Candy Crush Saga
Candy Crush Saga is a free-to-play tile-matching video game released by King on April 12, 2012, originally for Facebook; other versions for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and Windows 10 followed. It is a variation of their browser game Candy Crush.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2012
- Developer
- King
- Platforms
- 5 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 12 April 2012 |
|---|---|
| Developer | King |
| Publisher | Not recorded |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, iPad, Android Tablet, PC |
| Genres | Puzzle |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q8768018, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Candy Crush Saga? How long to beat it
Total play time for Candy Crush Saga is about 531.8 hours to do everything, and around 14.6 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 14.6h | 10 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 32h | 2 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 531.8h | 1 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Candy Crush Saga sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Candy Crush Saga lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 78ahead of 33% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 70ahead of 99% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Candy Crush Saga
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Common questions about Candy Crush Saga
What platforms is Candy Crush Saga on?
Candy Crush Saga is available on iOS, Android, iPad, Android Tablet, PC. It first released in 2012.
Who made Candy Crush Saga?
Candy Crush Saga was developed by King.
How long does it take to beat Candy Crush Saga?
about 14.6 hours for the main story, 32 hours with the main extras, 531.8 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.