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Tales from Candleforth

86% positive of 150 Steam reviews

Released: 2024
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam

Made by Under the Bed Games. Published by Feardemic.

About the game

Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.

Tagged by players

Surreal
Hand-drawn
Dialogue Heavy
Hidden Object
Old School
Dark Fantasy
Horror
Lore-Rich
Point & Click
Psychological Horror
Puzzle
Dark

What players say

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Very Positive

What players say

Recommended
Quite a short game, but an amazing experience. The art is incredible, and you can really see how much love and care went into every little detail. It has a dark, eerie atmosphere that draws you in and makes it feel sooo intriguing. Definitely recommend it, especially if you love games with striking art and a dark, immersive atmosphere - 100/10.
14 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Tales from Candleforth is a fascinating point-and-click horror adventure that transforms the familiar charm of illustrated fairy tales into a disturbing world of supernatural mysteries, family secrets, and occult traditions. Developed by Under the Bed Games and published by Feardemic, the game delivers a distinctive combination of psychological horror, environmental puzzles, and atmospheric storytelling. Instead of…
14 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Worth buying on sale for a few dollars, probably not worth $12. Besides being short (most of my "play time" is actually from where I dozed off holding my Steamdeck lol), the puzzles are either too easy or too obtuse. I've played several dozen of this type of game, and my biggest pet peeve is puzzles that are solved by randomly clicking inventory items around scenes. If I have to guess, it isn't satisfying to solve.…
4.1 h played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 1 found it helpful.
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