Candy Disaster

About

"Candy Disaster" is a 3D tower defense strategy game where players help mad scientist Jick recover energy candies on different planets, defending them with customizable trap combinations. The game features three themes, 73 levels, and 43 unique monsters across three difficulty modes. Players can trigger chain reactions and manipulate traps in various terrains to defeat enemies and protect their candies in this magical and engaging game.

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

67%

Audience ScoreBased on 66 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

monetization3 negative mentions

The game features a cute art style and humorous enemies that add to the overall fun experience.
The gameplay encourages creativity with various traps and combos, making it engaging and challenging.
It offers a unique twist on tower defense mechanics, allowing for strategic planning and interaction between traps.

The game suffers from significant bugs and performance issues, making it frustrating to play.
Many players find the difficulty level to be excessively high, even on the easiest settings, leading to a tedious experience.
The game is criticized for being a poorly executed mobile port, lacking depth and polish compared to other tower defense games.

graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
29%
29%
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some praising the art style and level design as visually appealing and well-drawn, while others criticize them as clunky and reminiscent of mobile app quality. Despite the positive remarks about the graphics, the overall gameplay experience is often deemed lacking, leading to a perception of the game as a cash grab rather than a polished PC title.
- “I love the art style, I love the traps, enemies, and level design.”
- “To those of you that love fun graphic art style, with puzzle rather than defense being the game, then this is probably right up your alley!”
- “One of the best tower defense games I've ever played - strategy, challenging, funny, great graphics.”
- “Candy Disaster - Tower Defense is a mobile app that's been dumped on Steam as if it was a real PC game (it's not)... it's a cash grab from greedy mobile devs. This mobile app is a trap-based TD game (basically a ripoff of Orcs Must Die but with crappier graphics and more mobile app type gameplay).”
- “The graphics are complex, but clunky and were not pleasing to my taste.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is consistently praised, with players highlighting the amusing enemies, funny physics, and charming character designs that contribute to an overall enjoyable experience. Many reviewers consider it one of the best tower defense games due to its blend of strategy, challenge, and humor.
- “The enemies are also quite humorous and have been constantly making me smile.”
- “One of the best tower defense games I've ever played - strategy, challenging, funny, great graphics.”
- “The game is very funny; the physics of the game are very amusing.”
gameplay
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
75%
The gameplay of "Candy Disaster - Tower Defense" is characterized as a mobile app ported to PC, featuring a trap-based tower defense system reminiscent of "Orcs Must Die," albeit with inferior graphics and mechanics. While it offers a puzzle-like experience with increasing difficulty and some enjoyable elements for fans of the genre, it is ultimately seen as a cash grab with limited depth and creativity.
- “Based around Candy Crush-styled mechanics, there seems to be one or two set ways to complete some levels. The trap variation is fun, and the game overall is enjoyable if you are into that kind of thing. It's truly puzzle, puzzle, puzzle with increasing difficulties.”
- “The gameplay is engaging and offers a unique twist on traditional tower defense mechanics, making it a fun experience for players who enjoy puzzle-solving.”
- “The game features a variety of strategies and tools that can be used creatively to tackle challenges, enhancing the overall gameplay experience.”
- “Candy Disaster - Tower Defense is a mobile app that's been dumped on Steam as if it were a real PC game (it's not). It's a cash grab from greedy mobile developers. This mobile app is a trap-based tower defense game, basically a ripoff of Orcs Must Die but with crappier graphics and more mobile app-type gameplay.”
- “Based around Candy Crush-styled mechanics, there seems to be one or two set ways to complete some levels. The trap variation is fun, and the game overall is enjoyable if you're into that kind of thing. It's fun to complete a few levels in a Candy Crush-esque way, but it truly is puzzle after puzzle with increasing difficulties.”
- “The gameplay feels very limited and repetitive, lacking the depth and variety that would keep players engaged for the long term.”
monetization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization strategy of "Candy Disaster - Tower Defense" has been criticized as a blatant cash grab, with the game being perceived as a poorly executed mobile port that relies on microtransactions. Users have noted the presence of suspicious reviews and accounts, suggesting a coordinated effort to promote the game despite its low quality and lack of originality. Overall, the monetization approach is seen as exploitative, targeting players with a subpar experience.
- “Candy Disaster - Tower Defense is a mobile app that's been dumped on Steam as if it were a real PC game. It's a cash grab from greedy mobile developers. This mobile app is a trap-based tower defense game, basically a ripoff of 'Orcs Must Die' but with crappier graphics and more mobile app-type gameplay.”
- “They're all written in either Chinese or broken English, appear at almost exactly the same time, very shortly after the mobile app launched on Steam, all have a direct Steam purchase of the mobile app, and the accounts are used consistently to write fake reviews for asset flips and other cash grabs/scams.”
- “Oh, right, because it's actually a mobile game with microtransactions.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game offers enjoyable gameplay but suffers from significant stability issues, including numerous bugs and unpolished content, which hinder the overall experience and prevent players from completing it. Additionally, many users feel that the game's asking price does not reflect its current state.
- “The game is pretty fun and runs well, but it's a bit buggy and the asking price is far too much for the game's content, which itself is unpolished with localization errors.”
- “But in the state that it is right now, it is just way too buggy... you can literally not complete the game.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding in "Candy Disaster" to be excessively tedious and frustrating, detracting from the overall enjoyment of the game. The difficulty level contributes to a sense of monotony, making the experience feel more like a chore than fun.
- “Candy disaster is far too tedious to be considered fun.”
- “This tower defense is way too hard and tedious.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
While the music and visuals are appreciated, some players find the overall gameplay experience lacking, leading to boredom.
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players highlight the game's high replayability due to its challenging nature, which keeps them engaged as they spend hours attempting to complete difficult stages, even on easier settings. This ongoing challenge encourages repeated playthroughs to master the game.
- “The best part of the game is the challenge it presents to you. Even on easy mode, you will find it difficult, which significantly boosts the replay value as you can spend hours trying to figure out how to complete each stage.”
- “The variety of choices and paths you can take in the game makes each playthrough feel unique, encouraging you to come back for more.”
- “With multiple endings and different character builds, the game offers endless possibilities, making you want to replay it to explore every option.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The optimization of the game has been criticized as the developer has reduced the performance of all traps, potentially impacting gameplay dynamics.
- “The developer lowered the performance of all traps.”
- “The game suffers from severe optimization issues, leading to frequent frame drops.”
- “Loading times are excessively long, making the experience frustrating.”