#Tycoon browser game Pc#

If you can’t get enough of the sheer panic of cramming things into the back of your car before heading off on holiday, seek help. Because that’s the final bit of bonkers: Candy Box 2 looks like it’s beamed in from a Commodore PET – and it’s glorious. You ‘buy’ a status bar, and then some weapons, before scouring a village and beyond, embarking on epic quests where you get all stabby with an ASCII sword. What started out resembling a pointless clicker transforms into an oddball RPG. But amass enough sugary treats and Candy Box 2 rapidly goes a bit weird. A candy counter ticks upwards, and you can eat all your candies, or lob some to the ground. The beginning of Candy Box 2 is as minimal as can be.

The mix of genres keeps you on your toes: you’ll need brainpower and fast reactions to have a ghost of a chance of winning. Only things aren’t that simple, because your every move is being mirrored by a phantom twin.įortunately, said twin isn’t evil nor out to get you – it helps you escape enemies and grab out-of-reach gems, by way of limited swaps you can perform. You dart about single-screen set-ups featuring platforms and ladders, avoiding enemies and scooping up gems. Not to be confused with the other – and much older – Alter Ego game you probably just read about, this Alter Ego is a platform puzzler. It’s as far from The Sims as you can imagine, too – instead of cute little idiots blundering about, you get stark icons and multiple-choice text.īut there’s depth, with a clever (if admittedly slightly conservative) script written by a psychologist, which offers branching progress that could lead you to a happy old age or abruptly dying as a toddler, having necked some bleach found under the sink.

#Tycoon browser game Pc#

This browser-based remake of an ancient PC game deals with progress through everyday life. Alter Ego isn’t pretty – visually or in terms of content.