Candle
A puzzle-platforming adventure with a candle for your left hand
Teku Studios · Published by Silver Lining Interactive · Released Nov 11, 2016
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 78% of 954
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- Jun 16, 2017
Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)
What is Candle?
This single-player 2D fantasy adventure follows Teku, a young novice trying to rescue his tribe's shaman from the Wakcha tribe. You examine your surroundings, solve puzzles, navigate traps, and use a flame to illuminate dark areas and drive enemies away.
For you if...
- +you enjoy challenging puzzles that reward careful observation
Not for you if...
- −you want an adventure without timing-based jumps and obstacles
What players say
78% of 954 reviews are positive
Players praise the hand-painted watercolor art and soundtrack. Their most common complaints concern clunky controls and unresponsive movement, especially during platforming. Some also find puzzle items difficult to spot.
Screenshots and trailer
Candle system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GT 220, 4 GB RAM, 12 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Candle?
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- OS
- Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8 (32/64 bit versions)
- Processor
- 2.8 GHz Dual Core CPU
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce GT 220, Radeon HD 8400
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 12 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Shader Model 3.0 must be supported
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 10 (64 bit versions)
- Processor
- 3.6 GHz Dual Core CPU
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon HD 6670, GeForce GTX 260 or better
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 12 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Shader Model 3.0 must be supported
Does Candle have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Candle run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- Cloud saves are not shared across platforms
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 23
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Spanish - Spain. Text only: French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian.
Does Candle use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Indie
- Adventure
- Hand-drawn
- Puzzle
- Puzzle Platformer
- Great Soundtrack
- Fantasy
- 2D
- Platformer
- Point & Click
- Singleplayer
- Atmospheric
- Story Rich
Recent updates
- Jun 16, 2017 · Candle version update 1.1.17
- Jun 16, 2017 · Candle version update 1.1.17
- Feb 21, 2017 · Candle version update 1.1.12
- Feb 21, 2017 · Candle version update 1.1.12
- Nov 25, 2016 · New update available
1 DLC available.
