Candy Crush Saga is turning Xbox’s 25th anniversary into a pin hunt across eight franchises, with familiar game themes reworked in the puzzle game’s style. The four-week Game On! season is live on iOS and Android through Dec. 6, 2026, according to Xbox Wire’s announcement.
Players earn pins by progressing through levels, with designs spanning Halo, Fallout, Sea of Thieves, Forza, DOOM, Banjo-Kazooie, Crash Bandicoot, and Spyro. The collection mixes familiar characters and symbols, including Master Chief’s helmet, DOOM’s Cacodemon, and Crash Bandicoot’s Dr. Neo Cortex, with Candy Crush characters dressed up as franchise favorites.
Some of the costumes mash up the series in unexpected ways. Tiffi wears pink Mjolnir armor topped with her signature bow, while Dachs appears in Grunt armor. Fallout’s designs give Dachs Dogmeat’s armor and put the Bubblegum Troll in a Vault Suit.
Six themes from Halo, Fallout, Sea of Thieves, Forza, DOOM, and Banjo-Kazooie have also been rearranged for the season and woven into gameplay. Composer Federico Truzzi worked on the arrangements, which bring together an orchestra, the Bulgarian Voices Berlin choir, and an accordion. The tracks will also be available on streaming platforms and participating studio channels.
An arcade-themed Leagues event adds a competitive angle, letting players climb the standings. In the US, VIP players can also enter a Candy Crush contest for a chance to win one of 1,000 limited-edition physical pin packs.
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