Don't Play This
First-person horror walking simulator built around people's final recordings
Admia, a1esska, Notex · Published by Notex, a1esska, Admia · Released Apr 14, 2026
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 1,083
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 56 in 30 days
- Players
- 4
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 6 months ago
- Apr 19, 2026
What is Don't Play This?
A friend sends you videos of people dying in this first-person horror walking simulator. You explore short episodes that reconstruct their final minutes, moving through locations with different visual styles and encountering both visible and hidden threats.
For you if...
- +you prefer brief games you can finish in one sitting
Not for you if...
- −you want a substantial story connecting the episodes
- −you expect more interaction than walking through horror scenes
What players say
85% of 1,083 reviews are positive · 87% of 56 in the last 30 days
Players praise the suspense and jump scares. A recurring complaint is that the scares rely on excessively loud sounds and poorly balanced audio.
Screenshots and trailer
Don't Play This system requirements
Minimum: RTX 2060, 16 GB RAM, 9 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Don't Play This?
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- OS
- Windows 10/11
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 5 / Intel i5
- Graphics
- NVIDIA RTX 2060
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 9 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10/11
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 5 / Intel i5
- Graphics
- NVIDIA RTX 2070
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 9 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Don't Play This have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Don't Play This run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 11
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Polish.
Does Don't Play This 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
Tags
- Indie
- Psychological Horror
- Horror
- Exploration
- Gore
- Mystery
- Walking Simulator
- Atmospheric
- First-Person
- Adventure
- 3D
- Thriller
- Dark
- Linear
- Singleplayer
- Realistic
