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Candleman Available Now
SHANGHAI — February 1, in the year of our Lord 2017
— Are you ready to step out of the light? Find out by playing
Candleman, the 3D puzzle platforming game, released today in
over 28 regions including North America, available for $14.99
USD exclusively on Xbox One. From publisher E-Home Entertainment
and developer Spotlightor Interactive, as part of the ID@XBOX
program, Candleman features lush environments, dynamic lighting
and fantastical challenges that respond to the introduction of
candlelight in the ever-oppressive darkness. The premise is
elegantly simple: help a small candle find his way through the
dark with only 10 seconds of candlelight available per level.
In Candleman, players travel through nine chapters of
awe-inspiring and mythical adventures, a total of 36 levels that
become increasingly difficult to explore and navigate. They must
beware of dangers in the dark beyond deadly falls and running
out of candlelight - Candleman will need to surpass raving
furnaces, bottomless depths, menacing ghosts, massive machinery
and more throughout his journey to find the distant light. While
Candleman drips precious candlewax on the floor from
illuminating his wick, he gains one major advantage - the
decreased weight allows him greater maneuverability and jumping
height to leap over obstacles.
“Candleman is an important project for Spotlightor Interactive
since the game is subtly expressive of the Chinese culture’s
introspection of contemporary life”, explains Gao Ming,
co-founder of Spotlightor and creator of Candleman. “Even though
the game’s adventure is contained inside of a magical world, it
focuses on the internal struggle of seeking out purpose in a
world juxtaposed by light and darkness.”
Helping to bring Candleman from proof-of-concept to a
fully-realized game has been the work of E-Home Entertainment.
“It’s been our pleasure to work alongside Gao Ming and the team
at ID@XBOX to grow the original vision behind Candleman into the
expansive, fully-realized adventure experience it is today.
Together, we’re very excited to see how fans around the world
fare within the fantastic adventure we’ve created for them.”
Candleman was originally created as an entry into the Ludum Dare
game jam competition by Gao Ming, with the theme “10 seconds of
light.” Emerging from the event as an award winner in several
categories, Candleman went on to receive additional recognition
on the web from Kongregate as well as within ID@XBOX, allowing
Spotlightor to develop the game into a full-length adventure.
After launching previously in China, Candleman is now available
in 28 regions including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada,
Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong SAR,
Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand,
Republic of Ireland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia,
South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United
Kingdom and the United States.
No word on a physical copy of this game at this time. Families
are required to pay for Internet usage fees to download this
game. For more information click
here.