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Candlelit horror games

In these games a candle is often the only light you have. You carry one through dark halls and dungeons, ration the few you find, or blow them out to save wax, and the dark past the flame is where things wait. Elsewhere candles ring a pentagram or a summoning circle, and lighting the last one is what calls something into the room.

The top 2 of 2 candlelit horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 2 best, 2026

  1. The Count Lucanor key art: Hans holding a candle beside a fanged blue jester-like kobold, with a castle silhouette against a purple night sky PsychologicalThe Count LucanorHans places candles on the ground to light up his way, and only has as many as he finds in chests. 93% on Steam (3,012 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  2. Neverending Nightmares key art: a frightened man holds a red candle while a pale woman with bleeding red eyes reaches for him, in black and white ink PsychologicalNeverending NightmaresThomas carries a red candle through dark halls, and its small circle of light is often all he can see by. 76% on Steam (3,051 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Switch, iPhone

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  1. Psychological horror games137
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  3. Horror games with multiple endings115
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  9. PS1 horror games41
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