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

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

wefiends, Inc. · August 4, 2015 · Action, Indie, Shoot 'Em Up, Perma Death, Difficult

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

Dandy: Or a Brief Glimpse Into the Life of the Candy Alchemist costs £1.21 in the United Kingdom, €1.38 in Europe (EUR), $2.98 in the United States, $2.98 in Georgia (USD), zł7.64 in Poland, CA$10.99 in Canada, NZ$11.99 in New Zealand, A$13.49 in Australia and R$19.99 in Brazil right now.

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United Kingdom £1.21 −83% £6.99 £1.21 4
Europe (EUR) €1.38 −86% €9.99 €1.38 3
United Statesyour region $2.98 −70% $9.99 $2.98 3
Georgia (USD) $2.98 −57% $6.99 $2.98 2
Poland zł7.64 — zł7.64 1
Canada CA$10.99 CA$10.99 — 2
New Zealand NZ$11.99 NZ$11.99 — 1
Australia A$13.49 A$13.49 — 1
Brazil R$19.99 R$19.99 — 1

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

Deceptively whimsical, Dandy is a perma-death side-scrolling shoot 'em up with a host of stacking power-ups. Different on every play-through, with reactive enemies that force you to strategize.

The last in a dwindling line, Dandy was the only active candy alchemist of his time. His obsessive search for alchemical ingredients took him into the ruins of the ancient world. It is said that whatever he found there drove him mad, but nothing is truly known about his disappearance. Take a brief glimpse into his life, and uncover the mysteries of a forbidden land.

Key Features:

  • Local co-op - Bring up to 3 friends along with randomly created companions. Just hook up your controllers and press start.
  • Online Racing - Join up to 3 other players in a race to the boss, with kart racing style sabotages (works cross platform).
  • Thousands of power-up combinations, with powerful synergies to discover. Each power-up combination gives Dandy a completely new look.
  • Procedurally generated maps make each playthrough different and challenging.
  • Reactive enemies that force you to learn and strategize. Coming in with guns (er, wands) blazing will often be a bad choice.
  • Choose a custom random seed you can share with friends.
  • 10 song original soundtrack (it's awesome!).
  • Mouse, Keyboard, or Controller controls.

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

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Player modes
Single-player, Split screen, Cross-platform multiplayer
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

DLC & expansions

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What Steam players say

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

Not recommended Apr 18, 2026
Side-scrolling shoot 'em up with procedurally generated levels... except what's really generated is the number and type of enemies you face, not the environments as there are no obstacles. Good electro soundtrack. You can only go up or down, which I found quite limiting. I got hit sometimes because of that. It's subjective but I didn't like the look of the enemies that only had dots for eyes and/or lines for mouths. I liked the choice of three upgrades after every level but was often forced to take heart for health. It's not obvious what upgrade does what from the icon. No scores so no leaderboards. No way to track progress and how far you went. There was little incentive for me to keep trying.
7 found this helpful
Not recommended Sep 15, 2025
[h1] Pretty bad shoot'em up. Hit detection is bad, some bullets miss enemies going through them. Movement is restricted to vertical only. After finishing first stage game froze leaving not much choice but to terminate it. Don't trust Dandy! Seriously. [/h1]
5 found this helpful
Recommended Jan 3, 2026
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4 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 22, 2026
Candy brews strange sweets A brief glimpse into wonder Sweets become magic
Recommended Jun 18, 2025
This game is an underrated gem!
Recommended Jan 29, 2024
If I could describe this game in a single word, it would be "Wonderful!". I absolutely love this game. The artwork is beautifully done by the lovely Kevin Barrios and is mind blowing. The gameplay is ridiculously fun (albeit a bit difficult) and the enemies are smart and well thought out. This makes for a great side-scrolling shooter experience and I highly recommend it. You should also go and play the original 2008 Dandy as well, to gain a little insight on how this gem came to fruition.

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