The player must avoid dying and be the last one remaining in order to win a cash prize; however, the game ends if there is nobody left.

[4][5][6][7] Daniel William Sooman (born 15 June 1997),[9] known online as Dani, is a comedic Norwegian[10] YouTuber and an indie game developer.

[14] Following the release of his video on the recreation of Among Us in 3D, he appeared playing this game along with many other famous YouTubers like MrBeast, Dream and Jacksepticeye.

[15] In June 2021, in response to a YouTube comment that claimed, in a similar way to the comment that started Karlson, that he was unable to make a survival and open world game, Sooman decided to create a Minecraft-styled, simplistic open world game titled Muck.

[7] On 2 November 2021, xQc, a Twitch streamer, experienced a DDoS attack while playing Crab Game, causing him to lose his internet connection.

[7][21] Crab Game was well-received upon its initial release, reaching an all-time peak of 283,315 players on Steam and over 211,000 viewers on Twitch.