Digital Eclipse Arcade: Candy Creeps

Outstanding retro arcade game, another in Digital Eclipse's little known and underrated Arcade series. This frantic platformer captures the early '80s vibe perfectly from the music to the look to the difficulty. It's fun and lighthearted but also will make you want to snap your controller over your knee. Speaking of which, the game does have controller support even though it's not listed on the store page. You do have to ALT+F4 to exit the game, though. I wish you could "enter coins" to continue from where you left off as I have no idea if there's anything beyond level 3 as that's plenty hard enough to get to already. 8.5/10

Digital Eclipse Arcade: Candy Creeps is a deliberately old-fashioned arcade platformer that captures the spirit of a fictional coin-operated game from decades past. Developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Digital Eclipse and Atari, it favors straightforward controls, compact stages, quick sessions, and score chasing rather than the progression-heavy structure of a modern platforming adventure. Its Halloween setting gives the familiar arcade formula a playful identity, combining pumpkins, candy, supernatural trouble, and mischievous protagonists into a lighthearted experience that understands exactly what kind of game it wants to be. The story follows Elma and Harper, a pair of troublemakers whose Halloween activities lead to an encounter with the Pumpking. After the neighborhood's candy is taken and hidden among enchanted pumpkins, the youngsters set out to recover it. The premise is intentionally silly and never tries to turn the supernatural elements into serious horror. Instead, the game uses Halloween as the foundation for colorful comedy and arcade action, creating an atmosphere that feels more like a spooky seasonal cartoon than anything genuinely frightening. At the …

Old school fun and a great arcadey game play. The graphics are looks great, the game is fun and addicting.

It's a fun arcade style game with the spooky aesthetics and music being the best part. Getting a high score seems a little degenerate so I wouldn't pursue that angle too seriously. Co-op is a great feature, it gets super chaotic.

A horrifically fun little hop & bop arcade classic! Candy Creeps is an 80's arcade inspired, momentum based, platformer, that has you take control of the tiny teens Elma & Harper. Romp & stomp your way through 3 vividly colored and distinctly difficult levels as you pounce on pumpkins, avoid mummies, and dodge pendulums, all for the chance to take on the evil Pumpking and reclaim your stolen candy! This is a cute little game with a very charming premise and an even more charming presentation. Whats there isn't exactly [b] plentiful [/b] or [b] ground breaking [/b] , coming in at only 3 1/2 stages, but it [b] is fun [/b] and does a really decent job at rekindling some of that good-old arcade classic vibes from years prior. If games like [b] Namco's Mappy [/b] or [b] Taito's Bubble Bobble [/b] are your cup of tea, then I think you'll find something to like here. It's not gonna set the world on fire or make anyone's top 10 list of all time, I'd imagine. But for 5 bucks, its a nice way to add just a tiny bit more holiday horror to your spooktacular-filled month in a fun and surprisingly challenging way. [b] Happy Halloweeeeeeeeeen! [/b]

Digital Eclipse <3