''Daylight'' is a

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Gameplay

The player's goal in each level is to search for notes and logs from the hospital's past, referred to as "remnants", by looking for markings using glow sticks. Once all remnants in a level have been collected, the player is able to acquire a " sigil", an item of significance to the hospital's past, such as a

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. Bringing the sigil to "the Seal of Shadows" will unlock the next part of the building, allowing the player to advance further into the hospital and, possibly, to freedom. Discovering remnants can cause a marking on her arm, which attracts the dangerous "shadow people". The player can either make them disappear by using flares or lose them by running away. The player cannot access any weapons; the only tools available are glowsticks,

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. The environment layout is randomly generated. The enemies and other antagonists are procedurally spawned. The game's interface includes the number of remnants the player has to find and the threat level in the hospital. As threat level increases, monsters are more likely to appear.

Plot

The plot is centered around a woman named Sarah who regains consciousness in an abandoned hospital with no memory of how she got there. A mysterious voice tells her to find the secrets of the hospital. With a cell phone, which is her map, she must explore the haunted hospital and survive the mysterious shadow people.

Reception

''Daylight'' received mixed reviews from critics. Aggregating review website

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gave the PC version 51/100, and the PlayStation 4 version 48/100. ''GameZone'' Joe Donato opined "''Daylight'' accomplishes nothing. Its attempt to expand on the '' Slender'' formula is only enjoyable for as long as you'd ever want to play Slender anyway, and it isn't nearly as effective."

References

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