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Candle Knight

66% positive of 33 Steam reviews

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Released
2023
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam, Epic, Xbox / PC Game Pass, PlayStation

Made by Dracma Studios.

About the game

Never let your light go out. Wield a powerful flame, overcome menacing creatures and explore the shadows of a ruined castle in this compelling 2.5D action adventure platformer which features a unique dynamic difficulty system.

Tagged by players

  • Metroidvania
  • Gothic
  • Platformer
  • 2.5D
  • 2D Platformer
  • Medieval
  • Souls-like
  • Action-Adventure
  • Dark Fantasy
  • Surreal
  • Puzzle
  • Exploration

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Candle Knight is a 2.5D metroidvania-like platformer wherein you can explore more of the areas of this castle/house with the abilities you learn as you progress, like the dash or the double jump. There's no map but there is an ability you get later on that lets you warp between checkpoints. The combat is very simple. There's an ignition gauge, being a candle knight, you have a little candle on your head. As you beat…

    9.3 h played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 1 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    It is painfull to give this game a negative review as there's a lot of charm and potential here, but candleknight is one of the least polished games i've ever played. There's so many bugs in this game, it's almost as if it wasn't properly playtested. Bugs ranging from a gamebreaking one that required a restart, losing an hour of progress in the process, to a bossfight coming to a halt because the AI completely…

    6.8 h played when written. 15 found it helpful.

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