QIXIANG: THE HUMAN CANDLE is a linear Chinese folk-horror top-down survival shooter. As darkness swallows your sight, lurking ghouls turn invisible. Drink eerie soul-infused soda, affix talismans to your guns, and choose between igniting or devouring light with your companion to survive.

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About This Game

Awakening gravely wounded in a gloomy graveyard, you drink a strange soda infused with trapped souls. Though it keeps you clinging to life, a grotesque mutation has already taken root within your body. With your master missing and ghouls lurking at every turn, you must clutch your fading light and firearms, advancing step by step into the sunless depths.

Key Features

  • Deep Shadows & Light Manipulation: In the thick darkness, lurking ghouls are completely invisible. Maintaining your personal light constantly drains fuel, making every candle in the environment a vital tactical resource: will you ignite them to reveal your surroundings, stun, and execute nearby ghouls? Or devour the flames whole to unleash devastating, ammo-free shots?

  • Chinese Folk Arsenal & Talisman Mods: Matchsticks, glutinous rice, and copper coins can all become lethal instruments of exorcism. Seek out hidden phone booths to enter Safe Houses, where you can freely modify your firearms with collected talismans to build a loadout tailored to your combat style.

  • Spirit-Seeing Companion: You are not alone. Reunite with a companion blessed with occult sight—rely on her ability to peer through the dark, mark the weak points of invisible ghouls, or direct her to ignite distant lights for you.

  • Hardcore Resource Management & Linear Narrative: Embark on a tightly paced single-player linear survival adventure. Manage every scrap of resource under strict carry limits, traverse eerie, distinct zones—from sacrificial altars and prisons to testing grounds—and piece together the cruel truth behind the "Human Candle" through scattered diaries and folk puzzles.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Generative AI tools were used to translate parts of the in-game text.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This game contains violence such as shooting, stealth takedowns, and close-quarters executions, set within a horror atmosphere. Some scenes may feature jump scares, tension, and psychological horror elements.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 or AMD equivalent
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon R9 280
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 5 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX compatible
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
    • Processor: Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 5
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 5 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX compatible