Dying Flame

Dying Flame takes the tradition of Japanese horror RPGs with their heavy emphasis on jump scares and puzzle solving and ramps it up by taking away the consistent source of hope and comfort: - Light. Dying…

22 March 2021

Adventure Indie Puzzle Horror Mystery

Dying Flame is an adventure developed by RoundTable Games Studio, released 22 March 2021 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 19 Sep 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Dying Flame is

Dying Flame is an adventure game developed by RoundTable Games Studio and released in 2021. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

James is trapped in an unknown mansion. As he desperately searches for a way out, he finds that his wife, Mary is trapped there as well. Lurking in the darkness is a monster that’s hunting you. Untangle the riddles that bar your path, and uncover the truth behind this deathly nightmare.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

Its themes are horror and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Dying Flame launched on 22 March 2021, within three weeks of It Takes Two, Disco Elysium: Final Cut, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut and Monster Hunter Rise.

Released around the same time: It Takes Two, Disco Elysium: Final Cut, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, Monster Hunter Rise.