<s>
Crab	B-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Norwegian	O
indie	O
developer	O
Daniel	O
Sooman	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Dani	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
on	O
Itch.io	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
29	O
October	O
2021	O
;	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
editions	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
16	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crab	B-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
multiplayer	O
party	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
compete	O
in	O
various	O
minigames	O
based	O
around	O
childhood	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
attack	O
others	O
with	O
various	O
items	O
,	O
compete	O
in	O
various	O
maps	O
and	O
game	O
modes	O
and	O
communicate	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
through	O
proximity	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
initially	O
featured	O
primarily	O
Squid	O
Game-inspired	O
minigames	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
content	O
updates	O
have	O
expanded	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
game	O
modes	O
and	O
maps	O
unique	O
to	O
Crab	B-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
with	O
no	O
discernible	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Crab	B-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
log	O
videos	O
that	O
gained	O
him	O
the	O
initial	O
following	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2020	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
surge	O
in	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
Fall	B-Application
Guys	I-Application
and	O
Among	B-Application
Us	I-Application
,	O
Sooman	O
challenged	O
himself	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
viral	O
games	O
within	O
the	O
span	O
of	O
one	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
his	O
video	O
on	O
the	O
recreation	O
of	O
Among	B-Application
Us	I-Application
in	O
3D	O
,	O
he	O
appeared	O
playing	O
this	O
game	O
along	O
with	O
many	O
other	O
famous	O
YouTubers	O
like	O
MrBeast	O
,	O
Dream	O
and	O
Jacksepticeye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
after	O
getting	O
a	O
comment	O
on	O
his	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
video	I-General_Concept
that	O
assumed	O
he	O
could	O
make	O
a	O
open-world	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Sooman	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
Minecraft-styled	O
,	O
simplistic	O
open	O
world	O
game	O
titled	O
Muck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
video	O
game	O
platform	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
Sooman	O
released	O
Crab	B-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
Sooman	O
released	O
a	O
video	O
on	O
his	O
second	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
,	O
Dani2	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
talks	O
about	O
how	O
the	O
growing	O
pressure	O
and	O
expectations	O
for	O
Karlson	O
has	O
caused	O
him	O
to	O
suffer	O
from	O
burn	O
out	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
reassured	O
his	O
audience	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
finish	O
Karlson	O
some	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crab	B-Application
Game	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
created	O
in	O
two	O
weeks	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
Squid	O
Game	O
popularity	O
and	O
was	O
named	O
as	O
such	O
to	O
avoid	O
a	O
cease	O
and	O
desist	O
letter	O
from	O
Netflix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
Crab	B-Application
Game	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Itch.io	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
as	O
Dani	O
was	O
unsure	O
of	O
their	O
stability	O
due	O
to	O
not	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
test	O
them	O
;	O
said	O
editions	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
16	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Crab	B-Application
Game	I-Application
has	O
been	O
receiving	O
content	O
updates	O
consisting	O
of	O
new	O
maps	O
,	O
more	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
better	O
optimization	O
for	O
slower	O
computers	O
or	O
internet	O
speeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
Twitch	O
streamer	O
xQc	O
experienced	O
a	O
DDoS	O
attack	O
while	O
playing	O
Crab	B-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
causing	O
him	O
to	O
disconnect	O
from	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Dani	O
confirmed	O
the	O
issues	O
were	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
old	O
Steam	B-Application
networking	O
code	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
using	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
the	O
IP	B-Protocol
addresses	I-Protocol
of	O
players	O
public	O
;	O
he	O
urged	O
players	O
to	O
not	O
join	O
any	O
public	O
lobbies	O
to	O
prevent	O
any	O
DDoS	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crab	B-Application
Game	I-Application
was	O
well-received	O
upon	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
reaching	O
an	O
all-time	O
peak	O
of	O
over	O
56,000	O
players	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
over	O
211,000	O
viewers	O
on	O
Twitch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
quickly	O
gained	O
exposure	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Better	O
With	O
Friends	O
"	O
category	O
of	O
the	O
2021	O
Steam	B-Application
Awards	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
It	B-Application
Takes	I-Application
Two	I-Application
.	O
</s>
