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Dandy: Or a Brief Glimpse Into the Life of the Candy Alchemist

93% positive of 16 Steam reviews

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Released
2015
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam

Made by wefiends, Inc..

About the game

Deceptively whimsical, Dandy is a perma-death side-scrolling shoot 'em up with stacking power-ups. Different on every playthrough, with reactive enemies that force you to use strategy.

Tagged by players

  • Shoot 'Em Up
  • Perma Death
  • Action
  • Difficult
  • Roguelite

What players say

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What players say

  • Recommended
    This game started pretty good and escalated to great in my book. Every enemy is reactive or proactive such that you'll get a group of enemies where 2 will react if you move, 2 will attack you where you're at after a delay, and some with block shots and you have to access little you want to move and when. So every wave is a risk evalutation, bad execution turns the game into a bullet hell. Nominated for "The…

    16 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    Do not judge this game from its cute style, it will tear into your heart with fear and frustration as the globs of sweets swarm into your defenceless body, which shall never be ready. Even when you think you have the upper hand, you will find the torment to be far from finished. The end seems so close but in truth it is so very far. Do not attempt should you suffer from mental instability or high stress levels for…

    5 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    I played about 3,5hrs before I wrote this and I'll continue to play more of course. Graphics are fine and very colorful. The variety of different monsters is good. Overall gameplay is good and fluent. You have to think fast at some points in the later game! Could be very frustrating at times but people who play roguelikes are immune to frustrating. I'm not. Fun to play but wears itself down very quickly. Big share…

    3.8 h played when written. 8 found it helpful.

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