Tales from Candleforth
Released Apr 2024
Tales from Candleforth is a folk horror 2D point and click game with puzzles and escape room mechanics, that narrates the fairy tales from the village. The text contained in this ancient and evil book is now bleeding out, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one through handmade 2D graphics.
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Evaluation
Tales from Candleforth launched on April 30, 2024 as a complete folk horror point-and-click adventure game. The store description frames Sarah's story as "this first tale," positioning it as the opening chapter of a broader collection of fairy tales set in the Candleforth universe.
On January 4, 2025, the developer released a free standalone companion game called "Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story," described explicitly as "the first part of a new story set in the Tales from Candleforth universe." The phrasing "first part" is a direct developer signal that additional parts of this story remain unshipped.
As of October 1, 2026, no follow-up parts to Wood and Flesh have been announced or released in the news feed, and the developer has not issued any statement declaring the series complete or cancelling further installments. The "first part" framing from January 2025 remains the most recent relevant developer communication on the subject, and it commits to more content to come.
Evidence
Developer released 'Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story,' described as 'the first part of a new story set in the Tales from Candleforth universe,' signalling additional parts are planned.
Tales from Candleforth launched as a complete game on April 30, 2024.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Feardemic
Achievements
22
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Tales from Candleforth is a collection of fairy tales that were written on top of a forbidden book many years ago to hide its content. Years later, the dark text is bleeding out and onto the pages of the tales, mixing with them and twisting the stories.
The tale is about to begin...
In this first tale we'll meet Sarah, a 16 year old girl that's left alone to run the family apothecary. Sarah's grandmother went missing a while ago, but one day, she finds clues that she might still be alive. As Sarah discovers new powers that only the women in her family can inherit, she adventures into a world of occultism, mystery and horror to uncover the secrets her family is hiding and discover the part she plays in all of it.
Go along with Sarah on this trip through madness and unravel the mysteries hiding behind the surface of Candleforth. Solve challenging puzzles and interact with a mysterious world to reveal the darkness of this twisted tale.
Features
- 2D Hand draw aesthetic
Discover a world brimming with detail, fully drawn and animated by hand. - Folk horror
Some tales from Candleforth have been written over an old antique book. But it seems that whatever was written in it before is now being revealed, mixing the world of nightmares with the real one... - Point & Click.
A narrative adventure full of puzzles and mysterious stories, where anything can happen.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Oct 1, 2026
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