# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Slender: The Arrival](https://imho.run/games/252330/slender-the-arrival) — Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like Daylight. 3,482 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252330/)
2. [Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/250620/among-the-sleep-enhanced-edition) — Also Short and Walking Simulator, like Daylight. 2,994 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250620/)
3. [Outlast](https://imho.run/games/238320/outlast) — Also Survival Horror, like Daylight. 28,158 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238320/)
4. [Neverending Nightmares](https://imho.run/games/253330/neverending-nightmares) — A frequent pick in Daylight players' libraries, and another Action. 834 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253330/)
5. [The Hat Man: Shadow Ward](https://imho.run/games/291010/the-hat-man-shadow-ward) — Shares procedural generation with Daylight. 897 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/291010/)
6. [Alien: Isolation](https://imho.run/games/214490/alien-isolation) — Also Survival Horror, like Daylight. 26,101 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214490/)
7. [DreadOut](https://imho.run/games/269790/dreadout) — A frequent pick in Daylight players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,797 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/269790/)
8. [Enter The Backrooms](https://imho.run/games/1511670/enter-the-backrooms) — Shares procedural generation with Daylight. 579 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1511670/)
9. [Ad Infinitum](https://imho.run/games/1234430/ad-infinitum) — Shares note collecting with Daylight. 384 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1234430/)
10. [Resident Evil 7 Biohazard](https://imho.run/games/418370/resident-evil-7-biohazard) — Shares jump scares with Daylight. 31,078 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/418370/)
11. [Project Nightmares Case 36: Henrietta Kedward](https://imho.run/games/812070/project-nightmares-case-36-henrietta-kedward) — Shares jump scares and procedural generation with Daylight. 91 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/812070/)
12. [Monstrum](https://imho.run/games/296710/monstrum) — Also Rogue-like and Survival Horror, like Daylight. 1,281 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/296710/)
13. [Teleglitch: Die More Edition](https://imho.run/games/234390/teleglitch-die-more-edition) — Shares procedural generation with Daylight. 794 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/234390/)
14. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like Daylight. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
15. [Don't Be Afraid](https://imho.run/games/760410/don-t-be-afraid) — Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like Daylight. 328 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/760410/)
16. [Five Nights at Freddy's](https://imho.run/games/319510/five-nights-at-freddy-s) — Shares jump scares with Daylight. 32,880 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319510/)
17. [The Beast Inside](https://imho.run/games/792300/the-beast-inside) — Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like Daylight. 2,333 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792300/)
18. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Also Survival Horror, like Daylight. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
19. [The Persistence](https://imho.run/games/1140100/the-persistence) — Also Survival Horror and Procedural Generation, like Daylight. 63 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140100/)
20. [Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs](https://imho.run/games/239200/amnesia-a-machine-for-pigs) — Also Walking Simulator and Survival Horror, like Daylight. 4,318 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239200/)
21. [Penumbra Overture](https://imho.run/games/22180/penumbra-overture) — Also Survival Horror, like Daylight. 1,939 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22180/)
22. [The Blackout Club](https://imho.run/games/599080/the-blackout-club) — Also Survival Horror and Procedural Generation, like Daylight. 1,616 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/599080/)
23. [Hektor](https://imho.run/games/334070/hektor) — Shares note collecting with Daylight. 172 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/334070/)
24. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — Also Survival Horror, like Daylight. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=230840&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=230840&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=230840&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=230840
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/230840
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## 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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 230840
- **Developer:** Zombie Studios
- **Publisher:** Zombie Studios
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Captions available, Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 29, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 51
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/230840/daylight)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=230840&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230840/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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