Candleman: The Complete Journey

A solid platformer clothed in a heartwarming story and topped with some brilliantly designed levels and challenges. The looks are the cherry on top of the cake - and there's always room for more candles.

Candleman: The Complete Journey isn’t aimed at people looking for challenge. While it does have a few tricks up its sleeve, it’s a casual platformer that does a lot with few means. Its biggest plus is that of introducing a different focus with each chapter without making it difficult to catch on to what must be done. This makes it so that even when it employs the use of tried and tested platforming elements, new chapters still feel fresh. Its levels are short, but there are some good 6-7 hours of gameplay in it (possibly more if you go for the completionist approach). It’s true that the protag...

Remarkable level design and an eerie atmosphere put this game above average in the sea of everyday puzzle platformers.

Candleman: The Complete Journey sets players as a little candle trying to find safety by reaching the lighthouse in the distance. Over the course of your adventure, you’re taken through twelve chapters of 3D, puzzle-platforming. You’re a fairly under powered character. The environments are far grander than you are, and, as a candle, you can only burn for a total of ten seconds before dying. The game’s challenge lies primarily in navigating low-light environments within that ten-second constraint. However, the gameplay evolves from being a mere walk in the dark to becoming a satisfying series o...

Bring a little light into your life with Candleman: The Complete Journey from Chinese developer Spotlightor.

But what Candleman lacks in difficulty, it makes up for in beauty. The dark levels at the start are a far cry from the dazzling environments that await you later on, and each new development made me eager to see what would come next. The story is simple and presented like a fairy-tale, but it works. I wanted to see the little candle through to the end of his journey – and although the final three chapters were originally DLC, they fit perfectly with the rest and create a cohesive, beautiful conclusion.