Cover of Daylight

Similar games

Games like Daylight

2014USK 16PC, PlayStation53 % 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.

  • Dread and tension
  • Resources and survival
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

Where to buy

* Affiliate link. Prices are synced regularly and may have changed in the shop since.

In short: Games like Daylight

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Daylight special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

Similar in what way?

0 of 3

Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

Not for me Exclude horror, turn-based combat, pixel art …

Games where this is clearly part of it are left out, no matter how well the rest fits.

10 games with a similar feel, sorted by match · How is this calculated?

Best match

Penumbra: Overture

95 %Match

2007PC, Steam Deck playable89 % positive9.75 €

Brings what grabs you about Daylight: dread and tension, scarce resources and survival as well as a dark atmosphere.

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.

Where to buy

* Affiliate link. Prices are synced regularly and may have changed in the shop since.

Tormented Souls

Resources and survival

A survival horror throwback to early Resident Evil with fixed camera angles, intricate puzzles and scarce ammo. You guide Caroline through a decaying mansion full of secrets and grotesque creatures.

Don't Be Afraid

Calm and deliberate

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.

Welcome to the Game II

Realistic visuals

A horror puzzle game where you play a reporter delving into the deep web and a trap-filled building to help a woman in danger. Puzzles, surveillance and survival pressure create a tense, unsettling experience.

Fobia: St. Dinfna Hotel

Resources and survival

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.

Among the Sleep

Respects your time

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.

Iron Lung

Resources and survival

You pilot a cramped submarine blindly through an ocean of blood on an alien moon, relying on coordinates, maps and photos. Its claustrophobic, oppressive atmosphere makes this short game an intense horror experience.

Feedback