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Chris Hawkes, Noob Media LLC · Published by Noob Media LLC · Official site ↗
Mostly Positive — 73% positive (11 reviews)
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Dig trenches, build sand walls, and redirect waves to protect King Crab’s castle. Explore chaotic beaches, ride boats, surf, and defend against the rising tide -- on PC or in VR.
£9.09
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Action, Adventure, Simulation · 2026 · More £5 - £15 games
Command King Crab’s defenses as you navigate treacherous coastlines and fend off relentless attacks. Build sand walls and dig trenches to protect your fortress in this action-packed adventure from Noob Media LLC.
About this game
King Crab is a physics-driven beach defense game where you reshape the sand to protect your crab’s castle from the ocean. Dig trenches, pile up walls, and redirect waves as they crash toward your defenses. Each round the water grows stronger, the storms get nastier, and your castle is pushed closer to washing away.
Explore different beaches filled with unpredictable water, wildlife, hidden items, flooding houses, and ridiculous physics-driven chaos. Ride boats, surf the waves, throw objects around, dodge sharks, and deal with humans and animals trying to wreck your castle.
Roam off the main path between waves to uncover tools and surprises that give you new ways to defend. What you discover might be the thing that saves your crab when the next storm rolls in.
Play on PC or step inside the action in VR, both included for one price. Either way, every scoop of sand, every wall you build, and every desperate last-second trench could be the difference between saving the castle or watching it wash away.
Features
Reshape the beach by digging trenches and building sand walls
Redirect waves, storms, and floodwater away from your crab’s castle
Protect the crab across multiple beach levels with different layouts, music, and hazards
Explore between waves to find hidden tools, items, and surprises
Ride boats, surf, swim, and mess around with physics objects
Encounter fish, sharks, squid, crabs, humans, and other beach chaos
Play on PC or in VR with one purchase
Face unpredictable waves where no round plays exactly the same
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Core i5-7500 / Ryzen 5 1600
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2060 / AMD RX 5600 XT
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Sound Card: Standard onboard or better
- VR Support: SteamVR, OpenXR. Supports Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest (via Link/Air Link). Full support for Index Controllers, Vive Wands, Oculus Touch.
- Additional Notes: Room-scale VR is recommended for the best experience when playing in VR mode.
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-9700K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 3070 / AMD RX 6800
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 10 GB available space
- Sound Card: Standard onboard or better
- VR Support: SteamVR, OpenXR. Supports Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest (via Link/Air Link). Full support for Index Controllers, Vive Wands, Oculus Touch.
- Additional Notes: Room-scale VR is recommended for the best experience when playing in VR mode.
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Animal Patch
Fixed animals getting stuck.Read full article on Community Announcements (Noob Media)Patch NotesOfficial
King Crab – Trench System & Performance Improvements Patch
King Crab has received another major update focused on performance, stability, and water behavior improvements. This patch includes significant work on the wave and trench systems. Water now dissipates and drains more naturally through trenches, improving both gameplay strategy and overall fluid stability during larger wave events. Other improvements include: * Performance optimizations across multiple levels * Reduced water simulation instability and bubbling issues * Improved trench and wall interaction behavior * Better wave flow and shoreline behavior * General bug fixes and polish A huge amount of work has gone into improving the overall experience since launch, and I appreciate everyone who has taken the time to play, leave feedback, and report issues. If you've already played the game, it's worth checking out the latest build. Thanks again for the support.Read full article on Community Announcements (Noob Media)AnnouncementsOfficial
King Crab is Now Available on Steam!
King Crab has officially launched on Steam!Dig trenches, build sand walls, redirect waves, and protect the crab as the ocean grows stronger each round. King Crab is a physics-driven beach defense game where every level turns into a chaotic fight against waves, weather, and whatever else the beach throws at you.Play in desktop mode or jump into VR for a more hands-on beach defense experience.Thank you to everyone who has wishlisted, played the demo, bought the game, reviewed, or shared feedback. I’ll continue improving King Crab based on what players are seeing.See you on the beach! 🦀Read full article on Community Announcements (Noob Media)Patch NotesOfficial
Difficulty Balance + Boat Stability Fix
This update includes a few improvements based on early launch feedback. Changes: Adjusted level difficulty and early wave pacing to give players more room to learn, experiment, and recover. Improved boat stability to reduce unwanted flipping, spinning, or unstable behavior while riding. Made the opening experience a bit more forgiving while keeping the core challenge of digging trenches, building walls, and redirecting water intact. Thanks to everyone who has played, reviewed, wishlisted, or shared feedback. More improvements are coming.Read full article on Community Announcements (Noob Media)Patch NotesOfficial
Difficulty balance update
Adjusted early wave pacing and level difficulty to make the opening experience clearer and more approachable for new players. This update is intended to reduce early frustration while preserving the core challenge of digging trenches, building walls, and redirecting water to protect the crab.Read full article on Community Announcements (Noob Media)
