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The Kindling

100% positive of 22 Steam reviews

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Released
2025
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam

Made by 2 Weird.

About the game

A short, poetic puzzle experience. Guide a fading soul through strange places, where every object you burn keeps the shadows away. What seems simple may turn into a trial. Choose carefully… and don’t let the light fade.

Tagged by players

  • Experimental
  • Psychological
  • Local Co-Op
  • Abstract
  • Co-op
  • Local Multiplayer
  • Psychological Horror
  • Choices Matter
  • Puzzle
  • Horror
  • Anime
  • Hand-drawn

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What players say

  • Recommended
    "Arson puzzle game" is not a large genre but controlling fire with a mouse indeed just. works. A simple, direct tale told in an indirect way- a central puzzle dynamic revolving around a similar balance of direct destructive action and having to find indirect ways to spread the flames- an artstyle made for beautiful clarity and a system of gameplay that feels measured and tactile. There's a balance between the light…

    3 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    There are some levels I just cannot figure it out.

    1.9 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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