Retro Replay Review

Gameplay

The first thing that clicks in Another Crab’s Treasure is how naturally its absurd shell idea fits a tough action RPG. Kril is fragile without protection, so grabbing a discarded object and treating it as a shell turns the ocean’s trash into immediate, practical survival gear. With more than 50 shells to try, there is a lot of room to experiment instead of treating every encounter as a rigid test of one build.

Combat asks for the patience you expect from a soulslike. Enemies can be much larger than Kril, and the pressure to withstand their attacks makes careless aggression a quick route to frustration. The game’s lighter tone does not mean it goes easy on you by default. If you enjoy learning through repeated confrontations and gradually turning a bad matchup into a manageable one, that friction is part of the reward.

Umami Techniques give Kril a welcome offensive edge. Learning sea-creature-inspired moves such as the Mantis Shrimp’s punch or the Bobbit Worm’s snare adds variety beyond simply hiding behind a shell. The ocean also offers kelp forests, coral reefs, sand castle cities, and deep trenches to push through, giving the treasure hunt a broad enough route that the journey feels larger than one joke about garbage. If the challenge begins to outweigh the fun, the assist options are a meaningful reason to stick with it rather than bounce off.

Graphics

The underwater setting includes kelp forests, coral reefs, sand castle cities, and deep-sea trenches. Kril wears discarded junk as protection, making the contrast between sea life and human trash central to the game’s imagery.

Story

Kril’s goal is disarmingly simple: find treasure to buy back his repossessed shell. That small-scale grievance gives the adventure a personal reason to keep moving, rather than dropping you into a grand crisis with no emotional foothold. It is a good setup for a game that wants to be weird without becoming detached.

The wider world has more going on than the initial joke suggests. In this undersea society, trash is valuable enough to shape fashion and firearms, which makes the polluted setting feel tied to daily life instead of just serving as background decoration. The same debris that protects Kril also points to the ocean’s decay.

The Gunk gives that decay real stakes. Its infection threatens the whole ocean, and the treasure hunt shares the premise with the secrets behind the pollution. Another Crab’s Treasure is not shy about starting with a goofy crab problem, but it has a sharper environmental thread underneath it.

Overall Experience

Another Crab’s Treasure is worth your time because it understands that a good soulslike needs more than difficulty. Its challenge is grounded in a memorable character, an unusual world, and a combat idea that is funny at first glance but functional once you are under attack. The result is easier to recommend than many grim imitators because it gives you a reason to care about the next shell, the next technique, and the next stretch of ocean.

Hardcore fans can take on the default experience and enjoy the pressure of oversized enemies, while newcomers are not shut out by a prideful refusal to offer help. That balance matters. You can preserve the demanding core or dial back the frustration, which makes the game a better fit for different skill levels and available time.

If you want a substantial action RPG that pairs a strange sense of humor with a genuinely threatening polluted ocean, dive in. The publisher’s Another Crab’s Treasure page offers a useful look at the adventure’s core premise, but the real draw is discovering how much mileage the game gets from one small crab trying to reclaim his shell.

Retro Replay Score

7.7/10