What is Candy Box 2?
Candy Box 2 is a cult browser game by the French developer aniwey, the sequel to the original Candy Box. Everything is drawn with text characters, and it starts with almost nothing on the screen except a counter of candies going up.
You can eat candies or throw them on the ground, but soon you can spend them, and that opens up a whole world: a village, quests, weapons, a cauldron for potions and strange characters to meet. Half the fun is discovering how much is hidden behind such a simple start, so it is best played without reading spoilers.
Main Features
- Charming ASCII art graphics
- Starts as an idle game and grows into an RPG
- Quests, equipment, spells and potions
- Saves your progress in the browser
- Open source on GitHub
- No ads
How to Get Started with Candy Box 2
- Open candybox2.github.io.
- Watch your candies pile up and try eating a few.
- Spend candies on the options that appear.
- Explore each new area and take on quests as they unlock.
Candy Box 2 Pricing
Candy Box 2 is completely free, open source and ad-free. No account is needed and progress saves locally.
Who Should Use It?
- Fans of idle and incremental games
- Players who enjoy secrets and surprises
- Retro and text-art lovers
- Anyone with a few spare minutes a day
- Developers curious about open source games
Candy Box 2 Alternatives
- Stimulation Clicker: an idle game of growing chaos
- The Password Game: absurd rules puzzle
- ClickClickClick: a website that watches you click
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Candy Box 2 free?
Yes. Candy Box 2 is free, open source and has no ads.
Do I need to keep the tab open in Candy Box 2?
Candies build up while the game is open, and you can save so you can come back to your progress later.
Who made Candy Box 2?
It was made by aniwey, the creator of the original Candy Box.