Candy Crush Saga is widely regarded as one of the first and most popular freemium games, as it can be completed without spending any real money. Candy Crush Soda Saga is a new game from the Candy Crush Saga creators. New candies, amazing pairings, and difficult game modes gurgle with purple soda. Candy Crush Saga is a free-to-play match-three puzzle video game that was first launched on Facebook on April 12, 2012, with later releases for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and Windows 10. It's a spin-off of their popular game Candy Crush. Candy Crush Saga is a match-three game in which the goal is to build a row or column of at least three matching-colored candies by switching two adjacent candies among others on the gamespace. The matching candies are pulled from the board, and the candies above them fall into the available spots, with additional candies coming from the top. This may result in the creation of a new matched set of candies, which will be cleared in the same way automatically. These matches earn you points, and chain reactions earn you additional points over time. Additionally, matching four or more candies will result in the creation of a special candy that, when matched, can clear a row, column, or other areas of the board. The game is divided into many stages that must be finished in order. Each level has a unique challenge, such as obtaining a minimum score in a certain amount of movements or clearing candies in a certain number of turns to bring special ingredients to the board's bottom and other ones. Boards can be arranged in a variety of ways and may contain special places with their own set of rules, such as jelly-covered spots that must be cleared by creating a match on that space and others. There are seven different level types in Candy Crush Soda Saga and they are: Soda Frosting, Bubble, Chocolate, Honey, Bubble Gum, and Jam. If you achieve the level's goal, you will receive one to three stars based on your performance and will be able to advance to the next level. Otherwise, you'll lose a life and have to start over. If you run out of lives, you must wait a certain amount of time in real-time for your lives to recover before trying the level again. If needed, finished levels can be replayed at any given time. The game has been updated with a number of episodes, each of which includes a few dozen additional levels and new gameplay concepts. There are 15 levels of gameplay in every available episode. In-app purchases are the primary source of revenue for the game. You start with five lives, which are depleted if a level is failed. When these lives run out, you have the option of requesting more from your Facebook friends, waiting for them to replenish themselves, or purchasing them.