It’s been weeks since the triumphant debut on Netflix of Squid Game, South Korean TV series that draws inspiration from the film Battle Royale directed by Kinji Fukasaku, whose subject is based on the novel of the same name by Koushun Takami.
The series, which quickly became the most watched show on the streaming platform, being a pop phenomenon, inevitably also infected video games.
Crab Game is a free game, an instant-game, available on the Steam platform which is having great success despite its technical implementation is not exactly stellar, it suffers from glitches, bugs and displays the IP addresses of players who log into the public lobby.
Despite the problems it presents, the game is very popular. The reason for its rise is simple and lies in the fact that it emulates the dynamics of the TV series. In fact, his description on Steam reads “Crab Game is a first person multiplayer title in which different mini-games based on children’s games are played, until only one participant comes out victorious, winning the prize “. Ironically it is also highlighted that the title does not draw any inspiration from the Korean television series in streaming, given that this similarity could cause legal problems for those who developed it.
Crab Game, developed by Norwegian Daniel “Dani” Sooman, formerly responsible for the popular survival game Muck, also free, landed on Steam on October 29th. Players can enter different lobbies and must survive, facing unscathed a series of battle royale situations, very similar to those of Squid Game.
In a few days, Dani’s work became a hit on Steam, with over 30,000 simultaneous players registered on Tuesday. The title is also positioning itself very well on Twitch, where it entertains more than 20,000 viewers and positions itself in front of video games such as Final Fantasy 14 Online, PUBG Battlegrounds, Overwatch e Rocket League.
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