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A hermit crab is finding a house

Play as an adorable hermit crab, solve the shell puzzle on the beach and find the perfect house. The key to solve the puzzles is to stack shells cleverly and plan the order and direction of entry or exit.

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February 3, 2021
5 years and 181 days ago
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Positive34 reviews97.1%

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About the Game

Play as an adorable hermit crab, solve the shell puzzle on the beach and find the perfect house.

Gameplay

The core mechanic is based on Sokoban classic gameplay. Each level contains several pairs of shells of the same color. By planning a proper route to push them, up to two shells can be stacked on top of each other at the same time, using the game mechanics to ensure that shells of the same color end up stacked together.

How to Play

(use Keyboard Only)

W,a,s,d: Move the Hermit Crab

Z: Undo Last Move

R: Reset the Level

Q: Gameplay Guide

● Now 30 hand-craft Levels Available!


This is an indie game developed by two student group, welcome to leave your comment or provide more feedback!