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Horror games set at night on PlayStation

In these games the night is the danger. Some give you the day to gather supplies and then send the worst things out after sundown, so every trip has to end before dark. Others put you inside one long night, in a school, a village or a house, where you see only what your light reaches and dawn is the only way out.

The top 30 of 33 horror games set at night on PlayStation, ranked by player and critic scores

The 30 best on PlayStation

  1. Dying Light key art: a grey, rotting zombie face beside infected walking through a sunlit, dusty street Co-opDying LightSteam's page says you change from hunter to hunted at sundown, when the most dangerous infected come out. 95% on Steam (497,680 reviews)18 h or morePaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  2. House key art: two girls on a small grassy world under a grey, rainy sky, one poking a snail with a stick beside an axe 2D horrorHouseThe aim is to survive through the night in the house. 95% on Steam (2,257 reviews)about 2.5 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  3. I'm on Observation Duty 8 key art: a pale shadowy face beside a large glowing camera lens in the dark, with the title in white letters PsychologicalI'm on Observation Duty 8You watch the cameras for a whole night shift; the screenshots run from 00:44 to 03:21 on the feed clocks. 96% on Steam (271 reviews)about 7 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox
  4. True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2 key art: title beside a pale cracked-mask figure holding a finger to its lips, in a dark hole in cracked blue ice PsychologicalTrue Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2The danger is real as the asylum comes alive at night, and Holly has to escape the night to find the answers. 92% on Google Play (42,600 ratings)about 8 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  5. Homebody key art: a killer in a stitched mask and a gloved hand with a knife loom over a blood-spattered Emily and her friends, a house with a lit attic window under a huge moon PsychologicalHomebodyEverything happens on one night of the Perseid meteor shower, with an on-screen clock running toward midnight. 94% on Steam (747 reviews)about 6.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  6. Pathologic 2 key art: two thin dark figures with stitched torsos and blank white masks with small black eyes stand against a blood-red background PsychologicalPathologic 2At night shops close and bandits roam the streets, so every errand has to be planned around the dark. 92% on Steam (12,269 reviews)28 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  7. Bloodwash key art: a screaming man and woman trapped behind the door of a bloody washing machine, beside the dripping red title on a pink wall PS1BloodwashThe whole game is one late-night trip, catching the last bus out to an all-night laundromat 92% on Steam (1,408 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  8. Without a Dawn key art: a dim sun setting over dark water, drawn in tiny brown and orange text characters PsychologicalWithout a DawnIt all takes place in the dark stillness of one night, as she lies awake and the silence takes form 92% on Steam (947 reviews)about 45 minPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  9. Yomawari: Midnight Shadows key art: two small girls with red and blue hair bows hold flashlights on a dark Japanese town street at night SurvivalYomawari: Midnight ShadowsThe whole game takes place in one night after the summer fireworks, lit only by the girls' flashlights 89% on the PlayStation Store (1,151 ratings)about 6 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Switch
  10. Blood West key art: a cowboy with a rifle hides by a wooden shack as a fanged undead creature with an open ribcage stalks a night-time frontier town Action horrorBlood WestThe screenshots show forts, forests and settlements explored in the dark, where stealth works best. 90% on Steam (6,789 reviews)20 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  11. Manny's key art: a lone fast food restaurant with a red roof and glowing sign stands on a dark island among palm trees at night PsychologicalManny'sThe restaurant only appears once the sun goes down, so the horror plays out after dark. 91% on Steam (682 reviews)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox
  12. Kiosk art: the dim tiled kitchen of the kiosk, with a steel table, an open notebook, shelves of bread and cabbages, and the serving window onto the dark PsychologicalKioskEvery shift is a late night at the kiosk, with customers coming to the window out of the dark. 92% on Google Play (3,830 ratings)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Android
  13. I'm on Observation Duty 7 key art: the title over a dark security room with a wall of CCTV monitors and a large camera lens PsychologicalI'm on Observation Duty 7Each level is a night shift on the cameras, and the store asks whether you can survive the entire night. 93% on Steam (455 reviews)PaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox
  14. Rewind Or Die key art: a purple-gloved hand holds a bloody curved blade beside the lit Video2Go rental store at night under a purple sky Multiple endingsRewind Or DieYou take over the store's closing duties, and the screenshots show the shop and its empty street at night. 88% on the PlayStation Store (570 ratings)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  15. Creepy Shift: House For Sale key art: a dark farmhouse with a FOR SALE sign on a black field under a starry green sky Puzzle horrorCreepy Shift: House For SaleOne shift through the night, which must be finished before the investor arrives at dawn 92% on Steam (300 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  16. Camp Sunshine key art in pixels: a brown bear paw grips a bloody knife over a moonlit lake, with reeds and a dark figure in the distance SurvivalCamp SunshineThe whole game is one night of terror: Jez wakes in the middle of the night and must survive until it ends. 92% on Steam (295 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  17. Happy's Humble Burger Farm key art: the smiling cow mascot holds up a tray of glowing burgers before a red-lit restaurant, with monstrous mascot faces in the mist Mascot horrorHappy's Humble Burger FarmYou are hired to work the night shift alone at a quiet restaurant on the edge of town 87% on Steam (3,056 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  18. Yomawari: Lost in the Dark key art: a small pale-haired girl holding a lantern stands on lit stone steps in an overgrown alley under a green night sky SurvivalYomawari: Lost in the DarkTo break her curse the girl must search her town's streets by night, before morning comes. 90% on the PlayStation Store (471 ratings)12 h or morePaidPC, Switch, PlayStation
  19. Dying Light: The Beast key art: Kyle Crane raises a serrated blade and a flashlight against a huge infected in a flooded forest, hands reaching from the water around him Co-opDying Light: The BeastOnce the sun sets, the night unleashes horrors: run, hide or fight for your life (Steam store page). 86% on Steam (73,481 reviews)20 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  20. 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-knockEach night you must stay awake and sane until dawn, counting the minutes till morning 87% on Steam (2,087 reviews)about 3 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone
  21. Mothmen 1966 key art: a pulp book cover of four people before a giant red-eyed winged creature, on a table with playing cards and a cup of coffee Visual novelsMothmen 1966It is set over one November night in 1966, during the Leonid meteor shower 91% on Steam (304 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  22. Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout art: a lit fire lookout tower with a lone figure on its deck above a pine forest at night, a red-lit radio mast to the left PsychologicalFears to Fathom - Ironbark LookoutThe worst of it happens late at night, when mysterious figures lurk outside the door of Jack's tower. 92% on Steamabout 1 hPaidPC, PlayStation
  23. Dark Hours key art: two masked robbers beside a glowing crown freeze as a tall dark creature appears in a bright doorway of a gloomy mansion room Co-opDark HoursEach heist runs on a timer to the end of the night, and one way to win is to survive until morning. 82% on Steam (4,279 reviews)PaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  24. White Day key art: a frightened schoolgirl with twin ribbons crouching on a wooden floor marked with chalk circles SurvivalWhite Day: A Labyrinth Named SchoolEverything happens on one night on the eve of White Day, from midnight until dawn. 81% on Steam (4,583 reviews)about 8.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  25. The Blackout Club key art: three teenagers with flashlights in silhouette in a suburban yard at night, bikes, a water tower and a starry sky behind them Co-opThe Blackout ClubEvery night everyone in town gets out of bed and sleepwalks, and each mission is one of those nights. 77% on Steam (2,891 reviews)PaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  26. Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake key art: the twins Mio and Mayu sit back to back on dark rocks among glowing red butterflies beside the game's logo SurvivalFATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKEMinakami Village is trapped in a night that never ends, and the whole game is played in its darkness. 87% on SteamPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  27. Dying Light 2 key art: Aiden Caldwell in profile, his silhouette filled with the ruined city and the infected Co-opDying Light 2 Stay HumanAt sunset the monsters crawl out of the gloomy interiors, and the official site sums it up as hunter by day, prey by night. 79% on Steam20 h or morePaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  28. Just Ignore Them key art: three hooded monsters with pale masks loom over a screaming man clutching his head, on a red background PsychologicalJust Ignore ThemThe story starts on one long night, as Mark lies awake in his dark bedroom unable to sleep. 73% on Steam (1,660 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  29. Re:Turn - One Way Trip key art: Saki, a red-haired young woman, holds a flashlight in the aisle of a dark, rotting train car with mouldy teal seats and cobwebs PsychologicalRe:Turn - One Way TripSaki wakes in the middle of the night, and the whole search takes place in the dark 79% on Steam (132 reviews)about 5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  30. I Hate This Place key art: a giant horned skull creature with glowing eyes looms over a lit wooden cabin in a dark pine forest SurvivalI Hate This PlaceWhen night falls more creatures come out, stronger and more aggressive, and you cross the land by flashlight 77% on the PlayStation Store (184 ratings)about 6 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch

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