Another Crab's Treasure
Another Crab's Treasure Demo Preview
DEMO OUT NOW!
That's right crab fans, the demo for Another Crab's Treasure is finally here.
Aggro Crab will be using this chance to take feedback from the community! We wanna hear your thoughts as you play. What you like, what you don't like, bugs, and general thoughts. At the end of your playthrough, make sure to check out the feedback form in the main menu to help improve Another Crab's Treasure!
We'll also have a dedicated channel in our Discord regarding the Demo. Use these channels to report bugs, discuss with the community, and share funny videos of you getting owned by a crab. This will be available on Demo Launch Day.
Ok, but what can I expect in the demo??
Short answer is:
- Three boss fights.
- Two separate areas to explore.
- Try out selected Skills, Shell Spells, and Adaptations.
- Test out the Assist options to adjust gameplay to your liking.
This is a short post, you're supposed to be playing the demo anyway! Get to it!!!!
- Paige (Community manager)
OCTOBER STEAM NEXT FEST DEMO
The demo for Another Crab's Treasure is coming to Steam for a limited time!
The chance to hear from you.
Aggro Crab will be using this chance to take feedback from the community! We wanna hear your thoughts as you play. What you like, what you don't like, bugs, and general thoughts. At the end of your playthrough, make sure to check out the feedback form in the main menu to help improve Another Crab's Treasure!
We'll also have a dedicated channel in our Discord regarding the Demo. Use these channels to report bugs, discuss with the community, and share funny videos of you getting owned by a crab. This will be available on Demo Launch Day.
Ok, but what can I expect in the demo??
Short answer is:
- Three boss fights.
- Two separate areas to explore.
- Try out selected Skills, Shell Spells, and Adaptations.
- Test out the Assist options to adjust gameplay to your liking.
Below we will be discussing what to expect in the demo in more detail, so if you'd like to go in blind... SEE YOU AT STEAM NEXT FEST STARTING OCTOBER 3rd!
The Moon Caves (Tutorial)
Whether you're a veteran or new soulslike player, we recommend you start here to understand the basics. This isn't to say it's an easy level, of course.
Explore through the caves, and end the level with a fight against a rather polluted crustacean.
The Expired Grove
Once you've gotten the hang of your abiltiies, (or you just no longer fall off cliffs and feel pretty proud of that) - WELCOME TO THE EXPIRED GROVE.
Explore the long forgotten village, now a gunked and polluted wasteland. Dodge or block the incoming barrage of arrows from corrupted villagers as you trek through a dense forest and across oil rivers.
Throughout this level you will face one miniboss and one big boss at the end of the journey. Try out the different shells you come across, and don't be afraid to grapple across some treacherous terrain.
Assist Options
New to soulslikes? Or maybe just not a fan of punishing gameplay? Try out our ASSIST OPTIONS!
Another Crab's Treasure was designed to make soulslike games more accessible. You can find these options in the settings menu when paused. Toggle specific needs to adjust the game to your liking!
HAVE FUN
The rest of the demo you'll have to explore yourself, but we're excited to see how you get along. Make sure to tag us on Twitter or TikTok if you share our demo! Once again, thanks for all the love and support on Another Crab's Treasure. We're excited to see you scuttle into the game soon.
- Paige (Community Manager)
Another Crabs Treasure DEMO!! (+ Events + EOY Plans)
We've got under 5 months left of 2023, and we've managed to shove a bunch of cool stuff in before the year ends!
Firstly: YOU CAN PLAY THE DEMO SOON
We've got a couple of In-Person events coming up where you'll be able to experience the demo for Another Crabs Treasure LIVE:
GAMESCOM
August 23-27
Xbox let us feature in their Gamescom booth! You'll be able to find us in BLOCK C at the ID@Xbox Booth alongside some other amazing Indie Games. Let us know if you cry when you play it (tears of joy or pain is fine).
More info here
PAX WEST
September 1-4
Aggro Crabs FIRST PAX Booth! Not only will we have the demo set up, the Aggro Crab team will be there too!! - Come find us at booth 850!!!
PAX Booth Info Page here
Here's a look at some exclusive pins we'll have. (PAX WEST EXCLUSIVE)
SXSW SYDNEY
October 15-22
If you happen to be based in Australia, we've also been invited to SXSW Sydney this year. You get the idea now, there'll be a chance to try out the demo.
"But I can't make any of these events :(((((" Well you're lucky this time because...
WE'LL ALSO BE IN THE OCTOBER STEAM NEXT FEST!!!
The SNF Demo will be different to the In-Person event Demo, so let us know which you prefer if you end up playing both!
This demo will be based in an area we call The Grove. Interact with Characters, Explore the trash ridden village, and get ready to fight some Aggressive Creatures.
Ok cool, how's the game going though?
The team has been working hard on making the game look CRISP and WET and FILLED WITH TRASH do not worry.
Take a look at a before and after pic of the same environment.
We're happy to share that we're approaching content complete for Another Crab's Treasure. (Yes the game is still coming out early 2024). We're really proud of how the game has come together, and we're excited for you to finally experience it in the next coming months <3
- Paige (Community Manager)
RELEASE UPDATE
Good news for all our haters: We’re delaying Another Crab’s Treasure until early 2024.
After a lot of discussions, we’ve decided that spending another few months on developing this mfer is going to make it a way better game - one that’s worth the wait.
Q: What are you gonna do with all that extra time?
- A: Finish the game lol
We underestimated how much content this game would need in order to feel like a proper entry in its genre, and we need some additional time to get it right.
Q: Is this because of all the other crap you’ve been doing like making a merch brand??
- A: Not at all!! Promise. Side projects like LAZYDEVS are handled by people with actual free time.
Q: So when the FRICK is your release date?
- A: If we told you, we'd have to kill you. There are a bunch of reasons why devs might be unable to share their release date - timing an announcement like that well can completely make or break a game’s success.
For now, trust us that this is not an indefinite delay, and we'll have new announcements related to our launch sooner than you think. We’re making progress every single day toward a release that’ll make a splash💦
Long story short - hang in there, we really appreciate all the support and continued hype for Another Crab's Treasure. Thank you for your patience, crabs <3
- Paige (Community Manager)
ANOTHER CRABS UPDATE
It's already been a busy year for us, so I thought we should summarise how the past few months have gone!
DEMO SHOWCASE AT GDC
We had another chance to showcase ACT for an in person event. It was really great to hear all your honest feedback and excitement for the game. We took notes, made fun of people for being bad at the game, and got to see what you enjoyed most about Another Crab's Treasure!
For those curious if the demo will ever become available online, the answer is: probably. We have plans!! BUT... Can't confirm dates or share any official news yet so hold tight on that and have some copium <3
ALSO: Nick and Caelan got the chance to play the demo with the Kinda Funny team LIVE! The VOD is up If you'd like to hear some explanation about the demo directly from us.
NINTENDO JAPAN'S INDIE WORLD SHOWCASE
Today we had a segment for Nintendo Japan go live! You can watch that HERE.
We've been working on that secretly for a little while so if you're itching for some NEW GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE I recommend you check that out. We show off NEW MOVES and a NEW BOSS?!?!?
TOPODA
Speaking of new boss, meet TOPODA. A Mantis Shrimp that will really test your limits in combat. A lot of you from the community have been asking for us to add a Mantis Shrimp so it was HARD to not leak that we already had one in the game. SO HERE YA GO.
COSMETICS ANNOUNCEMENT
(Making this post made me realise how many events we've been involved in recently WOW)
The Rivals of Aether team host a showcase every April 1st called "Rivals Direct". You should watch it HERE.
Surprise surprise, WE WERE IN IT! This announced a new feature that we think a lot of you will be proud of... and that's COSMETICS.
Don't worry, we're too lazy to implement microtransactions, so they're totally free and will come with the game. This includes, but is not limited to skins like:
- Maid Costume
- Mr Money
- Blue...
We might add more as we continue development, but for now this is something to look forward to.
OKAY BUT HOW'S THE ACTUAL GAME GOING?
It's going well! We still can't announce anything about the launch date though. The team is working on the later parts of the game, plus going back to previous levels and polishing a BUNCH of stuff. Not to mention all the little nitty gritty bits in between. BASICALLY we're on that grind. Game Development hard.
AND THAT'S THE UPDATE! Thanks for all the continued hype for our game. We're very active on TikTok and Twitter if you're looking for more frequent updates, but if you hate that idea - Our Discord now has a bot that posts all of our TikToks! Pick your poison, really.
- Paige (Community Manager)
2023 - THE YEAR OF CRAB (Dev Log Update)
It's been a while - We've been working hard to fill Another Crab's Treasure with all your favorite crustaceans, trash, and pretty goated enemies.
That being said, we have a big year ahead of us. So let's just jump right into the deep end!
THE GAME IS LIKE, 75% DONE.
No, this doesn't mean that you can predict the release date. We still gotta do a few other things - like fix that bug that everyone's avoided for months, and a few other boring clean-up chores too. When we're ready, we'll let you know when to prepare your asses for launch.
SHELL AND TELL
As we said, we've been pretty busy. SOOOOO here's a highlights list of our best moments from development. Let us know your favorite!
NEW OFFICIAL SPLASH ART
We felt the promo art needed a bit of a refresh. Thanks to the very talented artist Arthur, we got him to make this REALLY COOL splash art for the game.
It's really starting to all feel real!!!
COOL BOSS FIGHTS
If all you've seen is the trailer back in May last year, you might have missed some of the clips showing off a few characters and boss battles.
Heikea, Intimidation Crab
Polluted Platoon Pathfinder
GUN
TBH, not much to say here. We added a gun.
SHELL DESIGN COMMUNITY VOTE
We ran a community competition to suggest shells that could be added to the game. We picked our top 4, and left it to the community to vote which would be added to Another Crab's Treasure!
The winner ended up being... a weirdly stiff sock. Honestly, that's on us though.
DEMO @ DAY OF THE DEVS
Another Crab's Treasure was lucky enough to be a part of Day of the Devs! An event where players can come along and play a bunch of upcoming indie games. We got a ton of feedback from new players, and it was incredible to get some in-person opinions on the game.
A playable demo might become available again at a later date - but for now, have this cool GIF that's directly from the demo.
WHAT'S NEXT?
This is gonna be an exciting year for Aggro Crab. Another Crab's Treasure is due to launch, PLUS we have plans for a bunch of other events including:
- Merch
- Collaboration news??
- New Community Content
- AAAAAND MANY MORE >:)
Thanks for all the support this past year! Here's to another year filled with crustaceans, Shellposts, and the destruction of crabitalism.
- Paige (Community Manager)
WE FINALLY ANNOUNCED!
The second game by Aggro Crab is Another Crab’s Treasure, a soulslike-inspired underwater adventure about trash, late-stage crabitalism, and the end of the world. But first and foremost, it’s about crabs fighting each other.
You’ll play as Kril, a reclusive young hermit crab whose shell has been repossessed by a tax collector. You weren’t even aware taxes were a thing until very recently, but you’re going to have to adapt to the new way of doing things if you want to survive.
The ocean can be a hostile place, especially for a little crab with no shell. So until you can get yours back, you’ll need to hide away whatever you can get your claws on. Which is mostly gonna be garbage. There are over 50 shells in the game with different stats and special abilities, so you’re encouraged to play fast and loose with them and swap your shell frequently - just like a real hermit crab! I think. None of us are marine biologists.
We’ve got a ton more features and flashy content to drip-feed you over the course of the next year to manipulate you into getting hyped and eventually giving us money. We’ll be posting here on Steam once in a while, but we’ll have wayyy more frequent updates on our Twitter and TikTok. So if you’re on either of these platforms, hit us up. I hear we’re pretty funny.
https://twitter.com/AggroCrabGames
https://www.tiktok.com/@aggrocrabgames
Finally, a huge massive colossal big thanks to everyone who’s stayed patient with us on the road to this announcement and unwittingly marketed our game in advance by reposting our crab memes. Working on something in secret for so long is excruciating, and the only thing saving us from going completely insane is knowing that our community has our backs. Yall are the absolute best and we love you <3
-The devs at Aggro Crab
