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24 alternatives to Candlelight

A world cast into darkness… but there is hope.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Candlelight launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Candlelight▲68

   A lone candle must journey through a dangerous land

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Shardlight▲68

   Explore a wasteland to find a cure for your sickness

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   No Man's Sky▲272

   Explore a nearly endless procedurally generated universe

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Warlight▲87

   Customizable risk-like strategy game

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Lights▲66

   An addicting puzzle game

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Fear Equation▲67

   The world is covered in a mysterious fog.

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Linelight▲68

   An elegant puzzle game set in a universe of lines

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Attack the Light▲68

   An RPG in the world of Steven Universe

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Moonlight▲72

   Guide Kinubo to the moon in this beautiful platformer

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Dreamlike Worlds▲56

    A challenging puzzle platformer.

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Moonshot▲73

    Smash Bros and Angry Birds mashup in Space.

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Works of Mercy▲62

    Photorealistic psycho thriller

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Candle (YC F24) ▲88

    One shared moment a day

    Feb 2026 · trycandle.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Firewatch▲237

    The stunning new game from Campo Santo and Panic

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Blocklight▲56

    Don’t get trap in this miscellaneous world

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    DARK ★ STAR▲69

    An epic shoot-em-up, in spaaaaaaace!

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Last Guardian▲70

    The game that took nearly 10 years to make

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Playlight▲15

    A discovery platform, built into your browser game.

    2025 · playlight.dev · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Turok▲62

    A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Cartrdge▲111

    A community for the people making video games

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Super Arc Light▲67

    A minimalistic, arcade radial shooter

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    That Dragon, Cancer▲122

    A videogame developer's love letter to his son

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Collapse▲75

    The end of society simulator

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    A Dark Room▲90

    The most immersive text-based game ever.

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →