Daylight

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4.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 198 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 109 out of 198

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  1. NickPreveza
    Apr 29, 2014
    10
    Its not a 10 , obviously . Its a 7 or even a 6 , but because of the ignorant extremely low reviews , i am trying to help the game a bit . its a good game , its a scary game , its a beautiful game , and its a game that costs 10 eu . Fun of the genre ? Worth a few playthroughs . Not a fun ? Dont bother , go for outlast .
  2. SlaveOfSelf
    May 25, 2014
    10
    Very authentic experience. Scares and terror very skillfuly implemented, with audio and scripts that consider direction of camera. Way more unpredictable than in many bigger horror titles that use cheap tricks to create fear (often very predictable and very linear).
    I was sceptical seeing rather mediocre reception but after i played the game, it gave me another proof how unreliable is to    Very authentic experience. Scares and terror very skillfuly implemented, with audio and scripts that consider direction of camera. Way more unpredictable than in many bigger horror titles that use cheap tricks to create fear (often very predictable and very linear).
    I was sceptical seeing rather mediocre reception but after i played the game, it gave me another proof how unreliable is to blindly follow opinion of a majority.
    It is indeed painfully short though and runs like **** Still highly recommend for any fan of horrors. Play in dark and with surround audio. Only game other than Dead Space that had me shouting in fear.    … Expand
  3. DOZENT
    Apr 30, 2014
    10
    Best horror of all time.
    Ten times better than SLENDER.
    A hundred times better than Outlast.

    Very very cool. Highly recommended fights. 100 of 100
    The random Especially great is generated levels, which makes the game unpredictable. A once bought, scare ten years anew.
  4. DaveTheJackal
    Apr 30, 2014
    9
    I hated Daylight at first until I understood what it was than then chillaxed and for the £5 I paid for it on ebay, it wasn't bad.

    Basically this is a souped-up chase/light puzzle game like slenderman, with some procedural aspects in the way the world is generated. Very little storytelling and the tutorial elements are lacking, so here's what you have to do. Hidden around each level    I hated Daylight at first until I understood what it was than then chillaxed and for the £5 I paid for it on ebay, it wasn't bad.

    Basically this is a souped-up chase/light puzzle game like slenderman, with some procedural aspects in the way the world is generated.

    Very little storytelling and the tutorial elements are lacking, so here's what you have to do. Hidden around each level are "remnants", sheets of paper which glow read in the dark. You can see how many you have next to an icon in the bottom right corner of the screen.

    When you have them all you have to find a key item which then allows you to exit the level. All the time you are being chased by shades which you can dispel with flares, which you will find dotted around each level.

    You will also find glowsticks which, as well as illuminating your surroundings, show you objects which can be manipulated: climbable blocks; searchable boxes etc. Environments in the playthrough I did include an old hospital, catacombs, a beach, and forest.

    At the end there is a reveal of sorts but it is brief and confusing but interesting nontheless.

    If you stream the game on twitch, it responds to things people type in chat, producing 'scary' sounds and events in response to various keywords people type. Apparently, I was never quite sure if it worked.

    Might give it a replay to see how much things change with a new iteration.    … Expand
  5. Forranach
    Apr 29, 2014
    9
    Smashin game, is pure clatty atmosphere. The negative reviews I've been seeing is pure pish man! Stories not bad, its not dumbed down like other games and lets you use your imagination!
  6. MXMXVRGMS
    May 2, 2014
    8
    Yes, you get some scares; I swear it gave me nightmares, but this final...c'mon, we deserve respect! I think this is the reason for so many low reviews...but, what terror movie doesn't have a disappointing!
  7. SenshudoTV
    Apr 30, 2014
    7
    While its atmosphere is often electrifying and it’s procedurally generated levels provide a truly gorgeous horror environment, it can also be quite repetitive running down the same corridors only to become lost. However the story and atmosphere easily balance out the good and bad points to the game. For $15 (£11.99) it’s defiantly worth picking up turning out the lights and putting someWhile its atmosphere is often electrifying and it’s procedurally generated levels provide a truly gorgeous horror environment, it can also be quite repetitive running down the same corridors only to become lost. However the story and atmosphere easily balance out the good and bad points to the game. For $15 (£11.99) it’s defiantly worth picking up turning out the lights and putting some headphones on as you play the game.… Expand
  8. TFORPULLONE
    May 13, 2014
    6
    Oh hell it's creepy. The jump-scares are not the best. But a good horror game need's that. Little bit bugs and issues that cause but the game is good still. The running and the flares got the game in it's own level. But still only a good horror game 6/10
  9. BurningLCD
    Jun 12, 2014
    6
    Daylight isn't a bad game by any stretch of the imagination. But what it isn't is a fantastic survival horror game that is an excellent demonstration of Unreal 4. While this review isn't going to very long, or detailed, personally, I would recommend the game solely for it's "play with friends" factor. It's an easy to learn, casual horror game with a few outstandingly well made elements,Daylight isn't a bad game by any stretch of the imagination. But what it isn't is a fantastic survival horror game that is an excellent demonstration of Unreal 4. While this review isn't going to very long, or detailed, personally, I would recommend the game solely for it's "play with friends" factor. It's an easy to learn, casual horror game with a few outstandingly well made elements, notably the voice acting. And for it's more then reasonable price tag, pick it up.… Expand
  10. ugura
    Mar 1, 2016
    6
    okay its not to much sucks, but its have nice graphic, small jump scares, and t ry this game its good
    nice gameplay, puzzles with silent hill looking
  11. KARF4GEN
    May 11, 2018
    6
    В целом занимательная история, но не сильно интересная.
    Любитель погуляет, пройдет и удалит.
    Мне понравилось, понравилась и картинка, и сюжет. Хоть он и без особых претензий
    Типичный инди-хоррор
  12. adff500
    May 6, 2014
    5
    Pros:
    + Horror
    + Unreal Engine 4 first game (finally) + Randomly generated levels + Very high replay value + Brilliant sounds Cons: - Long Loading times - No Story (You start in abandoned hospital with lost memory and you have to get out,thats it.) - Only 4 levels - Not challenging (I finished the game on easy,medium,hard) Would welcome brutal difficulty options. - IF THE GHOSTS    Pros:
    + Horror
    + Unreal Engine 4 first game (finally)
    + Randomly generated levels
    + Very high replay value
    + Brilliant sounds
    Cons:
    - Long Loading times
    - No Story (You start in abandoned hospital with lost memory and you have to get out,thats it.)
    - Only 4 levels
    - Not challenging (I finished the game on easy,medium,hard) Would welcome brutal difficulty options.
    - IF THE GHOSTS COULD KILL YOU BY TOUCHING YOU,THIS WOULD CHANGE THE GAMEPLAY SIGNIFICANTLY. (At least on high difficulty)
    - No Co-op or Multiplayer (Co-op Campaign or Versus mode with the option play as a ghost and scary your friends in random maps could help the game last longer. )

    Wasted opportunity and potencial.    … Expand
  13. RealCritical
    May 5, 2014
    5
    It's like slender but here you can run without problems, the 5/10 means that it's not scary that you think, I mean, the game seems to be really scary but... it's not :/, you'll play 10 min and then you'll laugh on the enemies.

    The graphics are very good but should be more scarier.
  14. Riskyreview
    Apr 29, 2014
    5
    I don't think this game should be called Daylight it should be called "Repetitive fetch quest simulator 2014"
    How this game received so much hype I don't know since it's mediocre at best I would just wait until a sale eventually comes along and get it then but for now avoid like the plague!
  15. toaddy07
    May 23, 2014
    5
    pretty bad game even if i do get scared keep in mind im 11 its not a very well jumpy scare and as long as you donte look behind you you are immortal the random generation is cool but horribly executed and for the price this is not worth it maybe 10$ overall more dev time and maybe a kick starter whoulde have helped
  16. epoc
    May 24, 2014
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There's a really awesome horror experience in here, but its only shown in occasional flashes of brilliance. The game suffers from numerous bugs and glitches, including occasional game ending crashes. In addition to this the game has major narrative issues. You are Sarah... Umm... That's pretty much it. If you thought Outlast's main character Miles was under developed, then wait until you get a load of this! You don't learn anything about her, or why the ghosts are their and you certainly don't learn about the hospital itself. To top it all of, the game ends with this poorly written revelation about the anti Christ, and then it tells you that you're being haunted by your own ghost! WTF? Who approved this ending? Who? There's just so many plot holes! So I checked the writing staff, and you'll never guess who was head writer... Jessica Chobot! What the hell! How did she get this position? HOW!!!! Despite all of this, the game has some fantastic moments. The aesthetic of the hospital is beautifully dark, ripe with detail and horror. This same description can be transferred to the ghost's as well. You're walking along in the darkness, only to be bathed in red light and figure of pure, nail biting horror. All of this atmospheric, aesthetic art is enhanced by your only source of light - your phone. In addition to this, the ghost's have incredibly sophisticated A.I, being extremely unpredictable, and surprising you when you least expect it. But the real spice in the mixture is the randomly generated levels. Every time you die, the level takes a drastic change; replacing supplies, completely changing the layout and many others. This also creates a very tense atmosphere, as desperately try to survive. However, just when the game is getting really good, it abruptly ends at 3 hours! 3 HOURS! I could've given this a 6, but 3 HOURS LONG! Are you kidding me?… Expand
  17. Manydog
    May 3, 2014
    5
    Big problem's are that it was not scary, A lot of backtracking with not really knowing where to go, And a poorly written story.
    Only redeeming quality's are the semi-randomness factor and twitch integration (which does not work very well)
  18. Kerberos07
    May 30, 2014
    5
    I was so looking forward to this game. While the gameplay is energetic, the controls tight and art style crunchy, the entertainment value does not hold up very long. It has about as much depth as a good flash game
  19. TheDailyChill
    Oct 22, 2014
    5
    Daylight is your cliché horror game. It takes both gameplay and story elements from several known games, and pairs them with lore that I could barely remember five minutes after completing it.

    When I approached Daylight, I expected a horror game with a story. I was hoping for the tension to build up as I learnt more about the creature that stalked me, and what had happened to the area I    Daylight is your cliché horror game. It takes both gameplay and story elements from several known games, and pairs them with lore that I could barely remember five minutes after completing it.

    When I approached Daylight, I expected a horror game with a story. I was hoping for the tension to build up as I learnt more about the creature that stalked me, and what had happened to the area I was exploring. Instead, it turned into five games of Slender.

    Full Review: http://thedailychill.co.uk/daylight-review/    … Expand
  20. Soulreape
    Apr 30, 2014
    4
    What a total disappointment, was looking forward to this, being a fan of this genre. Repetitive, pointless fetch quest, looks rather abysmal on my GTX 780 Ti, reminds me of the original Quake with brown everything.
    It's a tech(although there isn't much tech) demo that has been directly converted into a game with a menu attached at the last minute. You might as well have just left it on a    What a total disappointment, was looking forward to this, being a fan of this genre. Repetitive, pointless fetch quest, looks rather abysmal on my GTX 780 Ti, reminds me of the original Quake with brown everything.
    It's a tech(although there isn't much tech) demo that has been directly converted into a game with a menu attached at the last minute. You might as well have just left it on a console command. Pitifully presented. With what amounts to pretty much no story.
    Compared to Outlast this is a joke. I wouldn't be happy with this on a steam sale at £2.    … Expand
  21. GuruChaz
    Apr 30, 2014
    4
    The 50 + consecutive rooms with nothing interesting happening really scares me to death! The best parts were the wall art and Twitch streaming while people make jokes about this....whatever it is. Bundle it with a beer and a Dorito and it might get better ratings.
  22. mmmMatto
    Apr 30, 2014
    4
    I got this game with the purchase of my GTX 760 card. It's not my usual type of game, but hey, it was free so I gave it a shot. At the very least it gave me a chance to test out the new computer I built last week out of fancy shiny new parts.

    Now then, the game: The atmosphere is creepy, and there are enough spooky noises in the dark and ghosts moving furniture around to give you some    I got this game with the purchase of my GTX 760 card. It's not my usual type of game, but hey, it was free so I gave it a shot. At the very least it gave me a chance to test out the new computer I built last week out of fancy shiny new parts.

    Now then, the game:
    The atmosphere is creepy, and there are enough spooky noises in the dark and ghosts moving furniture around to give you some jumps. At first the visuals looked pretty cool but it gets boring quickly. It's basically a fetch quest in a randomly-generated maze. All the doorways look the same, all the hallways look the same, all the rooms look the same, the one creepy ghost who follows you around always looks the same. After the first level there's almost nothing new to see. I think there was a story but I couldn't really piece it together from the scraps of paper strewn about and the ambiguous flashback cut scenes.

    Final verdict: It made for a decent afternoon distraction, but it's fitting that the game is set in a mental institution. If I was forced to live in a labyrinthine building like that I'd go crazy too.    … Expand
  23. DcMightyHamster
    May 6, 2014
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is not really creepy, when you understand that you just don't have to look back when you hear the step behind you or just light a torch.
    The story could be good if they explain more the end, because this end is really not good, we discover the story of the 13 witch and that your mother try to protect you from this island but they don't explain why they want us and pls that end "OH my god ... it's ....me ! " after we understand that just by going on the light we killed all the witch .
    2 hours to discover all the note in game+, first game with only like 2 or 3 note missed in 1h40 min i tried to seed if they have explanation scribe anywhere on wall or anything.
    The E3 player was more scary than the game and the game cost 14 euros for only 2hours !

    For me this game could be a masterpiece if they did a bit longer ,give us a real story well written and with more enemy or more jump scare

    so to simplify :
    + the price 15 eu ( but surely drop at 7 or 5 eu on promotion thanks steam ^^)
    + the graphics and sounds

    +/- playable with xbox controller on pc / but only qwerty with keyboards, normally it gonna be patch

    - the enemies, too easy to escape from them and they don't spawn in front of you
    - story with a lack of explanation
    - level design and gameplay
    - too short only 1h40min
    - not really scary when you understand how work the enemies    … Expand
  24. WACOMalt
    May 26, 2014
    4
    This game tries too hard to be scary, and misses the mark. For an unreal Engine 4 game it doesn't look very good. It relies on too many tropes and is generally very repetitive gameplay.

    If this came out 4 years ago it might have gotten a 7 or something. But overall it's just too generic gameplay and too generic graphics to hold my interest. It's not buggy and seems to be pretty    This game tries too hard to be scary, and misses the mark. For an unreal Engine 4 game it doesn't look very good. It relies on too many tropes and is generally very repetitive gameplay.

    If this came out 4 years ago it might have gotten a 7 or something. But overall it's just too generic gameplay and too generic graphics to hold my interest. It's not buggy and seems to be pretty polished, its just not a great product.    … Expand
  25. Gracz-org
    Aug 8, 2017
    4
    Aktualnie Daylight jest dla mnie jednym z największych rozczarowań tego roku. Przeciętna grafika, słaba grywalność, słaba fabuła i straszenie „na siłę” gracza - że nie wspomnę o częstych spadkach ilości FPS, które nie idą przecież w parze z tym co widzimy na ekranie. Warto jeszcze wspomnieć o losowo generowanych pomieszczeniach, co do których mam mieszane uczucia. Niby urozmaica toAktualnie Daylight jest dla mnie jednym z największych rozczarowań tego roku. Przeciętna grafika, słaba grywalność, słaba fabuła i straszenie „na siłę” gracza - że nie wspomnę o częstych spadkach ilości FPS, które nie idą przecież w parze z tym co widzimy na ekranie. Warto jeszcze wspomnieć o losowo generowanych pomieszczeniach, co do których mam mieszane uczucia. Niby urozmaica to rozgrywkę, jednak schematyczność gry i tak daje się we znaki, zapewne więc większość graczy nie będzie miało ochoty podchodzić do tego tytułu ponownie. Tak jak wspominałem wcześniej, po UE4 spodziewałem się o wiele, wiele więcej - zwłaszcza, że jego wcześniejsze wersje są w końcu jednymi z najczęściej wykorzystywanych silników graficznych w historii elektronicznej rozrywki… Mam nadzieję, że następne gry sygnowane jego logo będą już tylko lepsze i zatrą negatywne wrażenie, jakie wywarło na mnie spotkanie z Daylight.

    Plusy:
    + momentami ścieżka dźwiękowa
    + sporadycznie potrafi wystraszyć

    Minusy:
    – fabuła, a raczej jej brak
    – można ją ukończyć w niecałe dwie godziny
    – nudna, przewidywalna rozgrywka
    – nieciekawe i schematyczne lokacje
    – brak jakichkolwiek innowacji
    – co najwyżej przeciętna grafika

    Pełna recenzja dostępna jest na blogu Gracz.org    … Expand
  26. XxAlbertoBuzzxX
    Jun 2, 2020
    4
    Daylight
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  27. k3Ck
    May 11, 2014
    3
    (I completed this game from start to credits)

    3 AT BEST This game is just absolutely horrid. First off the level design is garbage, some of the worst I've seen in my 30+ years of gaming if not the worst. Every single room and hallway looks the EXACT same and because of this getting lost is easy, every level turns into a boring maze of hallways. This is supposed to be Unreal Engine    (I completed this game from start to credits)

    3 AT BEST

    This game is just absolutely horrid. First off the level design is garbage, some of the worst I've seen in my 30+ years of gaming if not the worst. Every single room and hallway looks the EXACT same and because of this getting lost is easy, every level turns into a boring maze of hallways. This is supposed to be Unreal Engine 4? What a joke, Outlast looks 10x better and it Unreal Engine 3. The "gameplay", if you could even call it that, is just finding notes. Enemies are awful and just pop out in front of you. To kill them you light a torch. Yes, you light a torch and they die. The game is INSANELY short and I beat it in just under 1.5 hours and there is absolutely zero replay value. I'd rather rip my dick off and throw it in a river than play this game again.

    For $15 you're better of buying a small bag of heroin and starting a heroin addiction.    … Expand
  28. Storm1672
    May 11, 2014
    3
    I cannot begin to imagine how is it possible that this game gets some 7s or 8s... It's beyond me.

    From the menu to the very first gameplay seconds it is quite obvious that this is a game of very poor quality. After having examined it for about 1 hour and a half I have reached the ending and also the conclusion that this is probably the worst game I have played in a long time. And I have    I cannot begin to imagine how is it possible that this game gets some 7s or 8s... It's beyond me.

    From the menu to the very first gameplay seconds it is quite obvious that this is a game of very poor quality. After having examined it for about 1 hour and a half I have reached the ending and also the conclusion that this is probably the worst game I have played in a long time. And I have played Double Dragon Neon and Rambo: The Video Game.

    Let's see... positives... Oh, when you turn around and see the ghosts beside you can be really creepy the first couple of times. Till you realize you can just light a flare... Also, the story that I read later from a site that this game has is interesting. Too bad that the storytelling is crap and won't make sense at all.

    Technically it's equal to PS2. No, not kidding. There is an explosion at about 3/4 of the game (1 hour in). Please check it. Please see the visual effect. I've seen reviews praising it's lighting effects and that they could get the Unreal Engine 4 impact. Yeah, ok... Let's just face it. Not ALL small companies make adequate games. Some of the smaller games are small for a reason.

    I'm gonna stop complaining now. This game is a post-Slender horror game that needs you to walk aimlessly through corridors, search for notes and go back to a portal to go to the next level. When Slender did it, it was cute. Now it's time to cut the bs. This could not and should not evolve into a full fledged game as there is no content. The atmosphere is kinda creepy, but that's just your imagination working.

    Trully terrible graphics, trully awful gameplay. And did I mention that I completed it in under 2 hours?

    ps. Oh, yeah, the randomly generated rooms.... WHY would I want to go through it again?    … Expand
  29. thekillergreece
    Apr 30, 2014
    3
    This game deeply dissapointed me. Mostly, the COMPANY dissapointed me... I was expecting this game be SAME as ALPHA versions(The old pics when the game first revealed) with ghosts rather than zombie crappy witches with slender mechanics.

    The good thing is that, it has great sounds with the screams that gives you creeps, the phenomena moves at some moments that can give you a small jump    This game deeply dissapointed me. Mostly, the COMPANY dissapointed me... I was expecting this game be SAME as ALPHA versions(The old pics when the game first revealed) with ghosts rather than zombie crappy witches with slender mechanics.

    The good thing is that, it has great sounds with the screams that gives you creeps, the phenomena moves at some moments that can give you a small jump scare. Story was good and somewhat interesting.

    However, the worst things are, repetitive gameplay, when you lose, you have to do it all over AGAIN... Enemies are terrible and repetitive, they always appear in same model using slender mechanic such as spawn next to you and despawn when you are too far from them, leaving you alone for a while. Graphics on the other side, are not looking so good, except on PS4 versions. What dissapointed me is, the final version has nothing to do with the alpha versions such as beauty places, ghosts, better phone layout, etc etc... Same fate as Aliens:Colonial Marines.

    Nothing to say more, this is terrible game with the same fate as Aliens Colonial Marines. Price is ridicusly high because you can finish the game in 1-2 hours or so... Avoid buying this game until it gets discount at least 50%+.

    3/10.    … Expand
  30. Dantevus
    May 10, 2014
    3
    If you are in the market for this kind of game I'd just go with Amnesia. It's fun...ish. It does a great job with the mood, just not with the actual gameplay. Also, I got it free with my GTX 770 and yet it maxes out my card while lagging like crazy unless you modify some of the files. My 770 is manually overclocked and puts out between 90-144 fps on every other game I own. While lookingIf you are in the market for this kind of game I'd just go with Amnesia. It's fun...ish. It does a great job with the mood, just not with the actual gameplay. Also, I got it free with my GTX 770 and yet it maxes out my card while lagging like crazy unless you modify some of the files. My 770 is manually overclocked and puts out between 90-144 fps on every other game I own. While looking for solutions it appears I'm nowhere near the only one with this issue so I feel like they released the game without actually finishing the game. This is a trend lately in the gaming industry. It worries me. Laziness.… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 59 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 59
  3. Negative: 22 out of 59
  1. CD-Action
    Aug 25, 2014
    50
    After 15 minutes Daylight is no longer scary and makes you explore boring, very similar environments that in addition are procedurally generated in a mindless manner (e.g. a whole floor of bathrooms). [08/2014, p.64]
  2. DarkStation
    Aug 7, 2014
    60
    Overall, I enjoyed getting scared by horrible, scary-looking spirits.
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  3. Worth Playing
    Jul 10, 2014
    45
    From top to bottom, Daylight falls short of being a good horror game.
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