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Lantern horror games on GOG

In these games a lantern is often all that stands between you and the dark. You watch its oil run down, hunt for jars and flasks to keep it burning, and decide when to shut it off so nothing sees you. Beyond its small circle of light, corridors, caves and old houses stay black, and what waits there is only heard until it is close.

The top 7 of 7 lantern horror games on GOG, ranked by player and critic scores

The 7 best on GOG

  1. Amnesia: The Dark Descent art: a pale green stone hall in Brennenburg Castle with a carved fountain at its centre PsychologicalAmnesia: The Dark DescentDaniel carries an oil-burning lantern, and the oil to keep it lit is limited 95% on Steam (35,840 reviews)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  2. The Last Door Collector's Edition key art: a man in a coat holds a lantern before a dark manor at sunset, a crow beside the gold title PsychologicalThe Last DoorJeremiah carries a lamp into dark places, and one puzzle has you fill it with oil and light it for a dark passage. 95% on Steam (2,476 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, iPhone
  3. Key art of a flooded basement corridor in green and red light, with a lift on floor B2 glowing red and a girl's silhouette in its doorway SurvivalThe Bridge Curse 2: The ExtricationAt set points you carry the Anima Lantern, which dispels spiritual barriers and fends off evil spirits. 94% on Steam (3,375 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  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 BunkerYou can only save at lanterns in the safe rooms, and there are only a few of them in the bunker. 93% on Steam (12,814 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  5. Lamentum key art: a man in a blue coat with a bloody axe and pistol among three other figures and tentacles, a dark mansion on a floating rock SurvivalLamentumVictor needs a lamp to see in the dark, and the cellars are lit only by the glow of the lantern he carries 88% on Steam (846 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  6. Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness key art: a balding clown in white gloves and a loose tie clutches his face and screams upward, lit teal above and red below in dark smoke PsychologicalVlad Circus: Descend Into MadnessOliver carries a lantern through the dark rooms and grounds, and its small pool of light is often all you can see. 89% on Steam (205 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  7. Amnesia: Rebirth key art: Tasi holds up a lit match, a pale clawed creature lurking in the dark beside her PsychologicalAmnesia: RebirthAn oil lantern with a fuel gauge is Tasi's main light besides her matches, and oil for it has to be found. 77% on Steam (9,396 reviews)about 8.5 hPaidPC, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch

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