Candles are a very old technology. They have existed for more than two-thousand years. Though they once played an important role in lighting our homes, their primary purpose today is aesthetic. Admittedly, as a form of merch for gamers, they’re nowhere near as common as t-shirts or figurines, especially if you’re looking for ones corresponding with specific franchises. This is likely due to a perceived lack of overlap in the target demographics of the two items.
Regardless, whether you’re a gamer or a partner shopping for a gamer you love, we’ve gotten together a list of the best gaming-related candles to be found.
100HRS Game Boy Candle
An olfactory throwback
Designed to burn for a full one-hundred hours, this scented candle is part of a set designed to evoke nostalgia for the 1990s, which this one accomplishes by evoking that era of gaming.
There’s a close neurological connection between smell and memory. The parts of our brain responsible for memory storage and the processing of smells happen to be close together, which causes smells to be uniquely effective at evoking specific memories. It’s therefore natural that candles would be especially useful in prompting nostalgia, and that’s exactly what this product seeks to do.
Part of a line of nostalgic scents, this candle is designed to evoke memories of the 1990s. It’s part of a line of similar products related to specific aspects of the era, but this one in particular seeks to call the era’s games to mind, with a scent that will do its best to transport you to what feels like a simpler time.
Smells Like Video Game Rage Candle
A scent we have all smelled from time to time
Designed to be a humorous gift to gamers in your life, this candle’s humorous label is sure to bring mild amusement to those who behold it, and it has an appealing scent as well.
Jokes about gamers being angry are as old as jokes about gamers. While they can sometimes be taken to an unfair place, there is also a bit of truth to them, a fact this product capitalized on for humor.
Advertising itself as housing the scent of video game rage, this product’s actual scent is far too pleasant to truly resemble the feelings of rage and frustration it pokes fun at. Though that fact somewhat undermines the joke, it’s probably for the best that this candle smells nice rather than nasty.
Level Up Green Birthday Candle
Celebrate another year’s worth of stat growth
The makers of this product are not the first to liken the biological process of growing up to the concept of leveling up, but it’s still a neat way to personalize a birthday celebration for a gamer.
Designed to aid gamers in the celebration of their birthdays, this candle is an excellent way to top a cake for any occasion revolving around a gamer. Unlike birthday candles which come in sets, this single, large candle saves a lot of work while still feeling like a substantial enough decoration.
Its design is large enough to have some nice details while still being small enough to fit on any cake, and it’s high-quality enough that you’ll be able to get away with reusing it.
DecoPac MineCraft Candles
Based on the most popular video game ever
This set of six small Minecraft candles is perfect for the birthday cakes of young gamers, or for any other celebration which you’d like to theme after history’s most popular game.
Minecraftis the most popular game of all time. It’s only natural, then, thatthere would be a ton of merch based on it, including relatively obscure items such as candles. In addition, because the game has a large number of young fans, it’s quite likely to be the theme of a birthday party.
That’s where these candles come in. This set of six candles bears the design of two of Minecraft’s more iconic cubes: the creeper head and the TNT cube. Though both of these items happen to explode in the game, these candles will fortunately burn only as they are meant to, making them a great topping for the right kind of celebration.
DecoPac Poké Balls Character Candles
To aid in the catching of ‘em all
Themed after another popular gaming franchise, the designs on these candles resemble the three most iconic and popular Pokeballs: the original Pokeball and its upgrades, the great and ultra balls.
Pokemonis another immensely popular video game franchise withplenty of merch based around it, one whose old age means it has fans of a variety of ages, all of whom might have occasion to celebrate their birthdays. If they mean to do so in a Pokemon-themed manner, they could do a lot worse than this set of Pokeball candles, which depict three of the original four Pokeball designs that have been with the franchise since the beginning. While it might have been nice to include some of the modern ones as well, these iconic designs still have a lot going for them, both in terms of aesthetic appeal and iconic status.
Power Beast Dungeon Polyhedric Dice Candles
Three colors, three scents
Though they sadly cannot be rolled (fairly), these d20 candles are still a clever way to evoke an iconic part of tabletop gaming in candle form. Each of the three colors carries its own unique scent.
The products on this list have thus far been video game themed, because that industry is the more popular of the two most commonly referred to as “gaming.” However, our tabletop gamers also deserve some love, and if you’re one of them, you’re going to love this product.Modeled after some of the most iconic elements of tabletop gaming, the twenty-sided dice that play a fundamental role inDungeons & Dragonsand many other tabletop RPGs, these candles have actual scents that make them good for more than just birthday cakes.
FAQ
Which candle wax holds scent best?
Most modern candles are made from paraffin wax, which is superior to earlier materials like beeswax in most ways. It holds scent better and is cheaper to make, though the fact that it burns quickly means it doesn’t last as long as more expensive materials like beeswax.
