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Horror games about the dark on PlayStation

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 PlayStation, ranked by player and critic scores

The 13 best on PlayStation

  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. CAPTURED key art: a black silhouette with small white eyes and a faint grin in a dark room, tentacles curling by a pale doorway, in grainy blue camcorder light PsychologicalCAPTUREDPlunged in complete darkness room after room, the windows and light switches have vanished. 95% on Steam (647 reviews)about 30 minPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. Garten of Banban 6 key art: a cartoon monster split down the middle, spiky purple on one half and green on the other, with wide eyes and an open mouth, on a yellow background Puzzle horrorGarten of Banban 6The new level is a huge area mostly covered in darkness, and you upgrade your drone with a light to cross it safely. 84% on Google Play (1,410 ratings)about 2.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  9. Alan Wake Remastered key art: Alan Wake's silhouette holding a flashlight stands inside the letters of the title against a misty forest PsychologicalAlan Wake RemasteredThe enemy is a hostile presence of supernatural darkness that rules the night. 83% on the PlayStation Store (25,000 ratings)about 8 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  10. White Noise 2 key art: a screaming, clawed monster with glowing eyes lunges out of dark green fog above the game's title Co-opWhite Noise 2Every map is pitch dark, and investigators who let their batteries die end up walking blind 80% on Steam (2,857 reviews)about 10 minPaidPC, Mac, Linux, Xbox, PlayStation
  11. Garten of Banban 3 key art: a partly cropped orange-brown one-eyed mascot at the right edge of a wide bright green banner Puzzle horrorGarten of Banban 3A review describes large sections of nothing but darkness the deeper you go 73% on Steam (2,990 reviews)PaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  12. Narcosis key art: a diver in a bulky deep-sea suit and helmet in dark teal water, a frightened face behind the glass, with the title NARCOSIS across the middle PsychologicalNarcosisThe makers name darkness, confinement and isolation as the primal fears the game is built on. 76% on Steam (1,475 reviews)about 4 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, VR
  13. Perception key art: a frightened woman with glowing teal eyes looks up in blue light, moths on her face and hair, beside the title and braille dots PsychologicalPerceptionThe screen stays black until you make a sound, so every room is darkness with brief glimpses drawn in pale light. 72% on Steam (637 reviews)about 4.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch

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