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Flicker of Hope

Studio Whip · 2020-08-02

Steam

Indie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Aug 03, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 03, 2020 (Mac)

Flicker of Hope is a suspense thriller where you play as a small candle in the ruins of a dark cathedral. Though the halls are littered with victims of a mysterious plague, you are not the only soul left. Use the properties of a candle, and a trusty douter to prevent yourself from being discovered.

93%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
Free
steam price (US)

Join Jean Wick in his quest to restore hope to a dying world by carrying on a dead monk’s mission to fill the cathedral with light. Use Jean’s douter and a mix of waxy tricks to avoid being detected by Mara, a nun who succumbed to despair as she tried to heal the overwhelming tides of plague victims, and the Legiones, giant insects who feast on the dead. Travel deep into the darkness to bring the world back to the light, or die trying.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 62 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (190 reviews).
  • · Top 11% of 45,157 Indie games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

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Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportFamily Sharing

Player tags

3DDarkIndieShortActionDemonsHorrorStealthMedievalAdventure

Census log

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