Candies 'n Curses

Tako Boy Studios LLC

Contains adsIn-app purchases

About this game

Play as Molli Pop as you fend off hordes of adorable ghosts in a twisted mansion forever haunted by the Phantom King! Power-up Molli with new flashlights and abilities as you level up - and team up with ghostly pups and other spectral creatures as you work together to clear the mansion of its sugar-craved evil!


Features:

- Vaporize ghosts with a wide array of different, upgradeable flashlights; from cursed lanterns to magical beam swords, each flashlight provides a different way to play!

- Need an edge to help overcome a difficult stage? Players can equip Charms to their flashlights, enhancing Molli with a multitude of different abilities and power-ups! Some charms even provide Molli with companions to aid her on her ghost-stomping adventure!

- Upon completing a stage, players can choose from a randomized set of candies and curses that will provide permanent power bonuses for the remainder of that run. Will you restore all of your hearts hoping to last longer before an untimely demise? Or will you sacrifice defense for ultimate power? The choice is yours!

- Visit 6 different regions of the Phantom King's mansion, each teeming with a variety of dangerous ghosts and ghouls. And be prepared to face-off against a mighty boss at the end of each stage!

- Participate in Daily Challenges that offer various rewards!

- Enjoy beautiful, hand-crafted pixel art with fluid animation that oozes ghostly charm

Controls: Control Molli by swiping the screen. Molli runs in one direction automatically, and swiping left or right makes her change direction. Swiping up or down will make her jump between floors. Certain flashlights you can use offer slightly different control schemes.


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Ratings and reviews

It's fun! It takes a bit to figure out what everything means, but aesthetic is fun! I have run into a few bugs (returned after a few years), but they are usually fixed quite quickly. Gameplay loop is great, and it only gets stale if you let it (try different builds, speedrun, challenge mode, etc., you have options). My one issue with it is that, for a singleplayer game, it's really hard to pause mid-run. But that's nitpicky, and if you don't care about that, easy 9.5/10! Highly recommend!

Candies N' Curses is fantastic, but beating it on the hardest difficulty was a wild ride. Pro-tip: check the settings for Assist Mode first if you want a legitimate run! After clearing the hardest difficulty, the Play Games achievements were nowhere to be found. For literal years, most of my hard-earned rewards stayed locked. Then, suspiciously, the second I started typing this review, they all popped up at once. Uncanny timing, but a great game overall!

really love the game! there is just one tiny glitch. every time I want to revive Molly, it would say that there are no ads available and it wouldn't let me go back to the menu. maybe because I'm playing on a android device. good game nonetheless! PS I also can't find my achievements every time I defeat a boss.