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2016 PCPlayStation

A small indie action platformer where you play as a lone candle, jumping, shooting and burning your way through varied lands such as islands, deserts and volcanoes.

What defines Candlelight:

  • Fantasy setting
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Action-packed real-time combat

The closest matches for Candlelight are Forward to the Sky, Adventures of Pip and Tiny Thor's Revenge. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Candlelight special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Forward to the Sky

92 %

2015 PCPlayStationNintendo Switch 7.99 € 84 % positive Very positive, 1,849 reviews on Steam

  • Fantasy setting
  • Pure single-player experience
  • Focus on a single character

A small third-person adventure in which a princess climbs a ruined tower in the sky, collecting crystal shards that gradually reveal the story. It mixes exploration, light puzzles and platforming.

Adventures of Pip

Fantasy setting

A retro platformer where you play a single-pixel hero who absorbs defeated enemies to switch between three forms. You use those forms for jumping challenges and light puzzles, backed by a catchy chiptune soundtrack.

Kamiko

Gameplay comes before story

Kamiko is a short, snappy pixel-art action adventure inspired by Japanese Shinto mythology. As a priestess you slash through demons, hunt for keys to unseal torii gates, and defeat a boss at the end of each stage.

Alice's Mom's Rescue

Fantasy setting

A small pixel-art puzzle platformer in which Alice rescues her mother from a giant raven. Magic mushrooms change her size, which shapes both the puzzles and her abilities across 25 levels.

Mulaka

Focus on a single character

As the Tarahumara shaman Sukurúame, you travel through stylized landscapes of northern Mexico, channeling demigod powers against creatures from indigenous mythology. A compact action-adventure mixing combat, platforming and puzzles.

Aritana and the Harpy's Feather

Focus on a single character

A 2D platformer inspired by Brazilian folklore in which you switch between stances that alter speed, jump height and abilities, using them to cross obstacles and fight forest spirits.

Croc: Legend of the Gobbos

Fantasy setting

A classic 3D platformer from the PlayStation era: as the little crocodile Croc you hop through colorful levels to rescue the kidnapped Gobbos from the evil Baron Dante. Collecting and precise jumping define the experience.

Job the Leprechaun

Gameplay comes before story

A small retro-style platformer in which you guide the leprechaun Job to rescue his friend Eri. Classic jumping action with light puzzle elements and a pixel look.

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