The Kindling
A short, poetic puzzle experience. Guide a fading soul through strange places, where every object you burn keeps the shadows away. What seems simple may turn into a trial. Choose carefully… and don’t let the light fade.
Last Updated: 12/19/2025
| Steam Price | $4.79 |
| Release Date | 12/9/2025 |
| Franchise | 2 Wedges |
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| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 3960940 |
The Kindling
A short, poetic puzzle experience. Guide a fading soul through strange places, where every object you burn keeps the shadows away. What seems simple may turn into a trial. Choose carefully… and don’t let the light fade.
Last Updated: 12/19/2025
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
About The Kindling
The Kindling is a Casual, Indie, Adventure, and Strategy game developed by 2 Weird Games, and 2 Weird. On 12/9/2025, it was released on the Steam Store by 2 Weird Games, and 2 Weird.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
It also supports 11 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, The Kindling supports the following features:
- Playable without Timed Input
- Mouse Only Option
- Steam Cloud
- Stereo Sound
- Full controller support
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
- Custom Volume Controls
From the Steam community, The Kindling has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Drama
- Psychological
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Puzzle
- Choices Matter
- Psychological Horror
- Hand-drawn
- Abstract
- Experimental
- Logic
- Horror
- Strategy
- Indie
- Anime
- Casual
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- 2D
- Emotional
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Kindling and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
The Kindling DLC
The Kindling has 1 downloadable add-on available for purchase on Steam which is The Kindling - Supporter Pack.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Kindling - Supporter Pack | DLC | 12/9/2025 | Steam Charts |
Related Packages
The Kindling is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store. A package (or sub) is simply an item that can be purchased on Steam.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Kindling | $4.79 | View |
Supported Languages and Localizations
The Kindling is available in 11 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| Italian | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
| Japanese | Yes | No | No |
| Korean | Yes | No | No |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | No |
| Russian | Yes | No | No |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | No |
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The Kindling data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 19). The Kindling on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 19). The Kindling. Steam Community Hub.
- 2 Weird Games. (2025, August 25). The Kindling. The Kindling.