A Flame in the Dark (2025)
- Developer
- tornadre
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Indie
- Rating
- 5.0 of 5, 6 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 1.8 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
Players navigate crumbling ruins with a single torch that illuminates the dark and determines how long they survive, creating a quiet, tense feeling of fragile hope and inevitable loss.
atmosphericdark fantasysurvivallonelytenselight-basedexplorationpunishing
What players say
Players praise the torch-as-a-timer mechanic and say the game is short, taking about one to two hours. Opinions are split on the lack of a hint system, with some wanting it for stuck moments.
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