0
Skip to Content
 Candlelight Games
Updates
 Candlelight Games
Updates
Updates
Plot Twist Survey
Surveys Megan Schwarz 5/30/25 Surveys Megan Schwarz 5/30/25

Plot Twist Survey

What kind of plot twists do you like best? Take our survey to let us know!

Read More
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
Game Name Announcement
Project Spellstruck, LOVE & MAGIC: SPELLFYRE Megan Schwarz 5/19/25 Project Spellstruck, LOVE & MAGIC: SPELLFYRE Megan Schwarz 5/19/25

Game Name Announcement

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

Read More
Sneak Peek Survey
Surveys Megan Schwarz 4/30/25 Surveys Megan Schwarz 4/30/25

Sneak Peek Survey

What kind of Project Spellstruck sneak peeks do you want to see in the future? Take our survey to let us know!

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
Main Character + Love Interest Survey
Surveys Megan Schwarz 3/31/25 Surveys Megan Schwarz 3/31/25

Main Character + Love Interest Survey

How do you usually play visual novel romance games? Take our survey to let us know!

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
Visual Novel Survey
Surveys Megan Schwarz 2/28/25 Surveys Megan Schwarz 2/28/25

Visual Novel Survey

What part of a visual novel game is most important to you? Take our survey and let us know!

Read More
Social Media Survey
Surveys Megan Schwarz 1/31/25 Surveys Megan Schwarz 1/31/25

Social Media Survey

What kinds of posts do you want to see from us in the future? Take our survey and let us know!

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
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
Meet the Team: Daniel Shvarts
Meet the Team Megan Schwarz 12/5/24 Meet the Team Megan Schwarz 12/5/24

Meet the Team: Daniel Shvarts

Meet our Head of Production, Daniel Shvarts!

Read More
Enemy Trope Survey
Project Spellstruck, Surveys Megan Schwarz 12/2/24 Project Spellstruck, Surveys Megan Schwarz 12/2/24

Enemy Trope Survey

What kind of antagonists do you like to defeat? Let us know in our Enemy Trope Survey!

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
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
Older Posts

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