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Anna Koselke

Soulslike dev doesn't want speedrunners using "lame ass strategy" to win streamer's $10,000 contest, adds "5k to the pot" following rule change

Aggro Crab screenshot showcasing a cartoonish red crab standing on the sandy ocean floor.

The indie studio behind recent soulslike Another Crab's Treasure, a bizarre underwater ode to FromSoftware, wanted competitive speedrunners to stop using a popular strategy to win.

Much like other Soulslike games, Another Crab's Treasure has inspired all sorts of whacky worldwide speedruns. These caught the eye of streamer and YouTuber Charlie White,r better known online as 'MoistCr1TiKaL' or 'penguinz0.' As part of his latest charity speedrunning event, White is rewarding 10 skilled Another Crab's Treasure players with money. While he set the first-place prize to a whopping $10,000 initially, a response from developer Aggro Crab has upped the contest's top reward to $15,000 - but there's a catch.

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