Choose The Night Shift
Choose The Night Shift if you want the Steam Timeline, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. The Night Shift launched in 2025.
The Night Shift and CANDLES both land in Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Indie games on Steam. CANDLES (2024) is 1 year older than The Night Shift (2025). CANDLES is currently ~29% cheaper on Steam than The Night Shift (3.99 USD vs. 5.59 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Choose The Night Shift if you want the Steam Timeline, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. The Night Shift launched in 2025.
Choose CANDLES if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's currently about 29% cheaper on the Steam Store. CANDLES launched in 2024.
Both The Night Shift and CANDLES sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
The Night Shift | CANDLES | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie | Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 5.59 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 77.8% positive (18 reviews) | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Red Spiral Studios | Proppa |
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