Step into a sugar-slicked spellscape with Candylands Journey, where pixel art meets pastry warfare in a whimsical battle for magical restoration. From the enchanted halls of Magic University to the frosting-fortified towers of the Pastry Witches, this 2D platformer invites players on an in-depth exploration of riddles, relics, and retro charm. With every jewel collected and wand upgraded, the journey deepens, layered like a cake with secrets, puzzles, and pixel-perfect peril.

Candylands Journey Review Pros

• Decent modern pixel art graphics. 
• 315.3MB download size. 
• Platinum trophy. 
• Gameplay settings – auto jump, always run, and show tips toggles.
• Platformer gameplay. 
• Tutorial signs in the levels. 
• 2D game world with animated backgrounds. 
• Simple controls and easy to learn. 
• In-game cutscenes and character interactions. 
• Collect gems and shards around the levels. 
• Conjure magic, initially, you have bubbles and can take out enemies with them and bounce off them. 
• After finishing a level, you can go to the next level or go to the shop and spend your gems and shards. 
• The shop is a huge set of platforms with terminals selling items. 
• World map level select, and you can replay levels. 
• Collect jigsaw pieces from levels, and they show what you have found on the levels. 
• The heart’s life bar system, and you can collect hearts to replenish it. 
• Controller settings – vibration can be turned off and on, Deadzone sliders, and there is an alternative button layout. 
• You have some camera control, which is enough to help see platforms and drops, etc. 
• Quickly swap between magic with the shoulder buttons. 
• Catch enemies in bubbles and jump on them to pop and kill them. A subtle nod to Bubble Bobble. 
• Break crates and jars by jumping on them. 
• It’s quite a chill game, one of those games that has just enough to keep you engaged. 
• Find checkpoints for respawning. 
• Many secret areas and invisible walls to find. 
• The game has these little sequences and set pieces that mix it up a bit. 
• Puzzles are sprinkled about the game world; they are not too taxing. 
• You can buy and equip hats and even wear ones that fall off the enemy. 
• Spells can be cast in four directions. 
• Big boss encounters. 

Candylands Journey Review Cons

• You cannot remap the controls. 
• No accessibility options like Colourblind or dyslexic font, etc. 
• A lot of the time, the game feels like it’s missing some sound effects or that the characters should talk, but you don’t even get text in some instances. 
• If you are not au fait with Bubble Bobble, then getting to grips with the bubble trap pop attack takes a bit of time. 
• Set pieces that involve explosives actually kill you if you are too close. 
• There is really little story; you get a bit at the beginning, then it seems to just stop. 
• It’s a game that has a lot of colour and a lot of environmental items and scenery, which makes it an absolute nightmare to know what you can and cannot jump on. 
• There is screenshake and no way to turn it off. 
• It’s a busy game, as I said, with the colour, and it’s something I have to emphasise, as it is just so busy. 
• You don’t get told how special blocks work or gems; the tutorial signs are just controls. 
• The shop doesn’t tell you what you are actually buying; you have to guess by the icon of the item. 
• I found that once I put the game down, it was not easy to go back to it. 

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Candylands Journey

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Developer: Spell Pie, Uncle Frost Team

Publisher: Uncle Frost Publishing

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