Candellum

Candellum is a top-down hack-and-slash game set in a dormant wax factory crawling with hostile candle warriors. You are a candle warrior who must fight through the factory, solve environmental puzzles and uncover the truth hidden in its depths, while managing the wax that keeps you alive.

Manage your flame

Your candle can be Lit or Unlit. While Lit, you hit harder and burn brighter, but lose wax every second; while Unlit, you preserve your remaining wax at the cost of power. You throw your flame to switch states, and it lands on an enemy. Ignite foes to weaken them, or pull your flame back to slow your own decay. Enemy candle warriors use the same system, so their states also shape combat.

Health does not regenerate on its own. You take wax from defeated enemies to keep your candle burning, and must adapt to threats ranging from nimble candle scouts to hulking wax brutes. Aggression alone will not always be enough: the factory also contains environmental puzzles that call for thought as well as combat.

Explore the factory

You navigate the dark corridors of the forsaken wax factory and uncover the secrets buried within its walls. A formidable final boss guards the factory’s darkest secret, and it knows how to use fire.