Crab Game is a free multiplayer party game released on Steam in 2021 by developer Dani, built quickly after the Netflix series Squid Game became a global hit. Its Red Light, Green Light mode copies the playground game where players must freeze on red and run on green or be eliminated. Clips of the mode spread through streams and short edits, and the isolated voice cue escaped the game as a reusable meme sound for any freeze and release moment online.