500,000 sales. For a roguelike built around eating your way to sprouting tentacles and antlers, that number deserves more attention than it's getting. Everything is Crab, the action roguelike from Odd Dreams Digital that turns Darwin's greatest hits into a fast, chaotic creature-builder, has crossed that milestone and celebrated with its first substantial content update.
If you haven't played it yet, the pitch is simple: you start as a crab, you eat things, and eating things unlocks evolutionary traits that can turn your humble crustacean into an eye-stalk-covered, wing-sprouting nightmare. Think Spore's creature creator, but as a roguelike where every run produces something gloriously different. Fans of Another Crab's Treasure will feel right at home with the crustacean energy, even if the two games play very differently.
What Evolution 1.1 actually adds
The headline addition is Tracker, a new level 3 evolution with predator affinity. The ability lets you mark specific targets and stack bonuses against them across a run, and several existing evolutions and specialisations interact with the tracked status. Here's the thing: the build space this opens up is genuinely interesting. Runs that previously leaned on raw damage output now have a focused-hunting angle to play with.
The second major addition is Lick Wounds, a new ultimate that gives you self-healing. Anyone who has watched their crab sprint desperately across the map hunting for a single sparkly food morsel while their health drains will understand exactly why this matters. It's a quality-of-life win dressed up as a new mechanic.
New specialisations have been added to three existing evolutions: Stoner, Leech, and Spur. Players who want to skip specialisations entirely now get 10 mutagen points as compensation, which opens up some interesting resource decisions mid-run.
Easier unlocks and a world that looks more alive
The update also reworks how evolutions get unlocked. Previously, several were gated behind specific challenge progression, which created a frustrating loop where newer players couldn't access content until they'd already mastered the game. Now, completing pressure levels for the first time will unlock evolutions directly. It's a sensible change that should help the game retain players past the initial few hours.
The world itself has received visual attention too, with additional foliage, trees, obstacles, and map elements added to make environments feel less sparse. Small detail, but it matters when you're spending two hours per session in the same biomes.
Rounding out the update: new cosmetics tied to challenge completion, Twitch integration, changes to the Charm ability, and a batch of accessibility options. Balance tweaks are also in, though the patch notes cover those in full detail for players who want the specifics.
What's coming after this
Odd Dreams Digital hasn't stopped at 1.1. A second major update is planned for late summer, which will include a community-designed addition alongside more free cosmetics. Autumn brings premium DLC alongside further free content, so the roadmap has both paid and free tracks running in parallel.
The 500k sales figure is a solid foundation. The roguelike space is crowded right now, and games that don't keep momentum after launch tend to fade fast. Everything is Crab is doing the right things: shipping content updates, adjusting progression friction, and building out the build variety that keeps roguelikes replayable past the first dozen hours.
For players already deep into the game, the strategy guides for Another Crab's Treasure offer a useful reference point for soulslike-adjacent roguelike mechanics, and the broader gaming guides hub has resources across the genre if you're looking to sharpen up before the late summer update drops.
