What is Crab Game, and how did it get popular among xQc, Pokimane, and other streamers?

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A free-to-play video game created by Daniel Sooman, Crab Game is based on the hit Netflix series Squid Game that broke multiple viewership records after its release in September 2021.

The title was initially released around a month later, on October 29, 2021. The game involves players participating in various children’s games and getting eliminated until only one contestant is left.

Multiple popular content creators, including Imane “Pokimane” Anys, Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris, Felix “xQc” Lengyel, and Jeremy “Disguised Toast” Wang, have been playing the game regularly recently. Here’s a look at how Crab Gameblew up in popularity on Twitch.

The hit Netflix series, Squid Game, broke multiple viewership records and will receive a second season as well. The TV show involves contestants participating in a series of deadly children’s games to ultimately win prize money of ₩45.6 billion.

Most popular content creators were also among the show’s audience. Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson even went as far as creating his version of the show, which proved to be a huge success.

Due to the engaging premise and the overall nature of the games involved, Daniel Sooman’s Crab Gameeffectively managed to combine all the thrilling elements of the games.

This game was created within two weeks of the TV series blowing up and was named differently to avoid legal troubles with Netflix. Apart from the nomenclature, the other elements have been directly picked up from the series, with multiple children’s games making the cut.

As a result, Twitch streamers in recent months have been streaming the game pretty much continuously. The title registered 19.6k concurrent viewers on Twitch in November 2021, with a peak viewership of 283k and close to 300 concurrent