DuneCrawl

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DuneCrawl is a single player and multiplayer role playing game. It was developed by Alientrap and was released on January 5, 2026. It received positive reviews from players.

DuneCrawl is an open world action-adventure game where you and up to three friends explore the sandy seas atop a gigantic Crab Crawler. Battle against the jar-headed Vassals, survive hordes of wild bugs, explore oasis islands and delve devious dungeons all to help your fellow Polloi pilgrims win their war against the Ceramicist’s invasion! Key Features COOP AND SOLO PLAY: Adventure in loc…

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83%

Audience ScoreBased on 260 reviews

gameplay22 positive mentions

stability15 negative mentions

Engaging and fun co-op gameplay with friends, featuring teamwork mechanics and dynamic crab-based combat.
Charming and unique art style with appealing music and a whimsical atmosphere that enhances the cozy exploration experience.
Good variety of weapons, upgrades, puzzles, and content including quests and dungeons, providing a satisfying progression and rewarding exploration.

Frequent bugs, glitches, crashes, and desync issues that can disrupt multiplayer experience and cause frustration.
Combat can be repetitive and shallow, with some clunky controls and difficulty balancing issues, especially in solo play.
Short game length and limited replayability, with some players finding the open world sparse and side quests tedious or lacking depth.

gameplay
53 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
42%
52%
6%
The gameplay offers fun, cooperative, top-down action combat with unique mechanics and a charming aesthetic, though it tends to be repetitive and somewhat light on content. While accessible and engaging for casual and multiplayer play, some technical issues and limited depth may disappoint hardcore players seeking more complexity or challenge. Overall, it’s a solid, enjoyable experience best suited for cooperative sessions with friends.
- “You main gameplay is top-down slightly frenetic action combat, with some mounts, throwables, puzzles, and terrain hazards.”
- “All in all, it's a solid coop couch/remote play party game with compelling gameplay and an interesting setting that sets you up for a great time with friends.”
- “Dunecrawl is an adorable but challenging co-op exploration adventure that is fun and feels mechanically unique.”
- “After a while, the gameplay can start to feel repetitive.”
- “Novel idea but repetitive gameplay with not a lot of skill expression.”
- “Gameplay is dull and sluggish and the world doesn't feel all that fleshed out.”
story
50 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
20%
74%
6%
The story is generally described as light and somewhat engaging, conveyed through dialogue and environmental storytelling, fitting well with cooperative play. However, many quests feel repetitive, often consisting of fetch missions that serve more as time gates than meaningful narrative progression, leading to a sense of repetitiveness and lack of motivation for some players. While the main story is relatively short, the world and side content offer exploration and variety, though occasional bugs and mission design issues somewhat undermine the overall narrative experience.
- “There are 18 quests for the player to complete scattered around the map just in the first half of the game.”
- “The side quests and puzzles have a surprising amount of depth for what seems like a multiplayer game.”
- “The story is engaging, the mechanic is unique (this is the first time I'm playing this kind of game and it kinda addicts me so bad I wanna keep playing afterwards), the animation is flawless; I can even play around in the game (though with so many enemies surrounding me!) doing so many things that pique my curiosity.”
- “The quests in this game almost all boil down to fetch quests, making the gameplay repetitive and tedious.”
- “All of the quests are disconnected missions from the story; they don't seem to do anything other than be a time gate to keep you playing.”
- “The main quest line is very short, and the sidequests are very often simply 'search for x, then go search for x' repeatedly, leading to a lack of meaningful engagement.”
graphics
32 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
59%
32%
9%
The game features a distinctive, colorful, and charming art style that many users find visually appealing and immersive, especially praising its bug and crab-themed designs. While the graphics effectively support readability and atmosphere in a limited isometric world, some performance issues like occasional freezes have been reported. Overall, the visuals are considered a strong point, complemented by fitting music and detailed world design.
- “Very impressive visuals that preserve easy readability, gameplay, and immersion within a limited isometric world.”
- “The map and art style is very detailed and well done.”
- “Its art style is distinct and pleasant to behold, its music does a reasonably fine job at complementing the visuals, the overall atmosphere is comfy and immersive.”
- “- Performance: don't let the cartoony style graphics fool you, the game will have freezes (we all had these at times especially in boss fights or bigger fights in general, and I have a mid-high end PC, so that shouldn't be an issue normally).”
- “I want to like this game because it has unique gameplay, art style, and mechanics, but I really feel robbed by buying this.”
- “Graphics: very colorful.”
stability
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
6%
94%
The game suffers from frequent bugs, glitches, and stability issues, especially in online multiplayer with lag, crashes, and de-sync problems that hinder the experience. Save files and AI behavior are also prone to glitches, leading to potential loss of progress. While the gameplay is fun and engaging, the overall stability feels unfinished and frustrating.
- “Constant lag and freezes, often clipping through walls and objects. The audio sounds like it's getting shredded. It just feels extremely unfinished.”
- “A complete buggy mess that falls apart the second you try to play an online game. Great ideas and gameplay, just poor online play.”
- “The buggy nature of online co-op ruined the main purchasing point of the game, with frequent crashing and de-sync issues becoming quickly frustrating.”
music
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
8%
17%
The game's music is generally praised for being pleasant, cute, and well-suited to the art style, enhancing the overall atmosphere and immersive experience. However, some users note that the soundtrack can become repetitive due to a lack of variety and background sounds. Overall, the music contributes positively to the game's enjoyable and cozy vibe.
- “Such an incredibly cute game with great music and great to play with friends.”
- “Simply put - an enjoyable experience... good graphics, sound/music, and level design.”
- “The art style is adorable and the music makes the world feel expansive.”
- “The music can get very repetitive at times.”
- “Soundtrack is meh so far.”
humor
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's humor shines through its funny story, whimsical art style, and amusing physics-based gameplay that leads to hilarious moments, especially in co-op mode. Players find it entertaining both solo and with friends, with many accidental blunders contributing to the fun.
- “The physics of the game provide some interesting ways to strategize and make for many hilarious 'accidental' team blunders.”
- “It's fun, hilarious, and time just flies by.”
- “The art style and vocals are also hilarious and whimsical.”
grinding
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is often described as tedious and prone to micromanagement, though enabling the helper ghost can significantly alleviate this frustration. Some activities, like feeding the crawler for speed boosts or reloading cannons, become repetitive, especially in solo play, but multiplayer cooperation helps make these tasks more manageable and engaging.
- “That mission is actually just tedious and was the final mission I picked up before I couldn't be bothered to keep playing.”
- “Feeding gunk to the crawler: you can get a significant speed boost if you feed some gunk to the crawler, but it's much more tedious than it is engaging, especially if not in combat. If you need to traverse the whole map because that's how your quests lined up, you're in for quite a wait.”
- “As others have noted, it's better with more players, and with just two players we did spend a lot of time reloading the cannons, but after that got tedious we just blasted ourselves into the enemy bases and attacked them swashbuckler style.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
75%
Optimization in the game is mixed, with some users experiencing performance issues and stuttering even on mid to high-end PCs, particularly in new map areas and large fights. While the visuals may appear simple, the game can freeze during intense moments, indicating that optimization still needs improvement. However, some players find the overall performance stable and rewarding during exploration.
- “Performance is solid, the game feels complete, and exploration rewards you with new weapons and blueprints.”
- “Don't let the cartoony style graphics fool you; the game can have freezes, especially during boss fights or larger battles, despite running on a mid-high end PC.”
- “Maybe other people have a better experience, but for me, it was incompatible and unoptimized.”
- “Maybe other people have a better experience, but for me it was incompatible and unoptimized.”
- “Performance: don't let the cartoony style graphics fool you, the game will have freezes (we all had these at times especially in boss fights or bigger fights in general, and I have a mid-high end PC, so that shouldn't be an issue normally).”
- “I won't deny there are some performance issues and stuttering on my i7 chip, RTX 3070, and 16GB of RAM, but that is mostly in new sections of the map and some areas with many entities.”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users generally feel the game lacks replayability, expressing a desire for more features such as additional customization, varied map sections, or expansions to make subsequent playthroughs more unique and engaging.
- “The only negative thing I have to say about this game is the length. Don't get me wrong, I took my time with it, but the lack of replayability stung when it was over.”
- “All I would like to see from this game in the future is more replayability, maybe more customization to make runs more unique, possibly more map sections, any sort of expansion.”
- “There are concerns around replayability.”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's atmosphere is immersive and cozy, enhanced by a distinct, pleasant art style and complementary music. Despite its cartoony visuals, the overall energy feels engaging, contributing to an enjoyable experience.
- “The atmosphere and energy this game has is immersive despite it being quite cartoony.”
- “Its art style is distinct and pleasant to behold, its music does a reasonably fine job at complementing the visuals, the overall atmosphere is comfy and immersive.”
- “The overall atmosphere is comfy and immersive, enhancing the enjoyable gameplay and solid quests.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users appreciate the game's wholesome and family-friendly emotional content, making it an enjoyable experience for both children and adults.
- “Thank you for making wholesome content for me and my children to enjoy together.”