DON'T SCREAM
First-person forest horror where screaming restarts the night
Digital Cybercherries · Released Oct 28, 2024
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 65% of 4,880
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 66% of 24 in 30 days
- Players
- 3
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 5 months ago
- Jun 3, 2026
What is DON'T SCREAM?
A first-person horror game where you explore a forest at night, keep your camcorder powered, uncover secrets, and evade hunters until morning. Time advances only when you move, and a required microphone detects loud sounds that restart your run.
For you if...
- +you like single-player horror built around staying quiet
- +you enjoy exploring an eerie forest at your own pace
Not for you if...
- −you want steady action rather than prolonged wandering
- −you dislike microphone-based restarts or sudden jump scares
What players say
65% of 4,880 reviews are positive · 66% of 24 in the last 30 days
Players praise the forest atmosphere and the silence-based premise, but many find the wandering repetitive and the jump scares ineffective. Some say an update made the game less scary; others report frustrating deaths from traps or bears and occasional bugs.
How many players finish DON'T SCREAM?
14% of Steam players have unlocked «The Survivor», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
DON'T SCREAM system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 8 GB RAM, 17 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run DON'T SCREAM?
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- OS
- Windows 10 (64 bit)
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-9600K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 470, 4GB
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 17 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Notes
- Microphone Required - Headset + SSD Highly Recommended
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 (64 bit)
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800X / Intel Core i5-12600K
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB / RX 6700 XT GAMING 12GB
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 17 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Notes
- Microphone Required - Headset + SSD Highly Recommended
Does DON'T SCREAM have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does DON'T SCREAM run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Default configuration is not performant
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 18
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Indonesian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese.
Does DON'T SCREAM 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Psychological Horror
- Horror
- Atmospheric
- First-Person
- Walking Simulator
- Jump Scare
- Voice Control
- Exploration
- Mystery
- Realistic
- Dark
- Linear
- Supernatural
- 1990's
- Replay Value
- Simulation
Recent updates
- Sep 19, 2025 · Major Update #4 | New Symbols, Scares, Locations, and Huge Gameplay Changes!
- Oct 31, 2024 · HOTFIX - Achievement fixes and more!
- Oct 28, 2024 · Welcome to 1.0 - MAJOR UPDATE!
- Apr 29, 2024 · Major Update #3 | Environment Overhaul - Part 2 + 20% OFF Steam Daily Deal!
- Mar 14, 2024 · Major Update #2 | Environment Overhaul - Part 1