In this case, however, Bling Financial’s copycat game nails the basics while rewarding you with bits of Bitcoin or Ethereum along the way. Like so many iOS and Android games, it’s a pretty convincing knockoff that matches the feel and flow of the juggernaut franchise. Granted, Sweet Bitcoin isn’t an official Candy Crush Saga game, and it’s not created by mobile giant King.
And now there’s a version that pays you cryptocurrency for playing it. Deep down, I know that Candy Crush Saga isn’t a particularly clever or inventive puzzle game-but nearly a decade after first savoring its specific brand of freemium dopamine hit, I still can’t help but get lost in its mindless, color-matching glow from time to time.