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angelicatas

I’ve been playing Candy Crush for years and genuinely enjoy the game, which is why I’m taking the time to share this feedback.

Lately, many levels feel less challenging and more intentionally designed to force purchases. There are frequent situations where the board repeatedly leaves one move short of success, or where progress seems heavily dependent on boosters rather than strategy and skill.

I understand that the game needs to generate revenue, but the current balance often feels frustrating rather than rewarding. The feeling of accomplishment from solving a difficult level is being replaced by the feeling that spending money is the only realistic way to advance.

As a long-time player and occasional paying customer, I would love to see a better balance between challenge, fairness, and monetization. Right now, many levels feel manipulated rather than genuinely difficult.

Thank you for taking the time to read this feedback.

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QueenB

Hi @angelicatas

Welcome to the Community, and thank you for taking the time to share this so clearly 😃

I really appreciate how thoughtfully you explained your experience. Feedback like this is helpful because it explains not only that something feels frustrating, but also why it feels that way: the balance between challenge, strategy, boosters, Gold Bars, and the feeling of achievement.

I also want to thank @christinewupp for jumping in and sharing some tips and helpful threads . You have definitely come to the right place if you are feeling stuck, as many players here are always happy to share advice and support each other.

That said, I also want you to know that your feedback itself is important. I can’t promise changes based on one thread, but I will make sure your comments are included when we collect player feedback around level difficulty, progression, and how fair the game feels.

Candy Crush Saga should feel challenging, but also rewarding. When players feel that progress depends too much on extra moves or boosters, that is something worth listening to carefully.

Thank you again for sharing this with us 🙏

christinewupp

Hello @angelicatas Welcome to the community!

Your comments are very much what we had been discussing here in this community for a long time now. Many long standing players have felt the same because the game has changed from being about passing levels to being about budgeting gold bars. That is how Candy Crush has changed, especially since the AI has taken over level design and many other features of the game. The game can definitely be played (from the beginning) without spending any real money, if you budget gold and boosters wisely. Many individual levels are not possible to pass without buying extra moves now, so it's about resource management now. Here are some tips I wrote earlier that you might be interested in:

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/580340/tips-on-how-to-beat-candy-crush-and-enjoy-the-game-in-2026

https://community.king.com/en/candy-crush-saga/discussion/463701/hit-a-wall-of-impossible-levels-and-used-up-all-your-gold-and-boosters-what-to-do

MountainMom

Hello @angelicatas and Welcome to this King Community!

Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding the Candy Crush Saga game. Changes are constantly being made to the game itself,to special events, and to its rewards to help keep our players engaged and enjoying new sweet adventures! We often test new features and evaluate possible improvements to ensure our games are well-balanced and enjoyable. Your feedback will be shared with game developers as they test new features and make changes to existing levels, events and rewards.

Again, thank you for taking the time to thoroughly express your feelings about Candy Crush Saga. See you back in the Kingdom!