Crabs are basically the spiders of the sea. They’ve got too many legs and it’s unsettling to see a swarm of them swarming toward you, or a single big one even if it’s just minding its own business hanging out and being larger than I’d like. Crabmeat puts the unsettling nature of the crab to good use, crafting a short point-and-click horror experience out of being stuck on a boat in an ocean full of crabs.
Which explains why you’re hanging out in an ocean full of edible spiders rather than getting the hell out of there. You operate the crab traps, sail to the next spot, and hope your boat doesn’t come under threat from leviathan beasts out of the deeps. That would be a real downer, hey?
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Crabmeat makes inventive use of mouse controls for its blend of point-and-click and survival horror, and if playing Subnautica gave you a case of the deep-sea willies then I suspect Crabmeat will do the same. If that’s your idea of a good time it’s out now on Steam with a 10% launch discount, and a demo you can try.
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