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Daylight

First-person horror in a hospital with randomly generated corridors

Zombie Studios · Released Apr 29, 2014

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Reviews
Mixed
54% of 1,106
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
12 years ago
May 9, 2014
Minimum PC
DX11 with Feature Level 11
4 GB RAM · 5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 51/100 (critic reviews)

What is Daylight?

Daylight is a single-player psychological horror game about escaping an abandoned hospital, played from a first-person perspective. Each playthrough changes the maze you navigate, and you use your phone for light while avoiding a presence in the dark.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy piecing together a mystery from scattered notes

Not for you if...

  • −you want a clearly explained, story-driven horror game

What players say

54% of 1,106 reviews are positive

Players praise the atmosphere, but recurring complaints focus on repetitive note collecting and the short length. Recent reviews also report bugs.

Screenshots and trailer

Daylight screenshot 1

Daylight system requirements

Minimum: DX11 with Feature Level 11, 4 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 SP1 (must have KB 2670838 installed) / Windows 8 / Windows 8.1
Processor
2.3+ GHz
Graphics
DX11 with Feature Level 11
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Supported chipsets: NVIDIA 470 GTX or greater; Intel 4000 or greater. Laptop versions of these chipsets may not be supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 SP1
Processor
3.40 GHz
Graphics
DX11 with Feature Level 11
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Supported chipsets: NVIDIA 470 GTX or greater; Intel 4000 or greater. Laptop versions of these chipsets may not be supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.

Does Daylight have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Daylight run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
16
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
16+
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian.

Does Daylight use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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