Candy Box
| Candy Box | |
|---|---|
| Web address | candies.aniwey.net |
| Commercial? | No |
Type of site | Role-playing video game |
| Registration | Yes |
| Owner | aniwey |
| Created by | aniwey |
Alexa rank | 106,919 (November 2013)[1] |
| Current status | Active |
Candy Box is a role-playing browser video game featuring ASCII art, and is an example of the Incremental game genre.
Development
The game was developed over a period of two months by indie game developer "aniwey",[2] a 19-year old student from Caen, France, and released in April 2013. A sequel was released on October 24, 2013.
Gameplay
The game revolves around candies, which players begin to receive at a rate of one per second; however this number may increase with further gameplay. Gameplay appears very sparse initially, but options appear as the player performs actions.[2] For example, candy can be eaten or used to purchase items.[3] Players can also undertake quests and kill monsters in order to gain candy. By performing quests, the player obtains items which can be accessed in their inventory.
Reception
Kotaku noted that "Candy Box's curious combination of ASCII 'graphics', role-playing elements and resource management has caught on with hundreds of thousands."[4] According to Mashable, the "charming ASCII art style belies a very deep game that can quickly get addictive".[5]
See also
- Incremental game
- Cookie Clicker, a web browser-based cookie-clicking game
- Clicking Bad, a Breaking Bad-themed version using crystal meth instead of cookies
- Cow Clicker, a game where a player clicks on a cow
References
- ↑ "Aniwey.net Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Candy Box Browser Game Features Lots of Delicious Candies". Geekosystem. 3 May 2013.
- ↑ "Candies is an ASCII browser game about questing and candy".
- ↑ "Candy Box: A Game That's Simple, Sweet, and Strangely Compelling". Kotaku. 5 May 2013.
- ↑ "Questing Meets Candy in This Odd ASCII Browser Game". Mashable. 3 May 2013.