Candied Carols
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Candied Carols: a magical, wintry romance visual novel based on Tchaikovsky’s ballet, The Nutcracker
FREE BETA/DEMO RELEASE: 20 DECEMBER 2019
- The build contains excerpts of JACK and DIETRICH's routes.
- This build does NOT contain voices.
Journey to the Land of Sweets, where you'll meet new friends, learn magic, and uncover a political drama between three kingdoms!
On Christmas Eve, you find yourself awoken by a strange noise... a rat chewing on one of your gifts! You chase him out the front door, trying to recover your present, but suddenly find yourself in another world, as if the front door transformed into a magical portal.
Explore this new world and uncover the story woven throughout the land!
THIS GAME IS IN EARLY ACCESS AND MAY CONTAIN BUGS OR OTHER ERRORS. Feel free to message us any problems you may encounter through our support email!
CC contains 4 routes: Jack, Fae, Dietrich, and Alistair.
- JACK, The Nutcracker Prince: Joshua Waters @TunnelVa
- FAE, The Sugar Plum Fairy: Ruka Samuels @ruka_samuels
- DIETRICH, The Rat King: Adam Carrizales @RatboyVA
- ALISTAIR, The Snow King: James Yamaguchi https://castingcall.club/m/Jyama
- MARZ, [Chocolate]: Kieran Flitton @KieranFlitton
- AZRA, [Coffee]: Sabrina Marie @k0torisan
- PEPPER & MINT [Candy Canes]: ao @chuunibyao
- TEMPO [Tea]: Alexander Hanly @Blairlexmydude
Bonus information
- Choose the player character’s appearance
- Pick your own pronouns
- Routes are a minimum of 25,000 words each (~two to three hours of play)
- SFW and appropriate for general audiences (~13+)
- Soundtrack is based entirely on Tchaikovsky’s score
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Development log
- 2021 Development UpdateFeb 20, 2021
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Is this still being worked on? I can't seem to find any information
Unfortunately by the looks of it, it has been abandoned/ghosted. I have been keeping up with the game since 2021 and well the website they have their statues of the game on, seems to be "stuck" on the same status for years now. Their patreon has also strangely been removed from that very website and silence from the creature since 2022. :(
damn that sucks I really liked it, sad to see another project abandoned :(
noooooo ive been waiting for the full release since i loved this sm
Are you guys still working on this? No pressure if there's a problem. I do hope there will be some news to clarify though.
(loved the game btw)
I loved it. Can't wait for the release of the game! :)
when will it be fully completed?
i can do some voice-acting if needed.
I really can't wait for the full game because as much as I love Dietrich I really want to be able to date Fae
I love this ballet and all things Christmas, so very excited for the potential of this one.
DIETRICH
Jack my Beloved -v-
I love the Rat king <3 amazing story too
Is this game still being worked on? It seems like it's abandoned. It's been two years since any updates anywhere.
Just for you to know that they are in the middle of graduate school... They are very busy, so wait for them to finish, please.
So what's the reason now?
I love these characters and can't wait to see what you do with them next. Even if the story changes in the next update I cant wait to see them more!
rat man <3
LISTEN I CRIED AT JACK'S ROUTE. i can't wait to see the rest when it gets updated. i found it very interesting and the dialogue is very good in my opinion. What i might say is that the fact the sprites don't change other than the facial expressions made me a bit feel weird because we could make it better, but it shouldn't be the focus right now so i totally understand. overall very good
is...is it still delevopement? Because I really like it thus far:/
total sucker for this game, i keep coming back, AND LOVE IT EVERY SINGLE TIME AAAAAAA rat man cute very
I'm weak for childhood friends to lovers trope so--
rat man is cute but-
I really liked jack more :')
demo was awesome! can't wait for more of the game to come.
question, when and if the full game releases will it cost money?
this is my favorite game now (❁´◡`❁)
I loved this so much the game is amazing I chose the rat kingdom first and bro I'm like crying IT SAYS TO BE CONTINUED DO I NEED TO BUY IT TO CONTINUE BECAUSE I SURE WILL and if I don't if I just have to wait then so be it but I have fallen in love with these characters and oh my gosh I love this game violet you made an amazing game you are now my favorite person in the world >O<
wwaititng for rat man lol xD but overall great characters and story line this is one of the few visual novels that could really pull on my heart strings rlly recommend this game can't wait for the full game!
oh my god this is great, i love jack with every bone in my body, haha
¡¡¡THIS IS TOO BEAUTIFUL!!! <3 /cry in spanish
Status: Missing the rat man <3
rat man my beloved
🐭❤
Still being made?
I guess not. :(
Hey! they keep creating the game! Here is their website ^^ http://violetstudiogames.com/candied-carols-2020/
Thanks!
¡Thanks to you! My English is a bit bad, haha
Hey! they keep creating the game! Here is their website ^^ http://violetstudiogames.com/candied-carols-2020/
I hope this help!
I LOVE THIS SMMM!!!! CANT WAIT FOR NEXT UPDATE!
Oh so it seems that the full game will be release next year? btw, I love this <3 I first try Jack'a route, I mean he look soooo kawaii especially his blushes lmao, I also like Dietrich's route too <3 I'll be waiting for the update <3 The arts is soo good too also the soundtracks, you guys did a great job
Coming back again xD still waiting :3
Again?? Hahahah <3
Hehe, I'm checking it sometimes to see some updates. I understand that they were pretty busy so just patiently waiting for it ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡ .*･｡ﾟ
I recently downloaded this game while bored trying to find something to do and let me tell you. I. LOVE. THIS. GAME. I'm literally not joking It's so cool the characters , style , plot , just everything about this game drew me in! I have not been able to stop playing it it's that good (Especially Dietrich's route!) by far one of the best games I've played in a while. I cannot wait for the full game to come out! ^^ (I just made an account to comment how cool this game is anyways keep up the hard work!!)
I absolutely love the story! It's super cute :) Can't wait for the full game
Hi! I have a couple questions: Does the beta only contain Dietrich and Jack's route? Because I can't seem to find a way to get nor on Alistair's nor on Fae's route. Also, did you already plan on a release date for the full game? I first thought the game was fully released and got so dissapointed when I got the "to be continued" message because I was so into the story T_T. That just mean your game is really amazing though so thanks for your hard work!
Thank you!
Yes, the beta only contains Jack and Dietrich's route.
We are currently in the middle of development, but I am in the middle of graduate school, so I don't have the time to devote to the game -- we'll be picking back up once we have the time!
Great! Thank you for your answer and good luck on getting your diploma :)
holy cowww the game was amazing! dietrich is my favorite
I just found the game yesterday, it's so cute i-
Is this game still in-development? I hope so, it seems really cute and I'd love to see the continuation of the story!! Hopefully you guys keep working on it because it has a lot of potential. Excited to see any future development and updates!
Sorry for the late reply!
Yes, it is still in development. At the moment, I am in the middle of graduate school, so I don't have the time to work on the game, but I'm planning on picking work back up when I have time.
Will there be another part? I'm so addicted to this Lmao best game I ever played!
omg i can´t get enough of Jack. Hopefully the MC calls him out on his overprotective behavior at one point... (for the sake of drama lol) Anyway... great game. I loved all the characters and the writing style is so vivid! I´ll definetly purchase the whole game when it comes out
to be continued?! that felt like a full ending. i can't really imagine the other routes... jack's seems like the only one that makes sense.