Cover of Daylight

Similar games

Games like Daylight

2014PCPlayStation50 % positive3.99 €

A short first-person horror game where you wander a procedurally arranged abandoned hospital lit only by your phone, gathering notes and fleeing a ghostly presence you cannot fight.

  • Dark, serious atmosphere

The closest matches for Daylight are Among the Sleep, Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Penumbra: Overture. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Daylight special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

10 games with a similar feel, sorted by match

Show games from the same series

Best match

Among the Sleep

94 %Match

2014PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck verified88 % positive16.99 €

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Pure single-player experience
  • Focus on a single character

A first-person horror adventure seen through the eyes of a toddler wandering a distorted home and eerie dreamscapes at night with a talking teddy bear. There is no combat, just hiding, light puzzles and a haunting story about comfort and a troubled family.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Realistic visuals

Defenseless in a gloomy Prussian castle, you hide from monsters, ration lamp oil and fight to keep your sanity instead of fighting back. A genre-defining horror classic built on physics-based puzzles and relentless dread.

Penumbra: Overture

Realistic visuals

A first-person survival horror set in a desolate Greenland mine, where you're nearly defenseless and rely on physics-based puzzles and hiding to survive. Its oppressive atmosphere and mouse-driven object interaction define the experience.

Don't Be Afraid

Focus on a single character

A horror adventure where you play a kidnapped boy exploring his captor's enormous house, solving puzzles and evading threats. Tension comes from its oppressive atmosphere and grim discoveries.

Don't Knock Twice

Realistic visuals

A first-person horror game where you search a creepy manor for a missing daughter, combining items and solving small puzzles while a demonic witch may appear at any moment. It also supports VR headsets.

Inunaki Tunnel

Realistic visuals

You explore a real, notorious site in Japan, where local legends about a tunnel named after howling dogs quickly get under your skin. Its eerie atmosphere and unsettling mood are what make this short horror game stand out.

Fobia: St. Dinfna Hotel

Focus on a single character

A first-person psychological horror game in which you explore a haunted hotel, solve puzzles and manage scarce resources. It blends classic survival horror with an eerie mystery story, made by a Brazilian indie studio.

Feedback