The Kindling

The Kindling

Released Dec 2025

A short, poetic puzzle experience. Guide a fading soul through strange places, where every object you burn keeps the shadows away. What seems simple may turn into a trial. Choose carefully… and don’t let the light fade.

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Details

Developer
Publisher
2 Weird
Achievements
20
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · Local/Split Screen

About this game

Step by step, the choices weigh,
The smallest move may shift the day.
Burn the branches, light the flame,
Darkness hunts and knows her name.

Key Features

  • Choices that shape your descent: Featuring interactive scenes and branching paths, descend into corruption while hypnotized by fire’s beauty.

  • Secrets beneath the ashes: Over 50 levels and hidden surprises await. Master unique mechanics to reach perfection.

  • Combining burning minds: Designed by Acherow, Winner of Best Game and Best Use of the Rules at the 48-hour game jam FEEJAM – Second Edition, themed “Three Rules,” featuring entirely reimagined art by Felipe Dias in a sensitive story.

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