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Candle

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App ID 420060
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Teku Studios
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29909930
Last Record Update 5 July 2025 – 11:44:00 UTC ()
Release Date 11 November 2016 – 10:04:09 UTC ()
😏 74.96%
1k reviews
0
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Teku Studios
metacritic_name Candle
controller_support full
metacritic_score 80
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/candle?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Teku Studios
Store Release Date 11 November 2016 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 11 November 2016 – 10:04:09 UTC ()
Original Release Date 11 November 2016 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1478851200)
Store Asset Modification Time 9 July 2019 – 12:42:23 UTC () (1562676143)
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review_score 6
review_percentage 78
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, SDL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 24 November 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 1894680
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-7.0-5
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 13 November 2015 – 16:33:12 UTC (), in changelist #1507607

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes

Tags

🌱 Indie 🗺️ Adventure 🎨 Hand-drawn 🧩 Puzzle 🧩 Puzzle Platformer 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🏗️ Platformer 🎭 Fantasy 🏽 2D 🔎 Point & Click 👤 Singleplayer

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support Native Steam Controller

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp14 January 2025 – 12:05:05 UTC
Trailers
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User File System

Key Value
quota 976.56 KiB (1000000)
maxnumfiles 1000
savefiles
0 ↴
rootgameinstall
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platforms/1Windows
recursive1
1 ↴
rootLinuxHome
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platforms/1Linux
recursive1
2 ↴
rootMacAppSupport
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0 ↴
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rootMacHome
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2 ↴
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osLinux
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Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
Windows [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/Candle/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/CANDLE *.sav
Linux ~/$USER/.local/share/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/CANDLE *.sav
MacOS ~/Library/Application Support/Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/CANDLE *.sav
Windows (Override) This appears to be broken because there is no configuration for [All OSes] and gameinstall.
MacOS (Override) This appears to be broken because there is no configuration for [All OSes] and MacHome.
Linux (Override) This appears to be broken because there is no configuration for [All OSes] and gameinstall.
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