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Power outage horror games on PlayStation

In these games the power is a resource you can lose. You ration a generator's fuel, reset tripped breakers by flashlight, or watch a battery meter drain through the night. When the lights fail, doors stop closing, cameras go dark and whatever was kept back gets closer. The fear is in the countdown and in the dark that follows it.

The top 8 of 8 power outage horror games on PlayStation, ranked by player and critic scores

The 8 best on PlayStation

  1. Ib key art: a brown-haired girl with red eyes, in a white blouse and red skirt, holds a red rose against a dark green wall beside the white Ib logo PsychologicalIbThe story begins with a power outage in the gallery: the lights flicker, the doors lock and the other visitors vanish. 99% on Steam (5,357 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Switch, PlayStation
  2. Five Nights at Freddy's store art: Freddy Fazbear in his top hat beside a bare endoskeleton, with the game's name in white letters glowing red FNAFFive Nights at Freddy'sEach night has a small budget of electricity; when it runs out the security doors and lights stop working 94% on Google Play (163,000 ratings)about 2.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iPhone, Android
  3. 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 BunkerA generator powers the bunker's lights and runs on fuel you must find; when it runs dry, the lights go out. 93% on Steam (12,814 reviews)about 5.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox
  4. 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 PsychologicalHomebodyThe power suddenly goes out in the house, and under cover of the dark the killer starts his work. 94% on Steam (747 reviews)about 6.5 hPaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  5. 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 PsychologicalKioskThe breaker keeps tripping, so you go to the power box in the dark between orders (GameSpew, Vice). 92% on Google Play (3,830 ratings)about 1.5 hPaidPC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Android
  6. Static Dread: The Lighthouse key art: a lighthouse at night behind a tentacled creature with glowing green eyes, under the game's logo PsychologicalStatic Dread: The LighthouseBreakers, the generator and the antenna keep failing, and if the lights go out you fall asleep and lose the day. 90% on Steam (1,557 reviews)about 6 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox
  7. Pacify key art: a girl with long black hair, half her face painted white with a pale staring eye and a black mark over her mouth, against red Co-opPacifyAnother mission has you keeping PAH headquarters safe during a power outage while shadow monsters steal items. 86% on Steam (42,852 reviews)about 2 hPaidPC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
  8. 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 HoursEvery heist turns when the power cuts out and the crew finds itself locked in with a monster. 82% on Steam (4,279 reviews)PaidPC, PlayStation, Xbox

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