Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story

Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story

Released Jan 2025

Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story is a point & click puzzle adventure with hand-drawn 2D graphics and a cozy horror setting that tells a short story set in the Tales from Candleforth universe.

87% positive · 132 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story is a free-to-play point-and-click puzzle game that released on January 4, 2025. The store description explicitly frames it as a "little preview" and "short story" set in the Tales from Candleforth universe — a self-contained teaser experience designed to introduce players to the next chapter of the broader Candleforth series. There is no DLC, no season pass, no roadmap, and no developer communications announcing any future content for this specific game. The developer has not posted any news updates for this title. Wood and Flesh appears to have launched as a complete, standalone short-form experience. Any future stories in the Candleforth universe would likely be separate releases, not additions to this game. The game has been available for over 17 months with no post-launch updates or content additions, consistent with it being a finished product.
Evidence
Store description frames the game as a 'little preview' and 'short story' set in the Tales from Candleforth universe — explicitly positioned as a self-contained teaser experience, not an ongoing game with planned updates.
description · Jan 4, 2025 source ambiguous
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Short description confirms the game is a 'short story set in the Tales from Candleforth universe,' reinforcing its identity as a complete, self-contained release.
store metadata · Jan 4, 2025 source content shipped
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Media

Details

Publisher
Under The Bed Games
Achievements
3
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player

About this game

Happy Holidays!

Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story is a point & click puzzle adventure with hand-drawn 2D graphics that tells the first part of a new story set in the Tales from Candleforth universe.

Look, someone has left a present at your door! What could it be?

  • Get ready to dive into this little preview of the next chapter of the story that surrounds Candleforth combining cozy aesthetics with a folk horror setting.

  • Solve puzzles and riddles with escape room mechanics in this little preview that Candleforth has prepared for its most hardcore readers.

Get ready for the next story of Tales from Candleforth

Tales from Candleforth is a book containing traditional tales from this place, but something dark is mixing these tales in real life with the worst nightmares you can imagine. Are you ready to solve the mystery?

Last evaluated Jun 18, 2026
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