We write worlds
people live in.
Candywriter is a game studio in Miami, Florida. We're best known for BitLife, the original text-based life simulator, and a family of games played by tens of millions. We're proudly part of the Stillfront Group.
From a Miami desk to millions of players.
Candywriter's story is really one move, repeated: get to a category before it has a name, ship the first great version, and let the game do the marketing. It's how a small Miami studio sent a plain text game to #1 with a $0 ad budget, and how our players ended up voting on what we build next.
Candywriter starts up in Miami with no outside money, and turns a profit from day one.
An invite into Apple's original iPhone SDK beta lands Candywriter among the first 552 apps on the App Store at launch.
A #1 word game, adult coloring books before the craze, Letter Soup, and Letter Fridge (an Apple Game of the Day). The knack: get to a category before it has a name.
A deliberately plain, text-based life simulator hits #1 overall on iOS in the US, UK, and Canada, with zero marketing spend.
Candywriter becomes part of Stillfront, a global family of game studios.
DogLife, then CatLife: the same simulation engine, reimagined as new lives.
Fan-driven updates and new modes keep BitLife one of the most-played life sims on mobile, eight years on.
Headquartered in Miami.
Built by people everywhere.
Our home base is Miami, Florida, but great games are made by great people, wherever they happen to be. We pair an in-person core with teammates working remotely across time zones.
What we care about.
Writing first
Our games are built on great writing and sharp, replayable systems, not just graphics.
Players at the center
We ship, listen, and iterate. Millions of players shape where our games go next.
Small team, big impact
Tight, senior teams with real ownership and the reach of a global audience.
Since 2020, Candywriter has been part of the Stillfront Group, a global group of gaming studios building games for millions of players every day.Visit Stillfront ↗
Want to build with us?
We're always looking for exceptional people to join the studio.