Rank 01Why this
Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like Daylight.
- $7.99 (Price checked Oct 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2013
Games like Daylight
- 31 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Daylight also play
The closest matches to Daylight: Slender: The Arrival, Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition, Outlast, Neverending Nightmares, and The Hat Man: Shadow Ward. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Daylight.
- $3.39 (Price checked Oct 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2014
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The Hat Man: Shadow Ward
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Daylight.
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Alien: Isolation
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Daylight.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Daylight
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Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Daylight.
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Shares jump scares and procedural generation with Daylight.
- 70% of 91 reviews
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: Zombie Studios
- Price: $4.99checked Oct 3
- 48% of 510 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual
- Metacritic 51
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Atmospheric
- Stressful
- Jump scares
- Note collecting
- Procedural generation
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Cheaper alternatives
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Don't Be Afraid
Why this: Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like Daylight.
Penumbra Overture
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Daylight.
Dungeon Nightmares II : The Memory
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Daylight.
Scanner Sombre
Why this: Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Daylight.
Eldritch
Why this: Also Rogue-like and Procedural Generation, like Daylight.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Daylight, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
SCP – Containment Breach
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Daylight.
The Backrooms Game FREE Edition
Why this: Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like Daylight.
Hello Neighbor Pre-Alpha
Why this: Also Survival Horror and Procedural Generation, like Daylight.
Blameless
Why this: Also Short and Survival Horror, like Daylight.
the static speaks my name
Why this: Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Daylight.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
Why this: Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Daylight.
Alien: Isolation
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Daylight.
More from Zombie Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Zombie Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Guardians of Middle-earth
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Daylight.
About Daylight
The closest matches to Daylight: Slender: The Arrival, Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition, Outlast, Neverending Nightmares, and The Hat Man: Shadow Ward. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Daylight is your kind of game, the closest matches are Slender: The Arrival, Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition and Outlast — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric and stressful, and single out its jump scares and note collecting. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Daylight: You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises... Experience Daylight, a procedurally generated psychological thriller for your PC.
Is Daylight worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 48% of 510 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $4.99 (checked Oct 10).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.2 h played before their negative review.
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“While I generally like Daylight, right now it is hard to give a recommendation. The gameplay, and interesting story bits are there, but, the game is so poorly optimized that it runs about as well as a fat kid in gym class.”
“While the game had an interesting premise, atmosphere and mechanics, it lacked in terms of story. The majority of the game was filled with expositional information about the hospitals past, but the last ten minutes or so of the game feel a…”
People who play it also play: Slender: The Arrival, Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition, Outlast
Frequently asked about Daylight
Can I run it?
How much does Daylight cost?
Daylight is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Daylight?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Daylight are Slender: The Arrival, Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition, Outlast.
Who developed Daylight?
Daylight was developed by Zombie Studios.