Candle Daemon (2024)

Developer: Towndarktales
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Rating: 3.9 of 5, 27 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 3.3 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

You explore a fractured, liminal space between worlds, solving a ghostly disappearance through quiet reflection and gentle discovery.

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What players say

Players praise the dark anime art and cutscenes but find the controls clunky and the combat stiff, with unintuitive button combos. The story is a side chapter set before Witch 2, and while some enjoy the genre shift to action, others find it disjointed and prefer the earlier puzzle-based games. Performance issues and bugs are noted.

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