Another Crab’s Treasure Sells 30,000 Copies on Launch Day

Another Crab’s Treasure is the latest indie hit that launched on 25th April on multiple platforms.

Developed and published by Aggro Crab, this crustacean soulslike lets players control a heroic crab on a quest to recover his stolen shell.

In a recent post on X, the developer announced that Another Crab’s Treasure has already sold an incredible 30,000 copies across PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S just one day after launch.

It’s also available on Xbox Game Pass.

ARE YOU FR 😭😭

Thank you for playing Another Crab’s Treasure.

We’re happy to see you all having fun (but not too much, it IS a souls game)

ok brb gonna go fix more bugs ❤️🦀 pic.twitter.com/OYz1cS7E1C

— AGGRO CRAB (@AggroCrabGames) April 26, 2024

Why Is This Indie Game Selling So Well?

There are a few key reasons behind Another Crab’s Treasure’s early sales success:

• Unique Premise – Playing as a colorful funny crab immediately grabs attention with its novelty.
• Strong Marketing – Aggro Crab has done an excellent job building hype through active social media promotion and leveraging the popularity of other hit indie games.
• Soulslike Appeal – The challenging gameplay style popular with FromSoftware’s Souls games has a dedicated fan base eager for new experiences in that vein.

🦀 ANOTHER CRAB’S TREASURE IS OUT NOW 🦀

The world’s crabbiest soulslike is available now on Steam, Nintendo Switch, Game Pass and PS5‼️

We did it folks 🥹 Time for crab. pic.twitter.com/fyLeIsx6dN

— AGGRO CRAB (@AggroCrabGames) April 25, 2024

Positive Reviews

The game is receiving positive feedback from both fans and gaming experts.

On Steam, it currently has a very positive rating with a 93% score from over 900 reviewers.

If we look at the Steam top sellers list, Another Crab’s Treasure has a strong PC performance as of writing and sits at #16.

With its buzz worthy concept and impressive reviews, the game will likely keep driving more sales in the coming days and weeks.

Updated on 30 April: The game reached 100k sales in just 4 days.