SUGAR SQUADRON: LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT

Sugar Squadron, a candy arcade shooter for kids and parents, launches on iPhone

VANCOUVER, Wash., October 28, 2026. Nexus Code Studio LLC today released Sugar Squadron, a family-friendly top-down arcade shooter for iPhone. Players pick one of three animal aces, drag to fly, and take back the sugar supply from six candy warlords. Missions 1 and 2 are free, and a one-time $1.99 purchase unlocks the full campaign. There are no ads, no accounts, and no subscriptions.

Firing is automatic, so there are no combat buttons to learn. Sugar crystals charge each ace's hero power, which fires on its own. Every mission ends in a warlord fight, from the Donut King and the Ice Cream Titan to a finale against the Supreme Sprinkle. Between missions, players rearm at the Candy Shop, and clearing the campaign unlocks Endless mode, a score chase through shifting candy worlds. The game plays on Sweet, Sour, and Spicy difficulty and supports game controllers.

Sugar Squadron was built over four months of full-time work by Seth Paonessa, a retired Navy veteran who runs Nexus Code Studio as a one-person studio. "It started with a YouTube autoplay video about sugar gliders," Paonessa said. "I wanted to make something cute for kids, and a sugar glider pilot was the perfect hero. The next step was obvious: add candy."

The game is made for kids and the parents who play alongside them. The combat is silly cartoon candy, with no gore, no chat, and no user-generated content, and it plays offline.

Sugar Squadron is available now on the App Store for iPhone (iOS 17 or later): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sugarsquadron/id6815447775. Press kit: sugarsquadron.com/presskit. Press contact: support@sugarsquadron.com.

About Nexus Code Studio. Nexus Code Studio LLC is an independent app studio in Vancouver, Washington. It also makes Label Guard, Vspot, and BottleCard.


FACT SHEET
Developer: Nexus Code Studio LLC
Platform: iPhone, iOS 17 or later
Release: October 28, 2026, App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sugarsquadron/id6815447775
Price: Free to try (Missions 1 and 2). One-time $1.99 unlocks the full campaign.
Ads: None. Account: not required. Plays offline.
Controls: One thumb, or a game controller
Genre: Top-down arcade shooter
Website: https://sugarsquadron.com
Press kit: https://sugarsquadron.com/presskit/
Press: support@sugarsquadron.com
