In an interview with Suzana Palyan of Billboard, O'Broin expressed his appreciation for its growing popularity, writing "It's incredibly cool to see people enjoying it for the humour and video, as well as for the music itself.

I really didn't anticipate the wave of new listeners and the plethora of memes based on the original; it's very fun to see the new creative variations being made every day."

[13] The meme was again used during the announcement that President Trump had COVID, following his loss in the 2020 United States presidential election, and again after his suspension from Twitter following January 6th.

[15] "Crab Rave" was referenced in the first-person shooter Battlefield V in the multiplayer map Wake Island, based on its real-life counterpart.

If the player approaches enough crabs, they can access a pair of headphones which play a message in morse code from a radio station.

[18] Continuing the tradition of April Fools' Day events, virtual reality rhythm game Beat Saber added the song as free playable DLC in 2019.

It was noted by a Dot Esports editor that it was likely inspired by "Crab Rave" and was added to the game because of the song's increasingly popular music video.

Whenever someone mentioned a crab on camera, the song would play briefly as the entertainers danced by swaying and making pinching motions with their hands.

[24] In January 2024, Teamfight Tactics added a gameplay variant named after Crab Rave featuring the game's crab-like characters dancing, replacing the usual non-player enemies players faced.

[25] The variant quickly gained notoriety among the playerbase for how common it was for players to lose to the crabs in later rounds where defeating the enemies was usually trivial.