Candibal

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***Candibal*** is an upcoming asymmetrical horror game for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Swimminton Orca. Unlike most games of the genre, Candibal is completely 2D, and is mostly colorful due to the theme of sweets.

## Gameplay

### Basics

The game has you either playing as one of the “Friendlies” (the survivors) or an Unfriendly (the killer/hunter). The unique mechanic is "scent", which surrounds the entire games.

There are 4 Friendlies and 1 Unfriendly per match. The numbers of Friendlies lost can lead to the Unfriendly's victory. However, the others can fight back and win it their own way.

### As Friendlies

As a Friendly, you need to either survive until either time runs out, at least 3 escape, or they defeat the Unfriendly (which is extremely hard compared to the previous two). Friendlies emit a "scent" the Unfriendly can detect, so they need to cover it up with various items; such as perfume, dirt, or ever poison! When captured by the Unfriendly, you need to escape from their grasp as quick as possible, or else they’ll fully eat/kill you!

### As Unfriendlies

Unfriendlies are almost completely blind, masking the playfield in (metaphorical) fog. However, they do have an excellent sense of smell, which they use to hunt. As one of them, you need to eat/kill all of the Friendlies to fully win the game. When you capture one of them, you’ll start to eat them on the spot by holding down a button. Letting go will free them, abet in a heavily damaged state.

### Modes

#### Normal

The Friendlies need to collect "keys" that are needed to open the exit door and escape. Meanwhile, the Unfriendly is hunting them down and attempting to kill them by "feasting" on them.

#### Jelly Mode

Similar to Normal mode, except that only one Unfriendly is playable: Salad Jello. Also, there are 6 Friendlies instead of 4. Instead of eating them alive, the Jello can "absorb" Friendlies and grow in size. The Jello wins when it takes over the entire map, and it'll lose if the Friendlies somehow defeat it.

## List of Characters

### Unfriendlies

1. Lollipop Man
2. Ice Cream Swirl
3. Lava Cake Monster
4. Jawbreaker
5. Beanboozle Bean
6. PEZ Dispenser
7. Wedding Cake
8. Deformed Character Popsicle
9. Piñata Batter
10. Humpty Dumpty (Surprise Egg)
	* Toy Soldier
	* Spinning Top
	* Mini Car

### Friendlies

1. Gummy Bear
2. Fudge
3. Ice Cream Sandwich
4. Modeling Chocolate
5. Peppermint
6. Birthday Cake
7. S’more Twins
	* Chocolate Graham Cracker
	* Marshmallow Graham Cracker
8. La Calavera Catrina (Sugar Skull)

### Other

* Salad Jello (Jello Mode only)

1. Scorpion Lollipop

## Trivia

* Unlike most asymmetrical horror games, there are currently more killers (Unfriendlies) than survivors (Friendlies).
* All of the names above are placeholders.
* There were originally going to be 6 Friendlies per match, not 4, in Normal mode.
* The Unfriendlies and Friendlies are referred to by the developers as "Hunters" and "Survivors", respectively.
	+ This is a reference to Identity V, one of the game's inspirations.
* Coincidentally, the concept of the Unfriendlies is similar to the ALTER horror short Sweet Tooth, which is about a boy named Norman who accidentally hits a kid at a birthday party, only to have him bleed candy, with sprinkled frosting for blood patches. He then proceeds to go attack other people, including adults. In the end, it's revealed that he was an adult cannibal all along, eating organs instead of "candy".
	+ Norman is also the inspiration for Piñata Batter.
* The S'more Twins were originally Unfriendies, but they changed to Friendlies instead because the concept is too similar to Wu Chang from Identity V.
* The Modeling Chocolate is a pun; while it can refer to chocolate melted into a paste, "modeling" in this case is the character being a fashion model.