Appxplore (iCandy), formerly known as Appxplore, is a game developer studio based on

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. It is known for producing 2D

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, Android,

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and other mobile devices.

History

Appxplore was created in 2011 by Desmond Lee and Jenn-Yu Lim. Lee decided to create the company after producing '' Saladin: The Animated Series'' for Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation. According to Lee, their original sponsor left after the limited commercial success of their first game. Another sponsor came in but he also left in two years. In 2014, 70% of Appxplore was bought by Fatfish's

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High Joyful International Limited, thus becoming a subsidiary from iCandy Interactive. The company changed its name to Appxplore (iCandy). In 2016, Appxplore announced that it would start publishing games from local developers.

Games

Appxplore (iCandy) fully or partially produced the following games: *''Lightopus'' (2012) *''Sporos'' (2013) *'' Alien Hive'' (2013) *''Caveboy Scape'' (2014) *''Mobfish Hunter'' (2014) *'' CarneyVale: Showtime'' (2016) *''Crab War'' (2016) *''Caveboy GO'' (2018) *''CryptantCrab'' (2019) *''Masketeers: Idle Has Fallen'' (2020) *''Claw Stars'' (2021) *''

Snaky Cat ''Snaky Cat'' is an .io battle royale mobile game developed by Appxplore (iCandy) and released on 4 February 2025. The game follows the Snake formula, where players must eat doughnuts to get bigger. ''Snaky Cat'' is a blockchain game, with it ...

'' (2025)

References

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