The soulslike game about a hermit crab, Another Crab's Treasure, has been purchased 250,000 times
Co-founder of the indie studio Aggro Crab, Nick Kaman, spoke with GameDiscoverCo about the successes of the underwater soulslike Another Crab’s Treasure.
Another Crab’s Treasure
Key Figures:
- The game sold over 250,000 copies in less than a month. Another Crab’s Treasure was released on April 25;
- 60% of the copies were sold on Steam, 20% on PlayStation 5, and 20% on Nintendo Switch;
- Kaman did not disclose how many Game Pass subscribers played Another Crab’s Treasure. According to GameDiscoverCo estimates, the total audience for the game, including Game Pass, exceeds one million people.
Kaman believes that Another Crab’s Treasure achieved good results due to its well-chosen approach to the genre. Aggro Crab's creation is a fun game that still adheres to all the key principles of soulslikes. “A whimsical take on the soulslike genre is definitely one of our main hooks. It’s kind of wild that no one else has done it this way,” said Kaman.
The Aggro Crab team also tried to make the narrative multi-layered. It includes not only humor but also some dark tones, resulting in Another Crab’s Treasure being more intense than it initially appeared.
An important factor in its success was the studio’s active work with social media. According to Kaman, they couldn't just rely on platform holders, the press, and streamers to attract enough attention to the game. The developers of Another Crab’s Treasure took matters into their own hands and regularly made posts on X and TikTok.
