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.
- Price:$5.99
- Release Date:12/10/2025
- Franchise:2 Wedges
- Developers:
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:1/30/2026
- Steam App Id:3960940
The Kindling
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Kindling has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 86% lower than its previous all-time peak of 7 players achieved on 12/10/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Kindling. It has received a total of 25 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 81 (Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for The Kindling. Right now, it costs $5.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Kindling and its growth over time. It currently has 121 followers on its community page.
About The Kindling
The Kindling is an Adventure, Indie, Casual, and Strategy game developed by 2 Weird Games, and 2 Weird. On 12/10/2025, it was released on the Steam Store by 2 Weird Games, and 2 Weird.
Players have rated The Kindling as "Positive" out of 25 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 25 positive reviews and 0 negative reviews — an overall 100% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $5.99. It can also be purchased through LAGS Shadow Drops and The Kindling - Deluxe Edition which give a discount off its base price. The game also includes a single DLC add-on, The Kindling - Supporter Pack available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
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:
- Stereo Sound
- Family Sharing
- Playable without Timed Input
- Full controller support
- Mouse Only Option
- Single-player
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Remote Play Together
- 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.
DLC & Related Apps
The Kindling is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Kindling - Supporter Pack | DLC | 12/9/2025 | View |
Related Bundles
The Kindling is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LAGS Shadow Drops | 4 | 4 | $31.16 | View |
 | The Kindling - Deluxe Edition | 2 | 2 | $8.08 | View |
Related Packages
The Kindling is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Kindling | $4.79 | View |
Supported Languages
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 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Kindling data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 30). The Kindling on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3960940
- Valve Corporation. (2026, January 30). The Kindling. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/3960940
- 2 Weird Games. (2025, August 25). The Kindling. The Kindling. https://2wedges.com/2weird