0
Skip to Content
 Candlelight Games
Updates
 Candlelight Games
Updates
Updates
Candle Craft 6: Matriarch, Patriarch, Scholar, and Fool
Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 5/28/25 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 5/28/25

Candle Craft 6: Matriarch, Patriarch, Scholar, and Fool

Read the sixth installment of CANDLE CRAFT: 10 QUICK ADJUSTMENTS to improve your writing process and storytelling: Matriarch, Patriarch, Scholar, Fool.

Read More
Candle Craft 5: The Story Mind
Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 4/8/25 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 4/8/25

Candle Craft 5: The Story Mind

Read the fifth installment of CANDLE CRAFT: 10 QUICK ADJUSTMENTS to improve your writing process and storytelling: The Story Mind.

Read More
Heartthrobs and Heartaches: GDC Summary
How We Make Games, Project Spellstruck Megan Schwarz 3/27/25 How We Make Games, Project Spellstruck Megan Schwarz 3/27/25

Heartthrobs and Heartaches: GDC Summary

On March 18, Andrew and Megan spoke at the Game Narrative Summit at GDC 2025, presenting a talk where they shared some insights on crafting memorable love interests for interactive romance games using examples of love interests they’ve written. In this blog post, we wanted to share a few of the talk’s highlights!

Read More
Candle Craft: Writing Tics
Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 3/6/25 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 3/6/25

Candle Craft: Writing Tics

In this special edition of Candle Craft, Andrew and Megan talk about how to identify and edit out writing tics!

Read More
Candle Craft 4: Undermine & Underline
Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 1/24/25 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 1/24/25

Candle Craft 4: Undermine & Underline

Read the fourth installment of CANDLE CRAFT: 10 QUICK ADJUSTMENTS to improve your writing process and storytelling: Undermine & Underline.

Read More
First Day At Elderwood University
How We Make Games, Project Spellstruck Megan Schwarz 1/16/25 How We Make Games, Project Spellstruck Megan Schwarz 1/16/25

First Day At Elderwood University

A scene excerpt from your first day at Elderwood University.

Read More
Project Spellstruck: How to Cast
Project Spellstruck, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 1/7/25 Project Spellstruck, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 1/7/25

Project Spellstruck: How to Cast

Learn more about how to cast magic in Project Spellstruck!

Read More
Project Spellstruck: A Guide to Magic
Project Spellstruck, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 12/26/24 Project Spellstruck, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 12/26/24

Project Spellstruck: A Guide to Magic

A high-level overview of the magic system for Project Spellstruck and how we developed it.

Read More
Candle Craft 3: Two-Beat Structures
Candle Craft, How We Make Games Royal McGraw 12/19/24 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Royal McGraw 12/19/24

Candle Craft 3: Two-Beat Structures

Read the third installment of CANDLE CRAFT: 10 QUICK ADJUSTMENTS to improve your writing process and storytelling: 2-Beat Structures

Read More
Early Game Development
Project Spellstruck, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 11/26/24 Project Spellstruck, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 11/26/24

Early Game Development

A behind-the-scenes look at early game development for Project Spellstruck!

Read More
Player Question: The Process of Making Games
How We Make Games, Player Question, Project Spellstruck Megan Schwarz 11/21/24 How We Make Games, Player Question, Project Spellstruck Megan Schwarz 11/21/24

Player Question: The Process of Making Games

We answer a player question about the process of making games, starting with what software we use for different parts of Project Spellstruck.

Read More
Candle Craft 2: Two-Beat Stories
Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 11/7/24 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 11/7/24

Candle Craft 2: Two-Beat Stories

The second installment of CANDLE CRAFT: 10 QUICK ADJUSTMENTS to improve your writing process and storytelling.

Read More
Art Style Survey
Surveys, Project Spellstruck Megan Schwarz 10/31/24 Surveys, Project Spellstruck Megan Schwarz 10/31/24

Art Style Survey

Let us know which art style you prefer!

Read More
Welcome to Candle Craft
Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 10/10/24 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 10/10/24

Welcome to Candle Craft

Welcome to Candle Craft! This is the first installment of a multi-part series that will provide you with 10 Quick Adjustments that you can make to your own writing process to improve your storytelling.

Read More
Project Spellstruck Announcement
Project Spellstruck Megan Schwarz 9/20/24 Project Spellstruck Megan Schwarz 9/20/24

Project Spellstruck Announcement

From the creators of Choices: Stories You Play , we're thrilled to announce Project Spellstruck, a next-generation narrative game that captures the ultimate magic school experience.

Read More
Behind the Scenes: Picking a Game Concept
How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 9/12/24 How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 9/12/24

Behind the Scenes: Picking a Game Concept

Take a peek behind the scenes at how we picked our first game concept from our Head of Narrative, Megan!

Read More

CANDLELIGHT GAMES

Privacy Policy
Love & Magic™ & Candlelight Games™ are registered trademarks of Candlelight Games Inc.
All site contents © Candlelight Games. All rights reserved.

Narrative-driven games, female protagonists, emotional storytelling, inclusive gaming, women gamers, character development, romantic adventures, fantasy worlds, empowering stories, strong heroines, drama games, visual novels, mystery games, female empowerment, adventure games, story-rich games, casual gaming, relationship games, women in gaming

-driven games, female protagonists, emotional storytelling, inclusive gaming, women gamers, character development, romantic adventures, fantasy worlds, empowering stories, strong heroines, drama games, visual novels, mystery games, female empowerment, adventure games, story-rich games, casual gaming, relationship games, women in gaming

Location

4570 Avery Lane SE
Ste C #1056
Lacey WA 98503

Contact

info@candlelight.games