2026-08-20 13:10 UTC · Community Announcements · SecretModeEli
Hey Crabbies! 🦀We've got a small Hotfix today that fixes an issue with the Boss Fruit not giving Branching Evolutions and some controller snap navigation issues. For more details about recent patches, please check out the 1.2 patch notes!Bug Fixes:General:Fixed a major issue preventing the game from starting up if the Resume Run save file was corrupted.Added a warning pop-up informing players when a resume run save is corrupted; players can now continue with the game but will lose that current run's progress as a safety precaution.Fixed an issue where multiple features can be selected/ hovere
2026-08-13 09:30 UTC · Community Announcements · SecretModeEli
Hey Crabbies! 🦀Everything is Crab has evolved again; the 1.2 update is OUT NOW! Bringing plenty of bug fixes, quality-of-life improvements, and new content! Only want to know topline highlights? A pinch of what's new in today's update can be found in this post.Once again, thank you to everyone who leaves us feedback and bug reports! We wouldn't be able to keep supporting and making improvements without you. ❤️Now to address the shellephant in the room: the Patch Notes.New Community Evolutions:Projectile Tongue:New Attack ability, Projectile Tongue!Projectile Tongue will launch Darwin's tongue
2026-08-10 13:01 UTC · Community Announcements · SecretModeEli
Hey Crabbies 🦀Everything is Crab will be evolving to 1.2 in three days, on August 13th! This update brings several community-requested features that we've been working on, including new content, quality-of-life improvements, and bug fixes!Here are some of the highlights of what's coming in 1.2Four new evolutions, including the 3 winning community designs.Two new genetics.Several new free cosmetics.Mid-Run Saves in Endless, Challenges, and regular Pressure Runs.Controller Snapping and Improvements.The Up and Down Buttons on the D-Pad can now be used on Scroll Bars to allow faster access.Cursor
2026-08-06 17:00 UTC · Community Announcements · SecretModeEli
Hey Crabbies 🦀Everything is Crab joins a claw-some group of games in The Yogscast's Tiny Teams Steam Festival. Running from August 6th - 13th, Tiny Teams puts a spotlight on the small teams that have huge ideas!The shell-ebrations take place on Steam, Twitch, and YouTube, where the crustaceans at Yogscast will be checking out some of the participating titles.Check out Secret Mode channels for all the big news for Everything is Crab, and for extra insight from the devs, follow Odd Dreams Digital on X, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, and join the Discord!Carcinisation - a form of convergent evoluti
2026-07-14 14:58 UTC · Community Announcements · SecretModeEli
Hey Crabbies! 🦀Yes, yes, the moment a lot of you have been waiting for is finally here, but first, a HUGE thank you to everyone who submitted ideas. There were so many fantastic ones, which made it so so hard to longlist and then shortlist them. After over 400 submissions, Odd Dreams and Secret Mode voting to narrow it down to 10, and finally, over 3,000 community votes, we arrive at a top three...Pedal Glands by _de3Shoutout to eezda and asher_delmasca for similar submissionsSticky Tongue by .telandriaShoutout to .playpal for a similar submissionSpinnerets by abelhawkAnd the winner is....ALL
2026-07-09 13:00 UTC · Community Announcements · SecretModeEli
Hey Crabbies! 🦀On July 3rd, we streamed an AMA on our Discord, answering questions you players submitted throughout the week! Below is a list of the questions and answers from that stream. If you don't feel like reading, or just prefer to listen, we also recorded the stream and have it posted to view on the Secret Mode YouTube: Now, let's get into the thick of it. Answering questions, we have Denis: Game Director, Ivan: Art Director, Julia: Programmer, and Mido: Community Manager. Q: Why Crabs? Answer:Denis: because of the amazing theory of carsinisation. In case you're not familiar with it,
2026-07-08 13:32 UTC · Community Announcements · SecretModeEli
Hey Crabbies 🦀 A very small hotfix today that resolves an issue preventing the “It was a Dinosaur” Achievement from unlocking. For more details about recent patches, please check out the 1.1.1 post and the 1.1 post!Check out Secret Mode channels for all the big news for Everything is Crab, and for extra insight from the devs, follow Odd Dreams Digital on X, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, and join the Discord!Carcinisation - a form of convergent evolution where non-crab crustaceans independently evolve into a crab-like body. 🦀
2026-07-06 11:27 UTC · Community Announcements · SecretModeEli
Hey Crabbies! 🦀 Today, we've had a small Hotfix go live for Everything is Crab that fixes some highly reported community bugs, and the community evolution competition has opened up to community voting! We also held our AMA last Friday; later this week, we'll be posting the Q&A's here for everyone to be able to read! For now, a recording of it can be found here: Patch NotesFixed stoner specialisations not activating if gained while unequippedFixed key movement input bindings resetting after restarting the clientFixed Twitch extension sometimes sending dual polls, causing it to breakFixed input
2026-06-30 16:30 UTC · Community Announcements · SecretModeEli
Hey Crabbies🦀To celebrate last week's 1.1 update, we are hosting an Ask Me Anything event! The AMA will start on 03 July 2026 at 17:30 BST, be hosted on our Discord server, and last around an hour.Yes, we know Ask Us Anything is more AUA but AMA is well known/established, so we'll go with that If you have a burning question you want us to answer, simply send your question in advance through this form: Submit your Everything is Crab AMA questions here!Please note that we will try our best to answer as many as we can, but depending on the volume we receive, we may be limited by time. Once we go
2026-06-25 09:12 UTC · Community Announcements · SecretModeEli
Hey Crabbies! 🦀Everything is Crab has reached its first level up and evolved! We've got a lot for you in today's update; if you want a pinched-down version of the patch, head over to the overview blog we posted at the start of the week. Before we get into the changes, we want to say a huge thank you to all the crabs who have played, left us feedback, and reported bugs since launch. This update couldn't be as claw-some as it is without you!Today's update also brings the Twitch Extension, with multiple fun ways to interact with the game as a streamer and viewer! Full details, including a setup
2026-06-22 12:55 UTC · Community Announcements · SecretModeEli
Hey Crabbies! 🦀 That's right, Everything is Crab's first major evolution is coming later this week, on June 25th. We'll give you all the information about the update on the day, but for now, here are a few highlights:New Evolutions and SpecialisationsNew Passive and Ultimate evolutionsNew specialisations for Leech, Spur and moreNot including the winner from the Community Competition; we're still clawing through all 400+ entries!!Balance ChangesPlayers will gain up to 1HP for every level upEvolution buffsSplicing 2.0Once Splicing is unlocked, it will always be available in Pressure runs!Qualit
2026-06-12 14:00 UTC · Community Announcements · SecretModeEli
Hey Crabbies! 🦀It's been a pinch over a month since Everything is Crab evolved to 1.0, so we have some ex-shell-lent numbers to share with you, starting with 500,000 sales!A huge thank you to EVERYONE who has picked up a copy for themselves, for friends, and for family; to everyone who has left us feedback, reviews, and bug reports, as we continue to work towards the update later this month and beyond!And now onto some one-month stats...Starting with some totally claw-some numbers, there have been 498,475 crabs (players) who have chosen a total of 438,359,833 evolutions across 16,467,216 runs
2026-06-05 16:00 UTC · Community Announcements · chris.groves
Hey Crabbies! As we scuttle towards one month since the launch of Everything is Crab, our team wanted to check in with some news and reminders on what’s to come. A Japanese spider crab-sized thank you to everyone who has played, supported, and spoken with us already – we’ve been blown away by it all! We’re constantly gathering your feedback and looking at how it can be addressed in the game. Speaking of which… Following the first post-launch hotfix in May, we’re now working on a more significant update for June. As well as further bug-squashing, this update will bring in changes and gameplay t
2026-06-02 15:07 UTC · Community Announcements · SecretModeEli
Hey Crabbies🦀Taking your first steps in Everything is Crab and looking for a hand? Or... claw? We've combined Darwin's gameplay videos into one handy super-guide to help budding crabs on their journey to avoid, or embrace, carcinisation! Get some tips on starting your run, some information on different builds, and a pinch of knowledge about the elements you may face. (Darwin voiced by Ed Templer!)Check out Secret Mode channels for all the big news for Everything is Crab, and for extra insight from the devs, follow Odd Dreams Digital on X, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, and join the Discord! Carc
2026-05-22 11:00 UTC · Community Announcements · SecretModeEli
Hey Crabbies! 🦀Starting RIGHT NOW in Discord, and running until Friday, June 12th at 12 pm BST, you will be able to submit an idea for a new evolution to be added to Everything is Crab in the 1.2 update.We know a lot of you have had new evolution ideas for Everything is Crab, and we want to give you all a way to submit them and be part of the selection process! At the end of the competition, there will be two rounds of voting: firstly, an internal vote for Odd Dreams Digital and Secret Mode, and then the top ten will have a second round of community voting, where ONE WINNER will be selected.R
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