Candies 'n Curses

Candies n' Curses is a great arcade roguelite with a slightly disappointing free-to-play model. It's fast, fun, and bursting with enough spooky personality to make this a quality game to revisit every October. It'd sure be nice to get all of that without having to think about watching ads or purchasing currency though.

Candies ‘n Curses is a great time, and has its hooks in me like any game with a fun upgrade cycle. The freemium stuff is pretty in your face, and the dual $4.99 IAPs to turn it into a more premium experience feels a little on the expensive side for what’s basically just a simple fast action arcade game. It also has some minor rendering issues on the iPhone X, with the game displaying some game data under the notch, but that sort of thing should be an easy fix.

A perfect example of how to get the balance of a mobile game right, Candies n' Curses is well worth checking out.