Ghosts & Hauntings

New found footage horror game challenges players not to scream

By T.K. Randall
October 20, 2023

Image: AI-generated (Midjourney) While there are literally thousands of horror-themed games out there, we've never seen one quite like this before and it seems that the premise has also piqued the interest of the gaming community.

Titled Don't Scream, the admittedly short experience - also referred to as a 'jump-scare simulator' - is so blatantly terrifying that simply making it to the end without audibly reacting is the main goal.

The game uses your computer's microphone to check if you've actually screamed and while you could probably make it through by unplugging it, the real challenge will be to genuinely go the distance.Simply standing still for the full 18 minutes won't work either as the time will only progress when the player is actually moving around - maximizing the chance of running into *something*.

"Our lead playtester (also my wife) is currently in a clinic recovering," one of the developer's joked.

Described as an ode to found footage movies such as The Blair Witch Project, the game will arrive on Steam on October 27th, just in time to provide foolhardy players with a Halloween thrill.

Will you be picking it up ? If so, let us know how you get on!


Source: Evening Standard

Tags: Video Game, Haunting