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Don't Play This

Don't Play This

Five scary stories, but they all have the same ending. Can you play it? A psychological horror game from the first person, which few will pass.

Released Apr 14, 2026 Developer Admia, a1esska, Notex Publisher Notex, a1esska, Admia Platforms Windows IndiePsychological HorrorHorrorExplorationGore
View on Steam ↗ $8.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

83.6%positive1,102 reviews
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Seen some bad reviews and bro. What u expecting from a horror game at this price ? Some GENERATIONAL story ? Calm down cuh. It's Solid af. Jumpscares are cooked, some predictable, lots of them not. Hated playing through this all but my frikn ♥♥♥ it's scary. That's what i…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“It was 2 a.m Pressed start Opened the first video 5 mins later closet jumpscared me I got scared af Closed the game Gonna play it later on a sunny day”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Not recommended · 7 found this helpful

“Only reason the game is 'scary' is because it hits you with a loud noise every few minutes. The actual horror began when I tried exiting the game and the in game 'exit' just didn't work”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

11achievements
59.5%median completion
15.2%rarest: Egg Legend
85.6% of players 78.2% of players 72.5% of players 64.4% of players 61.8% of players 59.5% of players 58.5% of players 45.9% of players 39.0% of players 23.6% of players 15.2% of players 85.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
85.6%Flying Dutchman — Watch video 1
78.2%Is anyone here? — Watch video 2
72.5%Final race — Watch video 3
Rarest badges of honor
15.2%Egg Legend — Record: 30
23.6%Egg Master — Record: 20
39.0%Best Horror — Complete bonus game

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$8.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$8.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US8.99 USD
EU7.79 EUR
UK7.09 GBP
Australia11.95 AUD
Canada9.99 CAD
Japan910 JPY
Brazil22.49 BRL
China33.33 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$4.3 China Japan Canada Australia EU US UK≈$9.4

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 19, 2026
Bugs Fix

Some bugs have been fixed. Thanks to everyone who helped find them; you make the game better. If you encounter any unknown bugs, please report them in the game discussions.

Apr 15, 2026
Bug fix

Bugs have been fixed, big thanks to the streamers and players who helped find them

Feb 11, 2026
Release of the demo version of Don't Play This on itch.io

The demo for Don't Play This! was released today. Only the first location is available so far. You can play it here: itch.io

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAdventure, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsIndie · Psychological Horror · Horror · Exploration · Gore · Mystery · Walking Simulator · Atmospheric · First-Person · Adventure · 3D · Thriller (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Polish
Achievements11
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10/11 Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 / Intel i5 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2060 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 9 GB available space