DON'T SCREAM

First-person forest horror where screaming restarts the night

Digital Cybercherries · Released Oct 28, 2024

Reviews: Mixed; 65% of 4,874
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 12 in 30 days
Playing now: 5; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 year ago; Sep 19, 2025

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 4,874 reviews are positive · 91% of 12 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.

Screenshots and trailer

DON'T SCREAM system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 18
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

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.