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Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
OpenCritic77IGDB77
A 3D platformer featuring unique low-light gameplay. Players control the candle and can move, jump and light up. As the candle burns, it reveals safe passage and drips wax but also reduces its height and lifespan.
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Meticulous, contemporary and sincere.
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CGMagazineJed WhitakerFeb 20179.5/10If you're looking for an adorable game with tight platforming, a unique lighting mechanic, fantastic graphics and level design then Candleman if for you.
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Hardcore GamerKyle LeClairFeb 20174.5/5Candleman is the first true surprise of 2017.
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GamePittRob PittOct 20199.5/10If you’ve yet to experience Candleman on any platform so far, the Switch version is just as good as any other out there. The game is a brilliant indie puzzle platformer which utilises its ‘ten seconds of burn time’ mechanic perfectly, forcing you to be more reserved and cautious than you would be in a standard 3D platformer. As you progress closer to the goal, the mighty Lighthouse, the world becomes much more colourful, spooky, hostile, and daunting. The adventure our little protagonist embarks on is one which everyone should tag along on.
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Nintendo LifeOliver ReynoldsOct 20197/10This is a genuinely enjoyable platformer with a wonderfully mysterious atmosphere.
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Metro GameCentralFeb 20177/10It’s not the fact that you’re controlling a perambulatory candle that’s the oddest thing about this game, but that its story is so oddly affecting despite its absurdity.
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IGDB rating 8.3/10 from 7 ratings.
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