History VideoGame / TheCrackpetShow

* GuestFighter: Cuddles, Giggles, Flaky, Toothy, Nutty, Petunia, Handy, Sniffles, and Splendid from ''Happy Tree Friends'' are playable in the ''Happy Tree Friends Edition'' update.

* EasterEgg: Idle on the lobby for long enough and the player will be greeted by a joke pop-up stating that they are the 999,999th participant and thus won something. It does not do anything when clicked, though.

In a heartwarming gesture, the game would eventually collaborate with its inspiration eight months later in the form of ''The Crackpet Show: Happy Tree Friends Edition'' DownloadableContent which was released on September 27, 2023. At the same time, the game (with the DLC preinstalled) also supports more platforms like UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, and Epic Games Store starting on the same date. It is also compatible with the Steam Deck. It features nine playable characters from the cartoon[[note]]Cuddles, Giggles, Toothy, Petunia, Handy, Splendid, Sniffles, Flaky, and Nutty.[[/note]], Lumpy as the host, and a slew of other features.

* XRaySparks: Every time a player receives a perk. Regardless of the Crackpet's species, they all show human-like skeletons underneath.

* LuckBasedMission: A given due to the game's roguelite gameplay, but the most noticeable example is accessing the secret room. It only appears once in a single run, so missing it will require doing another run of an episode. Also, there is no telling which stage has it unless the player inspects every front-facing wall.

In a heartwarming gesture, the game would eventually collaborate with its inspiration eight months later in the form of ''The Crackpet Show: Happy Tree Friends Edition'' DownloadableContent which is released on September 27, 2023. At the same time, the game (with the DLC preinstalled) also supports more platforms like UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, and Epic Games Store starting on the same date. It is also compatible with the Steam Deck. It features nine playable characters from the cartoon[[note]]Cuddles, Giggles, Toothy, Petunia, Handy, Splendid, Sniffles, Flaky, and Nutty.[[/note]], Lumpy as the host, and a slew of other features.

* VideoGameTutorial: Playing Campaign on a fresh save will have the player go through a tutorial stage as Bunny to get used to the controls and game mechanics.

** Episode 1 is typically the go-to for card skin grinding and fulfilling certain non-Endless achievements that are difficult if done anywhere else. Considering that speedrunning in less than five minutes is possible in this episode, it provides skin cards faster than attempting Endless.

* BossRush: Episode 12 has the player face every miniboss previously encountered so far. Though each fight is separated by a normal stage so it is not directly back-to-back, this leaves the player with very little options to prepare or heal outside of Stash for weapon. Episode 18 also follows the same format with the Season Three minibosses, albeit with the latter half filled with major boss fights Slimeswine, DJ Horse, and Ass-in-Glass before the FinalBoss is fought.

* EndlessGame: The Endless mode pits players against endless waves of enemies, only broken up by boss fights every ten waves. Most sponsor skills and upgrades from Campaign (if the player unlocked them) do not carry over to this mode. An online leaderboard records all players' best from this mode.

* HomingProjectile: The Homing Bullets perk adds this effect to the affected Crackpet's shots, allowing the bullets to hit enemies easier.

** The necromancers have the ability to spawn local {{mook}}s, including another necromancer.

* SpeedrunReward: The achievement "Speedrunner" requires clearing any episode within 5 minutes.

* EquipmentUpgrade: Weapons, special items, and perks can be upgraded using Upgrade Coins to increase their effectiveness. What is boosted is dependent on the item being upgraded, for example most weapons gaining boost to damage per hit. Most cap at rank 3, but a few can not be upgraded at all.

* RandomEffectSpell: The Random Gun fires a shot from any other weapon picked at random per shot. Yes, even with the Extra Shot perk, the second shot tends to be different.

* {{Knockback}}: The Knockback perk makes every shot push its target back.

* InterfaceScrew: Later waves of Endless Mode is prone to heavy lagging due to the extremely high bullet density from the many strong enemies that appear.

** Since Endless Mode lacks EquipmentUpgrade and pits players against a large number of enemies in a very wide room, an exclusive perk that boosts movement speed and damage output is preapplied to all players upon starting this mode.

* AmbiguousGender: One of the guest Happy Tree Friends is Flaky, the resident RunningGag of ViewerGenderConfusion. Subverted in that while she still averts TertiarySexualCharacteristics (thus the source or the confusion), her minigame portrait depicts her with a more feminine shape like Giggles and Petunia.

** The FinalBoss has a very long-ranged one among his variety of attacks.

* PersonalSpaceInvader: The spider enemies shoot their threads that cover a decent range. If a player is caught in one, they will be pulled towards the spider, causing CollisionDamage unless said spider is killed or the player dashes out of the thread.

In a heartwarming gesture, the game would eventually collaborate with its inspiration eight months later in the form of ''The Crackpet Show: Happy Tree Friends Edition'' DownloadableContent which is released on September 27, 2023. At the same time, the game (with the DLC preinstalled) also supports more platforms like UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/PlayStation5, and Epic Games Store starting on the same date. It features nine playable characters from the cartoon[[note]]Cuddles, Giggles, Toothy, Petunia, Handy, Splendid, Sniffles, Flaky, and Nutty.[[/note]], Lumpy as the host, and a slew of other features.

* AllThereInTheManual: Names for the playable characters are not mentioned in-game, but can be found on some other official source, like the Steam trading cards. Other background info are also only learned from the official news posts.

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Enemy bullets, no matter the shape, are red to distinguish them from the players' more varied bullets. WordOfGod also confirmed that this design decision also extends to character designs, hence why no playable character is colored entirely red despite AmazingTechnicolorWildlife being in effect.

* VoiceGrunting: The Crackpets let out animalistic sounds upon leaving their character select pods, except for Bunny, who laughs like a typical cartoon character. In actual gameplay, however, they all share the same high-pitched voice.

** Epix Mole, Mole in the Hole, and Mole Twin pop out of the ground to attack before hiding, just like the worms.