A 3D platformer featuring unique low-light gameplay. Players control the candle and can move, jump and light up. As the candle burns, it reveals safe passage and drips wax but also reduces its height and lifespan. Players must navigate the dark and treacherous landscape and solve puzzles in order to reach the blue light at the end of each level.


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Precioso juego de plataformas y puzzles que considero que es casi perfecto en todo lo que hace. No es muy complicado en ningún momento, y solo tiene dos botones aparte del de moverse, así que es ideal para nuevos jugadores que se líen con la cámara. Cada nivel tiene algo único que no necesitan repetir, y aunque son tonterías, está realmente bien construido. Si tengo que sacarle fallos, solo pueden ser tres.

El primero es que creo que te mueves demasiado lento. Se que es en parte contemplativo, pero uf. El segundo es que aunque el apartado sonoro es muy bueno, hay algunos sonidos que quizás tienen loops muy cortos y se repiten más de lo que deberían en según que niveles. El tercero y último es que en los subtítulos en español aparecen numerosas palabras unidas comositehablaseasíderepente. Es molesto, sobre todo porque a más cerca del final más pasa, pero quitando estos detalles, creo que es un juego muy redondo.

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Candleman is a simple game with a charming plot that could not stand out more for both its simplicity and uniqueness. Thanks to its praise-worthy level design Candleman is an experience that can easily become rewarding for anyone who wants to play it even for only 10 minutes, which makes it fit like a charm on the Nintendo Switch. There is not much more to Candleman, though, which is a pity as the game could offer much more if it was more ambitious.
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The experience of playing Candleman is as charming as it is simple. An action-adventure game with puzzles, designed around a candle questioning their reasons to live seems unusual enough but Candleman's level design and puzzles, which fit like a glove on the Nintendo Switch format, make this game something any player can immediately get attached to. Candleman would be an even better experience if it was more ambitious and went beyond its base concepts.
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Really neat premise that allows an impressively ambient world to travel through. The mechanic of using your life to illuminate your surroundings is a very neat one which challenges your layout memory. Sadly, beyond this premise, there's simply not enough challenge/complexity that utilizes this concept, leaving a relatively shallow experience. Feels like a demo of a much fuller game.