About the studio
We make games that linger.
Iron Candle Games is a small, independent team united by a love of atmospheric worlds — the kind that stay with you long after the screen goes dark. We believe the best games are lit from within: built slowly, with care, and a little bit of fire.
Our story
Iron Candle Games was founded in 2025 by a handful of developers who wanted to build the kinds of games they grew up loving — moody, handcrafted, and unafraid of quiet moments.
The name says it all. Iron for the discipline and structure that ships a game; candle for the warmth, atmosphere, and human spark that makes one worth playing. We aim to hold both in every project.
Today we work side by side in Charleston, Illinois, building worlds we can't wait to share with you.
What we stand for
You come first
We're making this for you, not for engagement metrics. No dark patterns, no manipulative timers, no nonsense. Just a game we want you to enjoy.
We play what we make
If we're not excited to boot it up ourselves, it doesn't go out the door. Simple as that.
Worlds worth getting lost in
We're nerds for detail. Every ruin, every side street, every bit of background noise is there because we wanted it there, not because a checklist said so.
The team
The co-founders behind Iron Candle Games.
Paul Hewitt
Co-Founder
Co-founder of Iron Candle Games, helping shape the studio's worlds from the spark of an idea to the final flame.
Jackson Hinks
Co-Founder
Co-founder of Iron Candle Games, driving the craft and vision behind everything the studio builds.