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Flashlight horror games on GOG

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 21 of 21 flashlight horror games on GOG, ranked by player and critic scores

The 21 best on GOG

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Metro: Last Light Redux key art: a gas-masked soldier with a rifle and a round shield crouching in the rain before ruined Moscow towers and a domed church Multiple endingsMetro: Last Light ReduxIn the dark tunnels you rely on a lighter and a rechargeable flashlight to see where you are going 91% on Steam (82,615 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  6. Monstrum key art: a hulking monster with a glowing orange face fills a dark ship corridor SurvivalMonstrumYour flashlight and the ship's lights flicker as the Fiend draws near. 91% on Steam (3,793 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, VR
  7. Penumbra: Overture key art: a man with a red backpack stands alone between snow-covered rooftops beside a wooden frame, facing a white Greenland snowstorm SurvivalPenumbra: OvertureA flashlight, a glowstick and flares light the dark, but light makes you easier to see 90% on Steam (4,207 reviews)about 6.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux
  8. DOOM 3 key art: an armoured marine fires two pistols at a huge horned demon with red eyes Action horrorDOOM 3The BFG Edition adds an armour-mounted flashlight so you can light the dark and shoot at once. 86% on Steam (12,610 reviews)11 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  9. DYSTHANASIA key art: a tall, cracked grey creature with a spike over one eye holds the head of a limp girl in a teal gown, under the title SurvivalDYSTHANASIAScreenshots show the girl lighting dark corridors with a handheld flashlight 89% on Steam (370 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC
  10. ORDER 13 key art: a hand shines a purple UV flashlight on an orange cat sitting in a dark warehouse, beside the glowing title PsychologicalORDER 13You go into the warehouse with only a flashlight and a scanner; there are no weapons. 86% on Steam (1,561 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  11. Hollowbody key art: Mica holds a red glowing lantern and a pistol as pale, long-haired figures reach for her through grey smoke beside her crashed hover SurvivalHollowbodyIn many dark streets and buildings her flashlight is the only light. 85% on Steam (1,625 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  12. Yuppie Psycho key art: Brian in glasses and a blue suit with blood on his face, behind him the doll-faced Sintra, coworkers with stacks of paper and a red-masked figure holding a bloody dagger PsychologicalYuppie Psycho: Executive EditionBrian uses different lights to reveal what is breathing in the dark corners of each floor. 95% on Steamabout 8.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox
  13. The Coma: Recut key art: close-up of a girl with long dark hair pressing a bandaged finger to her lips SurvivalThe Coma: RecutYour flashlight finds useful items, but the store warns its light can attract the killer 84% on Steam (3,117 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  14. Terror At Oakheart key art: the town of Oakheart seen from above in pixel art, cottages and pines on blood-orange ground 2D horrorTerror At OakheartMuch of the game is played in pitch darkness, lit only by the flashlight your character carries. 85% on Steam (284 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC
  15. Super Lone Survivor key art: the survivor in a white surgical mask above a ruined city skyline under a dark blue night sky PsychologicalLone SurvivorYour flashlight drains batteries and draws creatures, so you turn it off to hide. 93% on Steamabout 4 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Switch
  16. GYLT key art: Sally, a girl in a red coat with a backpack, holds a younger child as a huge dark toothed monster reaches for them with clawed hands PsychologicalGYLTSally's flashlight is her main weapon, its beam used to push back and stop creatures 95% on Steamabout 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  17. Blair Witch key art: the silhouette of a man and his dog walking into a forest washed in red, a stick-figure shape formed by the branches above, a wrecked truck and a tent nearby PsychologicalBlair WitchYou drive back the forest's creatures by shining your flashlight at them when Bullet barks 79% on Steam (8,315 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  18. Cold Fear key art: a blond Coast Guard sailor in a red jacket aims a laser-sighted pistol on a storm-lashed ship deck at night, under the title SurvivalCold FearThe light on your gun is often all you can see by in the black corridors below deck. 84% on GOG (237 ratings)about 6 hPaidPC
  19. Alan Wake's American Nightmare key art: Alan Wake in a plaid shirt rests a red nail gun on his shoulder under a dark, smoky sky glowing orange Action horrorAlan Wake's American NightmareYou hold your flashlight on each Taken until the darkness around it burns away, and only then can your guns hurt it. 75% on Steam (10,973 reviews)about 3.5 hPaidPC, Xbox
  20. Corpse Party: Blood Drive key art: a frightened schoolgirl in a sailor uniform held by red flesh creatures in front of the decaying wooden Heavenly Host school PsychologicalCorpse Party: Blood DriveThe store says you carry an in-game flashlight through Heavenly Host's dark 3D halls 73% on Steam (365 reviews)10 h or morePaidPC, Switch
  21. 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 flashlight lights the dark pre-rendered rooms, reveals hidden items and drives back some of the creatures 71% on Steam (576 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC

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