Sugar Cube: Bittersweet Factory

Sugar Cube: Bittersweet Factory

Turtle Cream · November 7, 2012 · Indie, Platformer, Action, Puzzle Platformer, 2D

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Sugar Cube: Bittersweet Factory price by region

Sugar Cube: Bittersweet Factory costs £0.43 in the United Kingdom, €0.50 in Europe (EUR), $0.60 in the United States, $0.60 in Georgia (USD), zł2.79 in Poland, CA$7.79 in Canada, NZ$8.59 in New Zealand, A$9.49 in Australia and R$13.99 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Sugar Cube: Bittersweet Factory offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.43 −91% £4.99 £0.43 5
Europe (EUR) €0.50 −92% €5.99 €0.50 5
United Statesyour region $0.60 −91% $6.99 $0.60 6
Georgia (USD) $0.60 −88% $4.99 $0.60 5
Poland zł2.79 −89% zł25.49 zł2.79 3
Canada CA$7.79 CA$7.79 — 3
New Zealand NZ$8.59 NZ$8.59 — 2
Australia A$9.49 A$9.49 — 3
Brazil R$13.99 R$13.99 — 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Sugar Cube: Bittersweet Factory

A cube of sugar escapes from factories to avoid the fate of becoming a cookie!

Sugar Cube: Bittersweet Factory is a 2D platformer game that presents the story of a sugar cube. The background tiles of the game have two sides, namely, the front and the back. These tiles can be flipped for access to critical hints to solve different levels. They may or may not help you, so pay attention!

The game is the full version of IGF China 2010's winner, Sugar Cube. It includes 5 factory themes containing 90 levels and 2 endings. Also included is the full soundtrack of the game.

Note: Soundtrack will be located at -> Steam -> Steamapps -> Common -> Sugar Cube Bittersweet Factory -> Soundtrack

Sugar Cube: Bittersweet Factory — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Sugar Cube: Bittersweet Factory is a tile-flipping platformer with an interesting concept, but players report that it suffers from severe technical issues including crashes on launch and compatibility problems with modern systems that make it largely unplayable. Those who can get it running criticize the core gameplay mechanics as unintuitive and unfun, with grating sound design and dated presentation that feels more like a student project than a polished game, prompting most players to recommend avoiding it entirely.

Not recommended Oct 4, 2025
[h1] Platformer where you flip tiles in the background revealing platforms and such. You can prevent flipping by pressing button on controller. The problem is you can't tell where some platforms are until you flip tiles. You can't jump on enemies or you die. Game have this shovelware feel from your worst nightmares so make sure not to eat those sugar cubes. [/h1]
6 found this helpful
Not recommended Oct 29, 2023
I think you should absolutely avoid purchasing this game. This game's been lying in my library for I don't know how long. So, I loved the theme and concept. It immediately crashed on launch and there's no way , it can run on modern operating systems urging me to send an error report to probably dead studios that are never gonna release the patch for it. Neither can I have it refunded.
5 found this helpful
Not recommended Jun 5, 2025
This just isn't a very good 2D platformer. The gameplay hook of flipping tiles as you pass through them or near them isn't very intuitive or fun. The sound effects are grating and the overall presentation makes this feel very much like a game from 1995 rather than 2012, or a student project made for an assignment rather than an audience. For better 2D puzzle platforming or just regular platforming, I recommend Fez, Mosa Lina, Abe's Oddysee, Abe's Exodus, Offspring Fling!, Blitz Breaker, Celeste, Decline's Drops, Splasher, or any number of excellent Nintendo platformers.
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Nov 29, 2025
does not even start lol
Recommended Sep 11, 2025
It's alright.
Not recommended Jul 7, 2024
This game doesn't work properly anymore, it keeps on crashing. Unplayable. My rating 0/10, not recommended.

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