Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Crab Champions (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Crab Champions on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Yet Another Zombie Survivors, which both relaxing and difficult.
- Crab Champions is tagged Early Access, Action Roguelike, Soundtrack, Looter Shooter, Rogue-like, Arcade, Multiplayer, Third-Person Shooter by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 3 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
- 1
Yet Another Zombie Survivors
Why it matched: both relaxing and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Early Access, Action Roguelike and Bullet Hell; released around the same time (2026).
The Horde is coming, but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your squad, choose their upgrades, and build powerful synergies against thousands of undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break every limit in this deceptively simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Yet Another Zombie Survivors at a glance Released 2026 Studio Awesome Games Studio Player sentiment 91% positive of 14,837 Price $9.74 Early AccessAction RoguelikeBullet HellArcadeRogue-like3DCasual
- 2
Balatro
Why it matched: both story-rich, relaxing and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Rogue-like, Casual and Choices Matter; released around the same time (2024).
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Balatro at a glance Released 2024 Studio LocalThunk Player sentiment 98% positive of 197,690 Price $14.99 Rogue-likeCasualChoices MatterRelaxingArcade
- 3
Risk of Rain 2
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 8 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Action Roguelike and Rogue-like; released around the same time (2020).
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Risk of Rain 2 at a glance Released 2020 Studio Hopoo Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 352,120 Price $8.24 Third-Person ShooterAction RoguelikeRogue-likeLooter ShooterShooterSoundtrackEarly AccessBullet Hell
- 4
Only Up
Why it matched: both story-rich, relaxing and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Casual, Platformer and Arcade; released around the same time (2023).
You are a young teenage Jackie from the ghetto who wants to get out of poverty and embark on a journey of learning about the world and yourself. The world has definitely gone crazy, though it has never been normal, but maybe now is the chance for you. Crisis is a time for action and decisive steps...
Only Up at a glance Released 2023 Studio Indiesolodev Player sentiment 73% positive of 14,972 Price Not listed CasualPlatformerArcadeRogue-like
- 5
Vampire Survivors
Why it matched: both relaxing and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Action Roguelike, Bullet Hell and Casual; released around the same time (2022).
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Vampire Survivors at a glance Released 2022 Studio poncle Player sentiment 98% positive of 265,103 Price $3.74 Action RoguelikeBullet HellCasualArcadeRogue-like
- 6
Brotato
Why it matched: both relaxing and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Rogue-like, Action Roguelike and Bullet Hell; released around the same time (2023).
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Brotato at a glance Released 2023 Studio Blobfish Player sentiment 96% positive of 118,244 Price $4.99 Rogue-likeAction RoguelikeBullet HellArcadeCasual
- 7
Himno
Why it matched: both relaxing and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Platformer, Rogue-like and Action Roguelike; released around the same time (2019).
Himno is a peaceful, 2D platformer game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. Take a breath, and relax.
Himno at a glance Released 2019 Studio David Moralejo Sánchez Player sentiment 91% positive of 5,820 Price Free PlatformerRogue-likeAction RoguelikeBullet HellCasual
- 8
DJMAX RESPECT V
Why it matched: both relaxing and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Casual, Arcade and Early Access; released around the same time (2020).
DJMAX RESPECT V is the latest installment from the creators of the critically acclaimed rhythm game franchise ‘DJMAX.’ Experience tracks from popular artists such as Marshmello, Porter Robinson, and Yukika, exclusive Full HD Music Videos, online multiplayer, new game modes, and more!
DJMAX RESPECT V at a glance Released 2020 Studio NEOWIZ Player sentiment 89% positive of 34,805 Price $49.99 CasualArcadeEarly Access3DPvE
- 9
Distant Space
Why it matched: both relaxing and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Arcade, Casual and Shooter.
Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.
Distant Space at a glance Released 2016 Studio PixelMouse Player sentiment 82% positive of 3,458 Price $0.99 ArcadeCasualShooterBullet HellPvE
- 10
HoloCure - Save the Fans!
Why it matched: both relaxing and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Bullet Hell, Action Roguelike and Casual; released around the same time (2023).
Play as your favorite Vtubers from Hololive! Fight, explore, and clear your way through armies of fans and save them from their mind-control in this unofficial free fan-game.
HoloCure - Save the Fans! at a glance Released 2023 Studio KayAnimate Player sentiment 99% positive of 40,697 Price Free Bullet HellAction RoguelikeCasualArcade
- 11
Hades II
Why it matched: both story-rich and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Rogue-like, Action Roguelike and Early Access; released around the same time (2025).
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
Hades II at a glance Released 2025 Studio Supergiant Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 122,855 Price $29.99 Rogue-likeAction RoguelikeEarly AccessPerma Death
- 12
20 Minutes Till Dawn
Why it matched: both relaxing and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Action Roguelike, Bullet Hell and Casual; released around the same time (2023).
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
20 Minutes Till Dawn at a glance Released 2023 Studio flanne Player sentiment 90% positive of 29,083 Price $4.99 Action RoguelikeBullet HellCasualShooter
- 13
Gas Station Simulator
Why it matched: both story-rich and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Casual, Relaxing and Memes; released around the same time (2021).
Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.
Gas Station Simulator at a glance Released 2021 Studio DRAGO entertainment Player sentiment 88% positive of 27,421 Price $19.99 CasualRelaxingMemesChoices Matter
- 14
TheDawn
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 5 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Shooter and Bullet Hell; released around the same time (2020).
TheDawn is a third-person shooting game about the journey of Maya, the superpowers who can manipulate time, and Max, the hacker who helps her. Will they be able to save mankind and face a new dawn?
TheDawn at a glance Released 2020 Studio LIMITED Player sentiment 93% positive of 8,588 Price Free Third-Person ShooterShooterBullet Hell3DPvE
- 15
Magicraft
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 5 player tags including Action Roguelike, Looter Shooter and Bullet Hell; released around the same time (2024).
"Magicraft" is a Roguelike game that uses a variety of spells to match unimaginable spell effects, and the construction of ultra-high degrees of freedom cannot even be exhausted by developers.
Magicraft at a glance Released 2024 Studio Wave Games Player sentiment 93% positive of 16,795 Price $15.99 Action RoguelikeLooter ShooterBullet HellRogue-likeEarly Access
- 16
Soulstone Survivors
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 5 player tags including Action Roguelike, Bullet Hell and Early Access; released around the same time (2025).
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.
Soulstone Survivors at a glance Released 2025 Studio Game Smithing Limited Player sentiment 91% positive of 26,760 Price $14.99 Action RoguelikeBullet HellEarly AccessRogue-likeArcade
- 17
Neon Abyss
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 5 player tags including Rogue-like, Platformer and Shooter; released around the same time (2020).
Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelite action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
Neon Abyss at a glance Released 2020 Studio Veewo Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 23,613 Price $19.99 Rogue-likePlatformerShooterBullet HellAction Roguelike
- 18
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 5 player tags including Action Roguelike, Bullet Hell and PvE; released around the same time (2025).
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor at a glance Released 2025 Studio Funday Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 48,165 Price $7.79 Action RoguelikeBullet HellPvEArcadeEarly Access
- 19
Beat Hazard
Why it matched: both relaxing and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Bullet Hell, Arcade and Shooter.
Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
Beat Hazard at a glance Released 2010 Studio Cold Beam Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 7,449 Price $9.99 Bullet HellArcadeShooterCasual
- 20
Race The Sun
Why it matched: both relaxing and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Perma Death, Arcade and 3D.
You are a solar-powered craft. The sun is your death timer. Hurtle towards the sunset at breakneck speed in a futile race against time. Delay the inevitable by catching speed boosts which reverse the setting sun - if only for a moment. Don't crash, stay in the light, and don't slow down!
Race The Sun at a glance Released 2013 Studio Flippfly LLC Player sentiment 93% positive of 6,354 Price $9.99 Perma DeathArcade3DRelaxing
- 21
Returnal
Why it matched: both difficult; shares 5 player tags including Bullet Hell, Rogue-like and Action Roguelike; released around the same time (2023).
BREAK THE CYCLE Fight to survive as this award-winning third-person shooter brings Selene’s story to PC. Take on roguelike challenges. Engage enemies in bullet hell-fuelled clashes. Share your journey through Returnal™ with another player.
Returnal at a glance Released 2023 Studio Housemarque Player sentiment 81% positive of 11,035 Price $59.99 Bullet HellRogue-likeAction RoguelikeThird-Person ShooterShooter
- 22
Bomber Crew
Why it matched: both relaxing and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Casual, Rogue-like and Perma Death.
Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all! USAAF DLC NOW AVAILABLE! FLY THE ICONIC AMERICAN BOMBER!
Bomber Crew at a glance Released 2017 Studio Runner Duck Player sentiment 88% positive of 15,506 Price $15.99 CasualRogue-likePerma Death3D
- 23
Defy Gravity Extended
Why it matched: both relaxing and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Platformer, Casual and Arcade.
Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.
Defy Gravity Extended at a glance Released 2016 Studio Paul Fisch Player sentiment 86% positive of 8,531 Price $0.55 PlatformerCasualArcadeShooter
- 24
Mirror 2: Project X
Why it matched: both story-rich and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including 3D, Casual and Early Access; released around the same time (2022).
Enter the parallel worlds enriched by the stories and match-3 games developed using cel-shading techniques powered by Unreal Engine 4. Ponder on your choices because each of them will determine the fate of all.
Mirror 2: Project X at a glance Released 2022 Studio KAGAMI Ⅱ WORKs Player sentiment 24% positive of 115,625 Price $1.99 3DCasualEarly AccessShooter
Common questions
What game is most like Crab Champions?
Yet Another Zombie Survivors, on the evidence we have. It both relaxing and difficult. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Crab Champions" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Crab Champions. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.