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Flicker of Hope

Flicker of Hope

Flicker of Hope is a suspense thriller where you play as a small candle in the ruins of a dark cathedral. Though the halls are littered with victims of a mysterious plague, you are not the only soul left. Use the properties of a candle, and a trusty douter to prevent yourself from being discovered.

Released Aug 2, 2020 Developer Studio Whip Platforms Windows · Mac HorrorStealthIndieDarkResource Management
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What players say

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93.2%positive1,059 reviews
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“[h1] Little spooky adventure with a walking candle character. Have some similarities to Little Nightmares. Solve simple puzzles like pushing something, avoid the creature and generally be fast because you're melting as we speak! Definitely worth checking out. [/h1]”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“More like Little [i]Lightmares[/i], amirite? This game was actually a pretty good time, and yeah, it IS very much like [i]Little Nightmares[/i], but this one is different in that instead of the platforming and throwing mechanics, you have a timer of sorts: as you stray too far…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“It really was entertaining. I liked the tesion I feel by trying to make the creature not to see me and keeping the flame alive. Short game, good experience.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Latest official news

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Dec 13, 2020
Studio Whip Announcement

Studio Whip Announcement!

Aug 22, 2020
Wick Update: Version 1.0.2

Thank you to all our players who made us aware of a bug that was preventing progression past the Library! This bug has been fixed now. Thank you all, Studio Whip

Aug 20, 2020
Wick Update: Version 1.0.1

Thank you to all our players who have been pointing out bugs to us! We have been trying to get to all the bugs we've been made aware of, and we've fixed a couple so far. Bug fixes in this update inclu

Aug 11, 2020
Thank you Wick Players!

Hello, players of Wick ! We want to thank everyone for showing their love of our game and making tons of content with it. We truly appreciate everyone's input and feedback in their videos and also the

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Facts & details

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GenresIndie
Player tagsHorror · Stealth · Indie · Dark · Resource Management · Short · 3D · Medieval · Atmospheric · Choices Matter · Action · Demons (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Full controller support
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i7 - 9750H CPU @ 2.60GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 2 GB available space