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The Candle
The Candle - Rated R. As night falls and a storm rises over the annual county carnival, you are visited by a mysterious spirit. Tasked with laying his soul to rest, you must brave his long dilapidated manor and avoid the horrifying remnants of his estate staff.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“(Surprised gasp) What the ♥♥♥♥ dude?! I- (empty magazine sfx) Wait a minute... It was me! I have to shoot my arm off and I don't have any bullets left! Candle - Rated R.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“The first Candle-like game, with hopefully many more to come to this amazing genre”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“.....he went back on his promise and updated the game. he's ruining the candle as it was originally intended to be experienced.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
1 Year of The Candle®
It has been one (1) full year since the indie smash-hit record-destroying commercial failure success The Candle's initial release. I've tried my hardest to keep my initial promise and intention of nev
Easy Mode (for losers)
You can now opt-in to the "Easy Mode" Beta branch of the game by right clicking the game, clicking "properties," and navigating to the "Betas" tab. Enter the password " EasyBabyMode " to activate the
Game-breaking mega 6-month update #2
This update adds MAJOR improvements to petting the dogs that can be found outside of the castle. This update also adds MAJOR subtitle fixes (I forgot to type a single word) This update also also adds
This dev LOVES to lie
I broke my promise and and listened to feedback. Subtitles have been added to the game, along with other minor QOL improvements. Enjoy.
The Candle - Out Now! +OST Release!
Hello everyone! One guy here. I wanted to firstly thank you for looking at my game. I have been hard at work on this project since early-mid November, working as the solo developer. This is my first e
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Exploration · Time Management · FPS · Idler · Perma Death · Arcade · Rogue-like · 3D · First-Person · Horror · Underground · Casual (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 2 |
| Official site | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXHeyKeKLEU |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: i7 or equivalent Memory: 800 MB RAM Graphics: Potato Storage: 1 GB available space