When does Crab Champions get good?

Hooks you almost right away. In the first 2 hours 1 in 15 reviews are negative (7%); after 10h it's 1 in 50 (2%). The opening is criticised less than in 95% of games we track.

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Crab Champions

Apr 1, 2023 Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Hooks you almost right away

Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Started playing 81% of owners

Steam reviews 98% positive of 31,307

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 15 reviews are negative (7%); after 10h it's 1 in 50 (2%).
The opening is criticised less than in 95% of games we track.
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
81% of owners got the first achievement.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 31,648 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 27.9h for positive, 22.9h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (80.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.

All achievements (117)

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Flex I Defeat an elite without taking any damage 100%
Crab Champion I Get a win on any difficulty 98%
Looper Get a win after looping at least once 75%
Flex II Defeat a boss without taking any damage 75%
Auto Rifle Master I Get a win with the Auto Rifle on any difficulty 64%
Ultra Damage Deal over 100K damage in a single shot 61%
Silver Reach Silver account rank 60%
EZ Defeat a boss in under 10 seconds 56%
Tank Get 10000 max health on a single run 48%
Claw Master I Get a win with the Claw on any difficulty 47%
Millionaire Get a win with over 1M unspent crystals in your inventory 45%
Grenade Master I Get a win with the Grenade on any difficulty 45%
Crab Champion II Get 3 wins total on Sapphire or higher difficulty 45%
Big Spender Make 100 purchases at shops in a single run 44%
Minigun Master I Get a win with the Minigun on any difficulty 42%
Marathon Survive until island 100 41%
Skilled Get 3 wins in a row on any difficulty 41%
Dual Shotgun Master I Get a win with the Dual Shotguns on any difficulty 39%
Playing With Power Level up a mod or perk to level 20 in a single run 37%
Challenger I Get a win with 3 or more red difficulty modifiers active 36%
Orb Launcher Master I Get a win with the Orb Launcher on any difficulty 35%
Rocket Launcher Master I Get a win with the Rocket Launcher on any difficulty 35%
Speedrun I Clear island 21 in 16 minutes or less 34%
Cluster Launcher Master I Get a win with the Cluster Launcher on any difficulty 33%
Laser Cannons Master I Get a win with the Laser Cannons on any difficulty 33%
Auto Shotgun Master I Get a win with the Auto Shotgun on any difficulty 31%
Blade Launcher Master I Get a win with the Blade Launcher on any difficulty 31%
Crossbow Master I Get a win with the Crossbow on any difficulty 30%
Hammer Master I Get a win with the Hammer on any difficulty 30%
Flamethrower Master I Get a win with the Flamethrower on any difficulty 29%
Sniper Master I Get a win with the Sniper on any difficulty 29%
Black Hole Master I Get a win with the Black Hole on any difficulty 29%
Dual Pistol Master I Get a win with the Dual Pistols on any difficulty 28%
Pickaxe Master I Get a win with the Pickaxe on any difficulty 27%
Arcane Wand Master I Get a win with the Arcane Wand on any difficulty 27%
Maxed Out Fill all mod and perk slots in your inventory during a single run 26%
Pro Get 3 wins in a row on Ruby or higher difficulty 26%
Ice Staff Master I Get a win with the Ice Staff on any difficulty 26%
Roller Reroll shops 50 times in a single run 25%
Electro Globe Master I Get a win with the Electro Globe on any difficulty 25%
Katana Master I Get a win with the Katana on any difficulty 24%
Burst Pistol Master I Get a win with the Burst Pistol on any difficulty 24%
Challenger II Get a win with 6 or more red difficulty modifiers active 24%
Crab Champion III Get 5 wins total on Ruby or higher difficulty 24%
Gold Reach Gold account rank 24%
Ice Blast Master I Get a win with the Ice Blast on any difficulty 24%
Laser Beam Master I Get a win with the Laser Beam on any difficulty 24%
Vandal Destroy 25 totems in a single run 23%
Air Strike Master I Get a win with the Air Strike on any difficulty 23%
Seagle Master I Get a win with the Seagle on any difficulty 23%
Recycler Salvage 100 pickups in a single run 22%
Minigun Master II Get a win with the Minigun on Ruby or higher difficulty 21%
Dagger Master I Get a win with the Dagger on any difficulty 21%
Claw Master II Get a win with the Claw on Ruby or higher difficulty 21%
Marksman Rifle Master I Get a win with the Marksman Rifle on any difficulty 21%
Lightning Scepter Master I Get a win with the Lightning Scepter on any difficulty 21%
Hammer Master II Get a win with the Hammer on Ruby or higher difficulty 20%
Frugal Get a win on Gold or higher difficulty with 5 or less shop purchases 20%
Black Hole Master II Get a win with the Black Hole on Ruby or higher difficulty 20%
Grenade Master II Get a win with the Grenade on Ruby or higher difficulty 20%
Unstoppable Get a win with over 7500 eliminations 20%
Laser Cannons Master II Get a win with the Laser Cannons on Ruby or higher difficulty 20%
Challenger III Get a win with all red difficulty modifiers active 19%
Pickaxe Master II Get a win with the Pickaxe on Ruby or higher difficulty 19%
Auto Rifle Master II Get a win with the Auto Rifle on Ruby or higher difficulty 19%
Rocket Launcher Master II Get a win with the Rocket Launcher on Ruby or higher difficulty 19%
Grappling Hook Master I Get a win with the Grappling Hook on any difficulty 18%
Flamethrower Master II Get a win with the Flamethrower on Ruby or higher difficulty 18%
Cluster Launcher Master II Get a win with the Cluster Launcher on Ruby or higher difficulty 18%
Orb Launcher Master II Get a win with the Orb Launcher on Ruby or higher difficulty 18%
Electro Globe Master II Get a win with the Electro Globe on Ruby or higher difficulty 17%
Ice Staff Master II Get a win with the Ice Staff on Ruby or higher difficulty 17%
Katana Master II Get a win with the Katana on Ruby or higher difficulty 17%
Auto Shotgun Master II Get a win with the Auto Shotgun on Ruby or higher difficulty 17%
Blade Launcher Master II Get a win with the Blade Launcher on Ruby or higher difficulty 17%
Arcane Wand Master II Get a win with the Arcane Wand on Ruby or higher difficulty 16%
Crossbow Master II Get a win with the Crossbow on Ruby or higher difficulty 16%
Ice Blast Master II Get a win with the Ice Blast on Ruby or higher difficulty 16%
Sniper Master II Get a win with the Sniper on Ruby or higher difficulty 16%
Sapphire Reach Sapphire account rank 16%
Laser Beam Master II Get a win with the Laser Beam on Ruby or higher difficulty 16%
Dual Shotgun Master II Get a win with the Dual Shotguns on Ruby or higher difficulty 16%
Poison Cannon Master I Get a win with the Poison Cannon on any difficulty 16%
Air Strike Master II Get a win with the Air Strike on Ruby or higher difficulty 16%
Dual Pistol Master II Get a win with the Dual Pistols on Ruby or higher difficulty 16%
Speedrun II Clear island 56 in 40 minutes or less 15%
Dagger Master II Get a win with the Dagger on Ruby or higher difficulty 15%
Greedy Defeat a boss with at least 5 greed perks in your inventory 15%
Seagle Master II Get a win with the Seagle on Ruby or higher difficulty 14%
Burst Pistol Master II Get a win with the Burst Pistol on Ruby or higher difficulty 14%
Lightning Scepter Master II Lightning Scepter on Ruby or higher difficulty 14%
Marksman Rifle Master II Get a win with the Marksman Rifle on Ruby or higher difficulty 14%
Grappling Hook Master II Get a win with the Grappling Hook on Ruby or higher difficulty 13%
Emerald Reach Emerald account rank 13%
Master Get 2 wins in a row on Prismatic difficulty 12%
Gunslinger Get a win with all weapons in the game 11%
Slice And Dice Get a win without firing your weapon 11%
Poison Cannon Master II Get a win with the Poison Cannon on Ruby or higher difficulty 10%
Ruby Reach Ruby account rank 9.1%
Arcade Champion Get a high score of at least 300 in the Arcade minigame 8.5%
Flex III Clear the first biome on Ruby or higher difficulty without taking any damage 8.4%
Speedrun III Clear island 140 in 70 minutes or less 7.3%
Solid Gold Fill 20 weapon mod slots with legendary weapon mods 6.9%
Diamond Reach Diamond account rank 6.6%
Ultra Chaos Champion Get a win with all red difficulty modifiers and at least three flex difficulty modifiers active 5.6%
Flawless Get a win on Gold or higher difficulty without taking any damage 5.4%
Holdout Champion Get a high score of at least 50 in the Holdout minigame 4.4%
Crab Legend Complete all challenges 3.2%
Prismatic Reach Prismatic account rank 2.2%
Baseball Bat Master I Get a win with the Baseball Bat on any difficulty 0.1%
Baseball Bat Master II Get a win with the Baseball Bat on Ruby or higher difficulty 0.1%
Boomerang Master I Get a win with the Boomerang on any difficulty 0.1%
Boomerang Master II Get a win with the Boomerang on Ruby or higher difficulty 0.1%
Popcorn Shotgun Master I Get a win with the Popcorn Shotgun on any difficulty 0.1%
Popcorn Shotgun Master II Get a win with the Popcorn Shotgun on Ruby or higher difficulty 0.1%
Tornado Master I Get a win with the Tornado on any difficulty 0.1%
Tornado Master II Get a win with the Tornado on Ruby or higher difficulty 0.1%

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