Candy Box!
{{Infobox video game
| title = Candy Box!
| developer = aniwey
| series = Candy Box!
| platforms = Browser
| released = {{Video game release|WW|April 2013}}
| genre = Incremental, role-playing
| modes = Single-player
}}
Candy Box! is an incremental online text-based role-playing game that runs in web browser. It was developed by a 19-year-old French student using the pseudonym "aniwey" and released in April 2013. Candy Box! uses ASCII art for the visuals.
A sequel, Candy Box 2, was released on October 24, 2013.
Gameplay
File:Début de Candy Box.png and a candy counter.]]
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. For example, candy can be eaten or used to purchase items.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/candy-box-is-an-ascii-browser-game-about-questing-and-candy/ |magazine=PC Gamer|title=Candies is an ASCII browser game about questing and candy|last=Prescott|first=Shaun|date=2013-05-02}} Players can eventually undertake quests and kill monsters in order to gain candy. By performing quests, the player obtains items which can be accessed in their inventory.
Development
Candy Box! was developed over a period of two months by independent developer "aniwey",{{cite news|title=Candy Box Browser Game Features Lots of Delicious Candies |newspaper=Geekosystem|date=3 May 2013|url=http://www.geekosystem.com/go-play-candy-box/}} a 19-year-old student from Caen, France. It was released in April 2013.
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."{{cite news|title=Candy Box: A Game That's Simple, Sweet, and Strangely Compelling|newspaper=Kotaku|date=2013-05-03|url=http://kotaku.com/candy-box-a-game-thats-simple-sweet-and-strangely-c-492318079 |last=Good |first=Owen}} According to Mashable, the "charming ASCII art style belies a very deep game that can quickly get addictive".{{cite news|title=Questing Meets Candy in This Odd ASCII Browser Game |newspaper=Mashable|date=2013-05-03|url=http://mashable.com/2013/05/03/candy-box/|last=Stark|first=Chelsea}} PC Gamer editor Shaun Prescott found the game particularly addictive, describing it as "Cow Clicker as RPG." Justin Davis of IGN stated that, together with A Dark Room and Cookie Clicker, Candy Box! has become one of the most well-known incremental games.{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/10/10/inside-cookie-clicker-and-the-idle-game-movement|website=IGN|title=Inside Cookie Clicker and The Idle Game Movement |last=Davis |first=Justin|date=2013-10-10}} Rock, Paper, Shotgun named Candy Box! number 21 of The 50 Best Free Games on PC in 2016.[https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/10/31/the-50-best-free-games-on-pc/31/ the-50-best-free-games-on-pc] on Rock, Paper, Shotgun (2016) During the 17th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated Candy Box! for "Casual Game of the Year".{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2014&idGameAwardType=137 |title=2014 Awards Category Details Casual Game of the Year |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |website=interactive.org |access-date=28 November 2023}}
Legacy
A sequel, titled Candy Box 2, was released on October 24, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-10-25-surreal-ascii-based-rpg-sequel-candy-box-2-is-out-now|website=Eurogamer|title=Surreal ASCII-based RPG sequel Candy Box 2 is out now |last=Matulef |first=Jeffrey |date=2013-10-25}} The source code of Candy Box 2, written in TypeScript, was released under the GPLv3.[http://candybox2.net/source_code.html source code] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301161546/http://candybox2.net/source_code.html# |date=2016-03-01 }} on candybox2.net
It received broad public reception[https://killscreen.com/articles/candy-box-2-and-beauty-smart-stupid-game/ candy-box-2-and-beauty-smart-stupid-game][http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-10-25-surreal-ascii-based-rpg-sequel-candy-box-2-is-out-now Surreal ASCII-based RPG sequel Candy Box 2 is out now - Will occupy a tab in your browser for ages.] by Jeffrey Matulef on eurogamer.net (25/10/2013)[http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/23/4948036/browser-based-clicker-candy-box-2-launches-tomorrow Browser-based clicker Candy Box 2 launches tomorrow] by Megan Farokhmanesh on Polygon.com (Oct 23, 2013)[https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/10/24/ye-new-sweet-shoppe-candy-box-2-is-out-now/ Ye New Sweet Shoppe: Candy Box 2 Is Out Now] by Graham Smith on Rock, Paper, Shotgun (October 24th, 2013) and was recommended in a PC World review in October 2013 with the words "Play this right now".[http://www.pcworld.com/article/2055451/play-this-right-now-candy-box-2.html Play This Right Now: Candy Box 2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160929123612/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2055451/play-this-right-now-candy-box-2.html |date=2016-09-29 }} by Nate Ralph on Pcworld.com (Oct 24, 2013)
References
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External links
- {{official|url=https://candybox2.wordpress.com}}
- [https://candybox2.github.io/candybox/ Candy Box]
- [https://candybox2.github.io/ Candy Box 2]
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Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games about food and drink
Category:Video games developed in France