DON'T SCREAM — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Don’t Scream is 50% Off - Steam Daily Deal! | 2026-05-06 | Screamers! It’s been a crazy few months, to say the least! All your feedback and suggestions have helped more than you know, and Don’t Scream wouldn’t be where it is without you. So seriously, thank you so much for the support! If you haven’t played in a while, you’re going to notice a lot has changed. We’ve overhauled the microphone calibration and onboarding, improved performance across the board, and squashed a mountain of bugs. One of the biggest changes, though, is how we handle bug reports. The old “spread across 20 forum threads and a Discord DM from 3 weeks ago” system just wasn’t working anymore. So we’ve moved everything into a prop |
| An honest message about the DON'T SCREAM TOGETHER launch. | 2025-12-04 | Hi everyone. I just wanted to post this here and keep you all updated. Right, where to start… DON’T SCREAM TOGETHER has been out for a few hours, and seeing the negative reviews has been really hard. It’s a bitter pill to swallow, and I’m not going to pretend it hasn’t hit us emotionally. Making games is such a vulnerable thing. It feels like sharing something personal, something you love, something that comes from you, and then hoping people enjoy it. We put so much love, time, testing, and care into this game. We really did try our absolute best with the resources and team size we have. We are only five indie devs. I am not saying that as a |
| DON’T SCREAM TOGETHER - Release Date and Pricing! | 2025-11-20 | Hello, Screamers! We are super excited to finally announce the release date for DON’T SCREAM TOGETHER, and it is launching sooner than you might think. You and your friends will be able to enter the forest on December 3rd, 2025. That is less than two weeks away!It has been an emotional rollcoaster getting here. This project has taken a lot of late nights, weekends, testing, retesting, and plenty of caffeine, but we have put everything we have into it. We have had so much fun building this and we cannot wait for you all to experience it and of course, scream together! A MESSAGE TO EXISTING OWNERSWe have seen all your comments and feedback, and |
| DON'T SCREAM TOGETHER Announced - Online Co-op and More! | 2025-10-23 | Screamers, you asked, and we listened! We're incredibly proud to announce DON'T SCREAM TOGETHER, an improved and expanded version of DON'T SCREAM will be launching on Steam soon! You can wishlist it here. This new version will feature online co-op for up to four players! And if you played the 2023 single-player version of DON’T SCREAM, DON’T SCREAM TOGETHER will feel like a completely new experience, with major additions and meaningful improvements across the board, including new playable characters with customization, an all-new Hunted mode, new and improved animations, fresh objectives and lore, vastly improved performance, full controller |
| Major Update #4 | New Symbols, Scares, Locations, and Huge Gameplay Changes! | 2025-09-19 | Your Experience If you are enjoying the game and haven't yet left your feedback via a Steam Review, would you consider letting others know about your experience? Reviews are super important for small developers like us, and we truly appreciate your support. https://store.steampowered.com/recommended/recommendgame/2497900 Why hello there, Screamers! It’s been a little while since our last update, and this one brings some of the most significant changes yet. We’ve listened closely to your feedback, fixed a ton of issues, and introduced new features that should make DON’T SCREAM scarier, fairer, and more replayable than ever. DON'T SCREAM is now |
| HOTFIX - Achievement fixes and more! | 2024-10-31 | Your Experience If you are enjoying the improved 1.0 version of the game and haven't yet left your feedback via a Steam Review, would you consider letting others know about your experience? Reviews are super important for small developers like us, and we truly appreciate your support. https://store.steampowered.com/recommended/recommendgame/2497900/ Hello, Screamers! Just a quick note to let you know we've fixed some bugs that were causing problems for some of you. Apologies for the inconvenience! We're always working to improve the game, and we appreciate your patience. We want to give a massive shout-out to everyone for supporting us throug |
| Welcome to 1.0 - MAJOR UPDATE! | 2024-10-28 | Hey, Screamers! Halloween is creeping up, and we've got a real treat for you. We're incredibly proud to announce that DON'T SCREAM has officially launched out of early access and into its full 1.0 release! We've been carefully reviewing all your feedback, and this update is packed with massive improvements, fixes, exciting changes, and terrifying new features! Everything, and we mean everything about the game, has significantly improved. A huge thank you to all of you who have helped us shape DON'T SCREAM into what it is now. We truly couldn't have done it without your incredible support and feedback! The forest has undergone a serious transf |
| DON'T SCREAM - 1.0 Release Date Teaser Trailer | 2024-10-15 | 1.0 RELEASE ON OCTOBER 28, 2024! Screamers, You thought we forgot? It's nearly time for round two! Halloween is quickly approaching, and we've spent the last year listening to your feedback and improving the game. DON'T SCREAM leaves Early Access for its 1.0 release on October 28, 2024! The 1.0 release will come with a whole host of improvements, including: Improved performance for smoother gameplay Enhanced scares with better models, animations, effects, and sounds Improved pacing of scares, with a greater focus on tension and buildup Dozens of new places to explore in the forest, and existing areas look much better Completely redesigned sou |
| Major Update #3 | Environment Overhaul - Part 2 + 20% OFF Steam Daily Deal! | 2024-04-29 | Hello, Screamers! Major Update #3 is now live! As promised in our development roadmap, we're continuing to overhaul the environments. This update includes new locations, structures, and let's just say... some strange things! Once we're satisfied with the environmental additions, we'll focus on enhancing the finer details. Our goal is to make the forest and everything in it look realistic, weathered, and deteriorated. We want players to wonder, "Wait, what happened here?" and to keep you constantly on edge, always questioning your surroundings. Before diving into the changelog, I want to address the current quality of scares. We know they aren |
| Major Update #2 | Environment Overhaul - Part 1 | 2024-03-14 | Welcome, Screamers! I'm excited to announce our next major update; Environment Overhaul - Part 1! We're making great progress on our development roadmap (see below), and right now, we're concentrating on a complete overhaul of the environments. This means we're putting even more focus on environmental storytelling. To explain our goals in more detail, here's our very own Josh Lennen, who leads the art design for DON'T SCREAM, to share his insights: Josh Lennen: In this environment update we wanted to focus on giving players more opportunity to explore. Instead of players simply getting lost in the woods, we've added more paths and environment |
| Major Update #1 | Performance Improvements + Dev Roadmap | 2023-12-21 | Hello, Screamers! Firstly, thank you for your incredible support for "DON'T SCREAM". This journey has been beyond our wildest expectations. When we launched this game as a short UE5 horror experience, we never imagined it would capture your attention the way it has. Your enthusiasm and ideas have not only been inspiring but have also highlighted the potential for even greater depth in the game. As much as we've achieved, Joure and I are aware of the limits of what we can accomplish alone, particularly regarding content and technical enhancements. We're proud of the improvements we've made so far, yet we recognize that there's a broader scope |
| Settings Update (Part 2) | 2023-11-05 | Settings Update (part 2) Yesterday we rolled out the the first iteration of the re-designed Settings menu. It included the revamped main settings page and the new Video Settings and Microphone Settings page as well. Today we've added proper key-binding functionality to the game (sorry AZERTY Players). As stated before, we didn't have the time to implement these before the Early Access launch but doing our best to make up for that! Next up will be proper audio support and will be released once it's done. Before we can go back to working on the actual game itself, we'll be focusing on bugs and other technical issues which we'll try to address a |
| Settings Update (Part 1) | 2023-11-04 | DON'T SCREAM has gotten a settings / setup overhaul. With this update you'll be able to: - Change resolution - Set a windowed mode - Toggle VSync - Cap the game's FPS - And a new "medium" quality option has been added There's now also a better Microphone settings page where you can change the default mic and set the value. It also detects if it's muted and you can un-tick it from there too. With that said we will keep improving the settings and will be adding Audio options and a proper key-binding function soon! We also identified the issue where your mic isn't picked up (Microphone privacy). It's a bit of an elusive issue that spans across W |
| Navmesh fix | 2023-10-30 | Small navmesh fix! |
| Time Stop in near locations reverted | 2023-10-29 | Reverted the the time stopping near and in buildings locations as it was too confusing. |
| Asset Purge - Reduced file size of DON'T SCREAM | 2023-10-29 | Assets are now stored in packed (Pk) file format. Removed numerous assets that were unused or used in testing to reduce overall game file size. |
| MIC support enabled | 2023-10-29 | We've added the option to set your mic inside the game. This feature has not fully been tested so let me know if it works for you! https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1012819835551498362/1168131782466605056/image.png?ex=6550a67f&is=653e317f&hm=6eddb5957364f0cf173f8a965d23d370d928cc502edca5c2d550c00f6c8215a8& |
| We hear you. | 2023-10-28 | Hey all! Firstly, thank you so much for the kind words and support. We're both super tired, but we'll be rolling out fixes and improvements in the coming days. Regarding feedback about the game; we hear you. Please bear in mind that we're just two indie devs working on this, so changes and improvements will take time. This is our first game on Steam, and it's an Early Access title. You're not just paying to play early; you're helping us refine the game and lay its foundations together. While you're experiencing the early stages of our game, please know that the final release is set to offer a significantly enhanced and transformed experience. |
| BEFORE YOU BUY! | 2023-10-27 | BEFORE YOU BUY! Hello everyone! It's Joure and Joe here. As two indie developers, we value transparency and want you to be fully informed before you decide to buy our game. So, here are some things you should know about DON’T SCREAM: WHO ARE WE? We're just two indie devs pouring our heart and soul into this game. We're not a big corporation, just two passionate gamers like you! WHAT IS DON'T SCREAM? At its core, think of DON'T SCREAM as a scare simulator - but not just any simulator. It's pretty terrifying and perfect for scaring the pants off your friends and family! However, that doesn't mean that we won't expand upon the gameplay and make |
| DON'T SCREAM - Official Gameplay Reveal | 2023-10-13 | PRESS KIT This is a short horror experience designed to make players jump. Think of it as a scare simulator. Don't expect a storyline; just one primary challenge: DON'T SCREAM. It's simple enough for anyone, even your mom. Seriously, challenge your mom to play! If you scream, you restart. DON’T SCREAM is an Unreal Engine 5 short horror experience inspired by '90s camcorder found footage. Made by two indie devs. The challenge is simple: explore the mysterious Pineview Forest for 18 minutes without screaming. Sounds easy, right? But there's a catch. Time only progresses as you move, and you cannot predict the scares. You must calibrate your mic |