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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 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Shardlight▲68

   Explore a wasteland to find a cure for your sickness

   2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Child Of Light▲74

   An artful adventure with a beautiful story.

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Planet of the Eyes▲68

   Explore the mystery of an unknown world

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Bloodborne▲72

   Praise the moon!

   2015 · playstation.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Warlight▲87

   Customizable risk-like strategy game

   2015 · war.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Pursuit of Light▲52

   An action adventure game set in a mysterious dream world.

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Lights▲66

   An addicting puzzle game

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Beneath the Lighthouse▲80

   Mean and brilliant.

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Bastion▲75

    The Kid has to rebuild a world destroyed in the Calamity

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Fear Equation▲67

    The world is covered in a mysterious fog.

    2015 · fearequation.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Linelight▲68

    An elegant puzzle game set in a universe of lines

    2017 · linelightgame.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Attack the Light▲68

    An RPG in the world of Steven Universe

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Until Dawn▲69

    Every choice you make in your terrifying search for answers

    2015 · playstation.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Stairs▲62

    A first-person atmospheric horror game based on real events

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Dragon Quest Heroes▲54

    The world tree's woe and the blight below

    2015 · eu.store.square-enix-games.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Moonlight▲72

    Guide Kinubo to the moon in this beautiful platformer

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Long Dark▲73

    How far would you go to survive?

    2015 · intothelongdark.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Dreamlike Worlds▲56

    A challenging puzzle platformer.

    2016 · indiedb.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Moonshot▲73

    Smash Bros and Angry Birds mashup in Space.

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Works of Mercy▲62

    Photorealistic psycho thriller

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Candle (YC F24) ▲88

    One shared moment a day

    Feb 2026 · trycandle.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Planescape: Torment▲66

    Classic Forgotten Realms DnD based cRPG. Possibly the best.

    2015 · gog.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Ori and the Blind Forest▲75

    Remarkably pretty Metroidvania with a moving story.

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · 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 →