skin Stapler, Creepy Shift: House For Sale
Frequently asked about Crabmeat
Can I run it?
Is Crabmeat verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Crabmeat 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 Crabmeat cost?
Crabmeat is listed on Steam at 6.39 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Crabmeat?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Crabmeat are UMIGARI | ウミガリ, The Skin Stapler, Creepy Shift: House For Sale.
Who developed Crabmeat?
Crabmeat was developed by Nicholas McDonnell, Mitchell Pasmans and published by Searching Interactive.