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Flashlight horror games

In these games a flashlight is often all that lights the way. You see only the small circle of its beam, batteries run low or the light has to be cranked or shaken, and turning it on can show something where you are. In some, like Alan Wake 2 or Five Nights at Freddy's 4, the beam is also your only way to drive back what waits in the dark.

The top 30 of 162 flashlight horror games, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best, 2026

  1. The Upturned key art: a small figure in a wide hat holds up a lantern on a path to a lit inn at night, with glowing eyes watching from the dark SurrealThe UpturnedScreenshots show you lighting pitch-dark rooms with a flashlight, its battery icon in the corner. 99% on Steam (2,173 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC
  2. It Steals key art: the red IT STEALS logo beside a dark long-limbed creature against a red checkered wall SurvivalIt StealsIn Classic a flashlight scares the creature away. 98% on Steam (2,420 reviews)PaidPC
  3. Fazbear Entertainment: Storage key art: a battered Toy Bonnie with glowing green eyes leans over a desk with a lamp, a fan and a small bunny toy FNAFFazbear Entertainment: StorageToy Freddy appears at the right door and you shine the light on him to send him away 98% on Game Jolt (1,731 ratings)FreePC
  4. Resident Evil 2 key art: Leon in his police uniform and Claire in a red jacket aim pistols at zombies in the rain, the police station lit up behind them SurvivalResident Evil 2Many areas are dark, and you need your flashlight to see in them 97% on Steam (226,665 reviews)about 8.5 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone
  5. Five Nights at Candy's 3 key art: the stitched face of the Monster Rat with glowing red eyes and metal teeth in the dark, the red title across it FNAFFive Nights at Candy's 3The flashlight is your only defence: its small purple circle of light drives the monsters back, and the Laser Pointer challenge shrinks it further. 97% on Game Jolt (8,953 ratings)about 2 hFreePC
  6. The Glitched Attraction banner: a top-hatted animatronic bear stands in a dim storage room while a purple animatronic crawls on the floor and a white fox hangs from the ceiling FNAFThe Glitched AttractionFoxy hands you a flashlight in the lobby, and one level takes it away 97% on Game Jolt (3,221 ratings)about 2 hFreePC
  7. Baby's Nightmare Circus key art: a dark, cracked animatronic face with glowing red eyes and sharp teeth, with the title at lower right FNAFBaby's Nightmare CircusYour flashlight is your defence: you shine it to ward off the creatures as they come for you 97% on Game Jolt (2,229 ratings)about 1.5 hFreePC
  8. Key art: a decayed blue creature with a cracked pale face crawls across a dark playroom past paper tree cut-outs, with the words We hide, you seek FNAFThe TubbyLand Archives - ACT 1A flashlight with a battery meter lights the dark camera feeds, and Tinky Winky is held off by shining the light on him on camera. 98% on Game Jolt (867 ratings)about 1 hFreePC
  9. Those Nights at Fredbear's: New Destiny key art: a golden Fredbear animatronic in profile with metal teeth and a purple bow tie, beside a glitching red figure in a dark room FNAFThose Nights at Fredbear's: New DestinyOutside the office you find your way through dark halls with a flashlight on its own battery. 97% on Game Jolt (1,376 ratings)FreePC
  10. Those Nights at Rachel's key art: the title between a pale rabbit animatronic with purple eyes and a black and white dog animatronic, on a glitchy striped background FNAFThose Nights at Rachel'sThe right mouse button turns on a flashlight to check the dark doorways of the office 96% on Game Jolt (4,763 ratings)FreePC
  11. Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit key art: a worn yellow rabbit animatronic with glowing blue eyes rising from a ball pit SurvivalFive Nights at Freddy's: Into the PitAt night a flashlight lights dark areas while a noise meter tracks how loud you are. 96% on Steam (11,018 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  12. Final Nights 3 key art: five decayed animatronics, a white fox, a rotted rabbit, a balloon boy, a puppet and a brown bear, lunge from the dark around a glowing green 3 FNAFFinal Nights 3: Nightmares AwakenA flashlight holds Reaper Spring Bonnie back in the hallway until his third moan 96% on Game Jolt (2,323 ratings)FreePC
  13. Deep Sleep Trilogy key art: a skeleton lies on a rotting bed in a ruined, moss-covered room under a night sky, in grainy pixel art EscapeDeep Sleep TrilogyYou find a flashlight with no batteries and later use its light on a sewer gate panel. 97% on Steam (897 reviews)about 1 hPaidPC
  14. Five Nights to Remember key art: a bear animatronic in a blue top hat and a rabbit-eared one face each other in the dark either side of the letters FNTR FNAFFive Nights to RememberThe flashlight stops Vision Foxy's charge, but shining it at Vision Freddy disables it 97% on Game Jolt (823 ratings)FreePC
  15. JOLLY 3: Chapter 2 key art: close-ups of a bear animatronic and a decayed one with glowing eyes in red light, either side of a white octagon with a numeral II FNAFJOLLY 3: Chapter 2In the house you listen for breathing at an open door, then shine the flashlight on whatever is there and shut it out 96% on Game Jolt (1,678 ratings)about 1 hFreePC, Android
  16. Fear the Spotlight art: a shadowy long-haired figure with glowing eyes looms over two girls standing in flames Puzzle horrorFear the SpotlightVivian explores the dark school with a flashlight, along with a screwdriver and a wrench. 97% on Steam (1,336 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  17. Tattletail key art: the purple, furry Tattletail toy with big blue eyes and a heart-shaped nose beside its red box, in front of a lit Christmas tree, with a large figure with glowing red eyes behind Multiple endingsTattletailYour flashlight glows in the dark and recharges when you shake it, but shaking makes noise. 95% on Steam (5,089 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Mac
  18. Krypta FM key art: a hooded figure shines a flashlight on a yellow Krypta FM sign in a dark forest PsychologicalKrypta FMA flashlight, toggled with Q, is your only light outside the few streetlamps. 95% on Steam (2,079 reviews)about 1 hFreePC
  19. The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters key art: Mina Park in her school uniform against a blood-red sky over the city SurvivalThe Coma 2: Vicious SistersTurning the flashlight on, like running, makes Mina easier for Dark Song to find. 95% on Steam (3,554 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  20. Obscure key art: the glowing ObsCure logo beside a student aiming a pistol at a bloodied monster's head SurvivalObscureFlashlights weaken the monsters, and with adhesive tape a flashlight can be fixed to any firearm. 95% on Steam (3,336 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC
  21. Liquidators key art: a cyan radiation badge with a red drop and Greek letters on a dark red background, beside the title in English and Russian SurvivalLiquidatorsEach man carries a flashlight that shorts out in areas of high radiation. 95% on Steam (1,235 reviews)FreePC
  22. Into the Radius key art: a lone soldier with a rifle stands in a ruined zone under a glowing anomaly and floating debris SurvivalInto the Radius VRAt night you lean around corners with a flashlight, as UploadVR describes, because the creatures roam after dark. 94% on Steam (11,328 reviews)23 h or morePaidPC, VR, PlayStation
  23. Murder House key art in the style of a VHS box: the killer in a bunny mask raises a hooked blade over the title, with the line Don't put your eggs in this basket SurvivalMurder HouseA flashlight sits in Emma's inventory next to the pistol, shotgun and keys. 95% on Steam (2,354 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  24. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 key art: a close-up of the battered brown Freddy Fazbear's face beside a red number 2 FNAFFive Nights at Freddy's 2A battery-powered flashlight is shone down the hall and into the vents, and drives Foxy back. 94% on Google Play (121,000 ratings)about 1.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  25. Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted key art: Freddy Fazbear with glowing white eyes in the dark, surrounded by the faces of Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, Funtime Foxy and other animatronics FNAFFive Nights at Freddy's: Help WantedIn the Dark Rooms levels you shine a flashlight with limited power to catch the animatronics in the dark. 90% on the PlayStation Store (18,000 ratings)10 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  26. Penumbra: Black Plague key art: a lone figure with a red backpack stands in a snowstorm between two snow-covered roofs, beside a frozen post hung with charms PsychologicalPenumbra: Black PlagueScreenshots show Philip's flashlight lighting cages, railings and scaffolding in the dark base. 94% on Steam (3,007 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  27. Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator cover: a pixel-art Freddy Fazbear and a big pixel pizza under the game's title FNAFFreddy Fazbear's Pizzeria SimulatorAt night you shine a flashlight into the air vents to drive back whatever is crawling toward you. 94% on Steam (33,429 reviews)about 3 hFreePC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  28. Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken key art: Amy with a flashlight by a tree trunk set with clock faces, among stone arches and shadow figures with glowing eyes SurvivalDeep Sleep: Labyrinth of the ForsakenDark rooms are searched by flashlight, and batteries are combined with it in the inventory 95% on Steam (653 reviews)14 h or morePaidPC
  29. Amnesia: The Bunker art: a soldier's hands, one holding a revolver, as a pale clawed creature reaches out of a dark tunnel SurvivalAmnesia: The BunkerYour main light away from the generator is a dynamo flashlight you crank by hand, and its whirring can draw the Beast. 93% on Steam (12,814 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  30. We Escaped a Twisted Game key art: a painted Victorian manor at night with glowing orange windows under a dark green sky and bare trees Co-opWe Escaped a Twisted GameEach player can toggle a flashlight with F while exploring the dark rooms. 94% on Steam (816 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC

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More kinds of horror

  1. Short horror games621
  2. Psychological horror games530
  3. Horror games with multiple endings417
  4. Horror puzzle games341
  5. Survival horror games259
  6. 2D horror games254
  7. PS1 horror games233
  8. Stealth horror games180
  9. Horror escape games164
  10. Surreal horror games145
  11. Horror visual novels137
  12. Anime horror games132
  13. Haunted house games131
  14. Mystery and detective horror games127
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Where you play

  1. Steam horror games1009
  2. Epic horror games97
  3. GOG horror games270
  4. itch.io horror games592
  5. PC horror games1337
  6. Mac horror games391
  7. Linux horror games261
  8. PlayStation horror games404
  9. Xbox horror games367
  10. Switch horror games317
  11. Mobile horror games188
  12. VR horror games69
  13. Browser horror games236
  1. Scary games1456
  2. Free horror games561
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