片腕のザリガニ - one-armed crayfish

片腕のザリガニ - one-armed crayfish

Released Feb 2025

“Going against the grain is just another form of rebellion.” That's what high school student Yuta Nozaki believes, living by the principle of following the trend. Through his classmate Misaki Miyoshi, who constantly goes against the grain, Yuta begins to confront his true feelings.

99% positive · 182 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

One-Armed Crayfish is a short visual novel that launched on February 20, 2025. The store description characterizes it as a linear, no-branching narrative of roughly 1–2 hours with no character voices — the hallmarks of a self-contained, finished product shipped without plans for post-launch content. There is no DLC, no season pass, no roadmap, and no developer posts suggesting future updates or expansions. The game launched as a complete package and shows every indication of being exactly that.
Evidence
Store description presents the game as a linear visual novel with no branching, approximately 1–2 hours of content, no voices, and no mention of DLC, updates, or additional content plans.
description · Feb 20, 2025 source development ending
high
Short description focuses entirely on the self-contained narrative premise, with no reference to ongoing content or future updates.
store metadata · Feb 20, 2025 source ambiguous
low

Media

Details

Publisher
斜塔ソンブレロ
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

Title: One-Armed Crayfish

Content: Visual Novel Game

・About the Translation Patch

A volunteer has kindly created an English translation patch.

Please refer to the Community Hub.

※This is because we cannot include external links on the store page.

※We do not provide support for the translation patch here.

・Synopsis

“Going against the grain is just another form of rebellion,” says high school student Yuta Nozaki, who lives by the creed of always going with the flow. This approach allows him to live peaceful days. However, through his classmate Misaki Miyoshi, who constantly goes against the grain in everything, he begins to confront his true feelings.

・Game Overview

The scenario is a linear path with no branching, offering about 1-2 hours of content. There are no character voices. A key feature is that illustrations progress almost entirely through still images, without using standing character sprites. (See screenshots)

・Regarding Gameplay Commentary

Feel free to stream or record gameplay.

Thank you.

Last evaluated Jun 18, 2026
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