7 Games Like Candy Box

This assortment of games like Candy Box features other incremental games that use ASCII art are playable in your browser or have RPG elements to their gameplay.

While a simple game Candy Box gained a large internet following with its unique approach to the incremental genre which it combines with ASCII art. The game was made available for players to experience within their browser in early 2013 with a sequel (Candy Box 2) later in the year which featured a similar style and approach. Unlike other games in the genre that rarely introduce new mechanics during progression Candy Box takes players on an adventure of unlocking new secrets and has a more defined “end” than similar titles.

At the centre of this incremental title are candies which players generate initially at a rate of one each second. While this is the only mechanic that players start with and gives the impression of a sparse experience players will slowly start to unlock other features such as the ability to perform quests, buy items and other RPG elements.

The games like Candy Box that have been collected below fall into the incremental and idle genre and are primarily browser or mobile based. These selections have been chosen based on their depth of mechanics and in particular the mixture of RPG like features. Games that use ASCII art have also been included for those that want more games with this unique visual style.