Wickdeep: Keep Your Torch Lit and Your Spending in Check

Your torch is your wallet and your health bar. Shopping just got a little scarier.

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A Very Expensive Little Flame

Wickdeep is a dark idle clicker about carrying a torch deeper into a cave, where every spark counts as both health and currency. Richer embers wait below, but the cold eats your flame—and buying upgrades takes a bite out of it too.

Keep That Torch Going

1

Tap to Fan the Flame

Tap to fan your torch's flame. That glow is both your health and the light you spend.

2

Head Deeper

Descend for richer embers as the cold eats away at your flame. The depths include The Mouth, Drip Caves, The Hollows, and The Frostroot.

3

Spend Some of Your Glow

Buy Wick, Oil, Hood, Ward, and Stride upgrades with light. Every purchase dims your torch a little.

4

Scare Off Those Eyes

Eyes gather at the edge of your glow. Tap them to scare them off.

5

Rekindle and Start Again

Rekindle to start over with Cinders. They make every flame burn brighter.

Small Reminders for the Descent

1

Your Budget Is Your Health

Upgrades cost light, and light is also your health. Every purchase leaves your torch a little dimmer.

💡Check your flame before spending on an upgrade.

2

Watch the Edge of the Glow

Those gathering eyes aren't just scenery: tapping them scares them off.

💡Tap eyes when they gather around your light.

What's Down in the Dark?

1

Health and Cash Share a Flame

Light keeps you alive and pays for upgrades. Even a shopping trip dims your surroundings.

2

Richer Embers, Colder Depths

Deeper embers are richer, but the cold eats your flame. There's a question hanging over the descent, too: the Cinder Core?

3

Idle-Friendly Smouldering

Your torch smoulders while you're away, and the game auto-saves.

4

Calm Mode

Calm mode removes flicker if you'd rather keep the glow steady.

5

One-Thumb Browser Play

Wickdeep plays in a browser on phone and desktop, with one-button controls.

A Few Things Before You Descend

Q:

Can I play Wickdeep on my phone?

A:

Yes. It runs in the browser on phone and desktop, and it's made for one-thumb play.

Q:

Does Wickdeep save my progress?

A:

Yes, it auto-saves. Your torch also smoulders while you're away.

Q:

What does rekindling do?

A:

Rekindling starts you over with Cinders that make every flame burn brighter.

Q:

Can I turn off the flicker?

A:

Yes. Calm mode offers a no-flicker option.

Q:

Was AI used to make Wickdeep?

A:

Yes. An AI coding assistant generated the design, code, balancing, and procedural graphics under Enoch's direction; audio uses procedural Web Audio and a soundtrack by an AI music agent.

No Install, Just a Torch

Play Wickdeep straight in your browser on phone or desktop, with no installation needed. One-thumb controls keep the tapping simple; keeping that flame funded is another matter.

Why Carry This Particular Torch?

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Spending Has a Visible Cost

Every upgrade dims the same flame that's keeping you alive. Your wallet really does look worse after shopping.

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Room for Time Away

Idle-friendly smouldering and auto-saves let your torch keep going while you're away.

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A Brighter Restart

Rekindling brings Cinders into your next start, making every flame burn brighter.

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