Games like DON'T SCREAM
If DON'T SCREAM is your kind of game, the closest matches are Before They Wake, Silverpine Creek and DON'T SCREAM TOGETHER — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its anxious, atmospheric and dark. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →DON'T SCREAM is a 2024 horror simulation released by Digital Cybercherries. Players navigate a dark, atmospheric forest setting with a found-footage aesthetic inspired by the 1990s. The core mechanic uses microphone sound detection, requiring players to control their reactions to survive. Environmental interaction and found-object-hunting drive exploration across 46 points of interest, with hidden collectibles rewarding thorough investigation. Asymmetric co-op is available for those seeking a shared experience. The challenging, short-length sessions are designed for short bursts of gameplay. Players describe the atmosphere as genuinely unsettling, with reviewers noting that the found-footage presentation enhances dread and jump-scares feel unpredictable and effective. The game is playable on Steam Deck and costs $7.99. It holds a 68% positive rating from 1,758 Steam reviews.
About DON'T SCREAM: If you scream, you restart. A jumpscare horror simulator where you walk through a pitch black forest and escape by reaching 8:00 AM.
Players who liked DON'T SCREAM also play
Steam players who put hours into DON'T SCREAM also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Before They Wake
WHY THIS
Top pick for DON'T SCREAM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with DON'T SCREAM.
Before They Wake is a third-person horror game set in the 1980s. Play as Alfred Baptiste on a desperate quest to find a cure for a mutating virus that has temporarily left him paraplegic, impairing his mobility. Can you help him find solace and a cure before it’s too late?
Silverpine Creek
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for DON'T SCREAM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with DON'T SCREAM.
Explore the chilling village of Silverpine Creek, trapped in fog and fear. Unravel its dark history as a reporter trapped within, facing the malevolent witch Korana. Realtime Physics gameplay, immersive VHS-style visuals, and reactive AI heighten the suspense in this harrowing tale of survival.
DON'T SCREAM TOGETHER
WHY THIS
Shares atmospheric with DON'T SCREAM.
Third-strongest match for DON'T SCREAM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with DON'T SCREAM.
A very simple co-op jumpscare horror experience where you and friends walk through a pitch black forest and try to stay quiet. Reach 8:00 AM without screaming or making a loud noise, or everyone dies. You will scream, shout, and probably laugh.
Snowsquall Grip
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for DON'T SCREAM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Escape the snowy nightmare or be trapped forever — your call.
DEADCAM | ANALOG • SURVIVAL • HORROR
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for DON'T SCREAM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Survive the horror of found-footage recordings in this analog survival game. Play through multiple 80s & 90s-inspired short stories, each with unique locations and terrifying encounters.
Tales of the Forgotten
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for DON'T SCREAM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Three short ghost stories. Three everyday locations turned nightmare. Tales of the Forgotten is a PSX-style horror anthology perfect for a single terrifying session. Experience jump scares, uncover multiple endings, and discover why these ghosts can't rest—all in under an hour.
Haunted Bloodlines
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for DON'T SCREAM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with DON'T SCREAM.
Every family has secrets. This house knows yours. Haunted Bloodlines is a first-person psychological horror game where the halls shift, the walls breathe, and the mansion has been waiting for you your whole life.
离校 School's Out
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for DON'T SCREAM fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with DON'T SCREAM.
A first-person 3D horror adventure. Trapped in a mysterious world modeled after an old school, an amnesiac hero teams up with enigmatic heroines to face looping spaces and terrifying monsters. As they seek escape and the truth, they begin to break free from the fate that binds them.
Reviewers mention these as similar to DON'T SCREAM
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Outlast
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with DON'T SCREAM.
Reviewers of DON'T SCREAM cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
Phasmophobia
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DON'T SCREAM.
Reviewers of DON'T SCREAM cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
DON'T SCREAM TOGETHER
WHY THIS
Shares atmospheric with DON'T SCREAM.
Reviewers of DON'T SCREAM cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and Casual with DON'T SCREAM.
A very simple co-op jumpscare horror experience where you and friends walk through a pitch black forest and try to stay quiet. Reach 8:00 AM without screaming or making a loud noise, or everyone dies. You will scream, shout, and probably laugh.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below DON'T SCREAM at current Steam store prices.
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under DON'T SCREAM on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with DON'T SCREAM.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under DON'T SCREAM on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with DON'T SCREAM.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~88% under DON'T SCREAM on Steam right now. Shares Casual with DON'T SCREAM.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under DON'T SCREAM on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with DON'T SCREAM.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under DON'T SCREAM on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with DON'T SCREAM.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under DON'T SCREAM on Steam right now. Shares Casual with DON'T SCREAM.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under DON'T SCREAM on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with DON'T SCREAM.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Superflight
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under DON'T SCREAM on Steam right now. Shares Casual with DON'T SCREAM.
Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with DON'T SCREAM.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with DON'T SCREAM.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation and Casual with DON'T SCREAM.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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More from Digital Cybercherries
Other recommendable Steam games by Digital Cybercherries, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DON'T SCREAM.
Another title from Digital Cybercherries, the studio behind DON'T SCREAM.
Hypercharge is a first and third-person shooter action figure game you've always dreamed of! Grab your friends, complete objectives, defend the Hypercore against waves of weaponized toys, and defeat Major Evil together in the story campaign!
DON'T SCREAM TOGETHER
WHY THIS
Shares atmospheric with DON'T SCREAM.
Another title from Digital Cybercherries, the studio behind DON'T SCREAM. Shares Simulation and Casual with DON'T SCREAM.
A very simple co-op jumpscare horror experience where you and friends walk through a pitch black forest and try to stay quiet. Reach 8:00 AM without screaming or making a loud noise, or everyone dies. You will scream, shout, and probably laugh.
New Retro Arcade: Neon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DON'T SCREAM.
Another title from Digital Cybercherries, the studio behind DON'T SCREAM.
Emulate your favorite arcade games in an environment engrossed with retro realism and extremely detailed surroundings. Be filled with nostalgia and realise what arcade life felt like back in the 80’s/early 90’s.
Frequently asked about DON'T SCREAM
- Does DON'T SCREAM run on Steam Deck?
- DON'T SCREAM is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does DON'T SCREAM cost?
- DON'T SCREAM is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to DON'T SCREAM?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DON'T SCREAM are Before They Wake, Silverpine Creek, DON'T SCREAM TOGETHER.
- Who developed DON'T SCREAM?
- DON'T SCREAM was developed by Digital Cybercherries.
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