Games like Candle
If Candle is your kind of game, the closest matches are GRIS, Seasons after Fall and Genesis Noir — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and melancholic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Candle: Candle is an adventure with challenging puzzles. Play as Teku, a young novice on a dangerous journey to rescue his tribe's shaman from the evil tribe of the Wakcha. But the way is littered with sinister traps and difficult obstacles.
Players who liked Candle also play
Steam players who put hours into Candle also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
GRIS
WHY THIS
Top pick for Candle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Candle.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
Seasons after Fall
WHY THIS
Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Candle.
Second-strongest match for Candle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Candle.
Seasons After Fall is a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land governed by magic and nature.
Genesis Noir
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Candle.
Third-strongest match for Candle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Candle.
A noir adventure spanning time and space. When a love triangle between cosmic beings becomes a bitter confrontation, you'll witness a gunshot fired by a jealous god—otherwise known as The Big Bang. Jump into the expanding universe and search for a way to destroy creation and save your love.
Minute of Islands
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Candle.
Ranked #4 for Candle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Candle.
Explore strange and wonderful islands and dark labyrinths below in this narrative puzzle platformer. Guide young mechanic Mo on her quest to repair a world on the brink of collapse. The powerful Omni Switch at your disposal may not be enough to fix the damage that hides beneath the surface...
Lost in Play
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Candle.
Ranked #5 for Candle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Candle.
Solve puzzles, riddles, and embark on an exciting journey of discovery! Join Toto and Gal as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Lost in their imagination, the brother and sister must stick together and solve puzzles to find their way home.
Papo & Yo
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Candle.
Ranked #6 for Candle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Candle.
Quico’s best friend, Monster, is a huge beast with razor-sharp teeth, but that doesn’t scare Quico away from playing with him. That said, Monster does have a very dangerous problem: an addiction to poisonous frogs.
Eternal Hope
WHY THIS
Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Candle.
Ranked #7 for Candle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Candle.
Eternal Hope is a puzzle platformer game that follows the story of Ti’bi – a boy who must embark on a journey of love and hope to find his beloved’s soul.
Deponia Doomsday
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Candle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Candle.
Can you change Deponia's fate? Do you have what it takes to change Rufus' past, present and future without accidently destroying the whole planet? Fight time itself in this action-packed, platypus-tastic and insanely hilarious story.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Candle at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Candle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Candle.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Candle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Candle.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Candle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Candle.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Candle on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Candle.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Candle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Candle.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Candle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Candle.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Candle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Candle.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Candle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Candle.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Candle.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Candle.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Candle.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Candle.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Candle.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Candle.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Candle.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
GRIS
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Candle.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
Seasons after Fall
WHY THIS
Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Candle.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Candle.
Seasons After Fall is a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land governed by magic and nature.
Lost in Play
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Candle.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Candle.
Solve puzzles, riddles, and embark on an exciting journey of discovery! Join Toto and Gal as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Lost in their imagination, the brother and sister must stick together and solve puzzles to find their way home.
Eternal Hope
WHY THIS
Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Candle.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Candle.
Eternal Hope is a puzzle platformer game that follows the story of Ti’bi – a boy who must embark on a journey of love and hope to find his beloved’s soul.
Frequently asked about Candle
- Does Candle run on Steam Deck?
- Candle is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Candle cost?
- Candle is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Candle?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Candle are GRIS, Seasons after Fall, Genesis Noir.
- Who developed Candle?
- Candle was developed by Teku Studios and published by Silver Lining Interactive.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Candle.
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