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Horror games about the dark on GOG

In these games the dark is the threat. Light is scarce and has to be kept: a flashlight, a flare, a glowstick, a generator or a clap that switches the lamps on for a moment. Things wait or hunt just past its edge, and when the light runs out you are left listening, scanning or running for the next lit room.

The top 13 of 13 horror games about the dark on GOG, ranked by player and critic scores

The 13 best on GOG

  1. The Midnight Walk key art: the small flame-headed Potboy stands in the middle of a ring of red-eyed clay monsters StealthThe Midnight WalkThe world is one of endless night, and the threats come from The Dark Itself. 93% on the PlayStation Store (4,046 ratings)about 5 hPaidPC, VR, PlayStation, Switch
  2. 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 LucanorThe castle's corridors are pitch black, and you place a limited supply of candles to light your path. 93% on Steam (3,012 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  3. POOLS key art: a long rectangular pool of dark water with a metal rail and stairs at the back, in a hall of pale tiles stretching into the distance Walking simulatorsPOOLSIt plays on the fear of the dark, with flooded rooms lit by a single bright doorway. 95% on Steam (6,780 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, iPhone, PlayStation, Switch, VR
  4. Midnight Scenes: The Highway key art: a lone driver in an old car on a dark night highway between telegraph poles, in black and white pixel art 2D horrorMidnight Scenes: The HighwayThe store asks you to discover what horrors lurk in the darkness of a deserted road. 92% on itch.io (675 ratings)about 30 minPaidPC, Mac
  5. Duskers art: a beam of light picks out a red A1 hatch on the dark, ribbed hull of a derelict spaceship drifting among wreckage SurvivalDuskersThe maker says the game grew from the feeling of being alone in the dark, with tech that only shows part of what is around you. 90% on Steam (2,824 reviews)about 9 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  6. Scanner Sombre key art: a green figure stands in a dark cave drawn in glowing orange, green and blue scan dots, with the title at top right PsychologicalScanner SombreThere is no light at all: the store calls oppressive darkness your greatest enemy, and you see only the dots you scan. 89% on Steam (4,594 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Mac, VR
  7. a pet shop after dark key art: a pale cartoon girl with a white bob, a curl on top and big black eyes stands behind a dark counter in a dim grey and rose shop with a hanging lamp and shelves Psychologicala pet shop after darkThe one rule is never to turn off the lights, and a screen of near-total dark shows a faint figure. 89% on Steam (412 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  8. EMPTY SHELL key art: a figure in a gas mask dissolving into black ink splatters on a white, glitched background SurvivalEMPTY SHELLThe top-down view is surrounded by darkness, and you see little beyond the rooms and corridors you stand in 88% on Steam (723 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox
  9. Knock-knock key art: the red-haired Lodger in a scarf holds up a glowing candle while a huge shadowy skull-faced figure looms among dark branches PsychologicalKnock-knockRooms go dark and you fix the lights to ward off the creatures peering from the gloom 87% on Steam (2,087 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone
  10. Teleglitch: Die More Edition key art: green title over a pixel-art scene of a blue robot and orange machines among a crowd of small mutants SurvivalTeleglitch: Die More EditionOnly your line of sight is lit, so every unexplored room and corridor stays black until you look 87% on Steam (1,015 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  11. Apsulov: End of Gods key art: a pale woman's lower face and shoulder carved with red runes, breaking up into digital glitches Sci-fi horrorApsulov: End of GodsMuch of the game is pitch black, and you rely on the limited Sight to light up your surroundings 87% on Steam (1,717 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  12. Dark Fracture key art: a hooded figure seen from behind faces a fleshy, ribbed cave lit in sickly green, beside the jagged title PsychologicalDark Fracture: PrologueLight sources are scarce and the store warns not to stay in the dark. 83% on Steam (1,382 reviews)about 45 minFreePC
  13. Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare key art: Edward Carnby scowling with a raised revolver, Aline Cedrac behind him with a flashlight glow, in dark green light SurvivalAlone in the Dark: The New NightmareThe Creatures of Darkness are living shadows that hate light; light-producing ammunition is what kills them 71% on Steam (576 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC

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