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 vs CANDLES
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.
Which should you pick?
Choose CANDLES
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.
Side-by-side comparison
 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 |
Side by side
- 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).
- The Night Shift is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; CANDLES has no Deck rating yet.
The Night Shift vs CANDLES — FAQ
- Should I play The Night Shift or CANDLES first?
- If you want chronology, CANDLES (2024) came out before The Night Shift (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are The Night Shift and CANDLES similar?
- They overlap on Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.