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Steam app 3319120 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:51 UTC

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.

Don't Play This Steam header artwork
Admia, a1esska, NotexNotex, a1esska, Admia
27playing now
2924-hour peak
91all-time peak
9average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−0.3Gain−3.03%% gain30Peak

296 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

0816243213 Aug18 Aug23 Aug28 Aug02 Sep07 Sep12 SepThursday 13 August 202610 peakFriday 14 August 202618 peakSaturday 15 August 202623 peakSunday 16 August 202616 peakMonday 17 August 202614 peakTuesday 18 August 202617 peakWednesday 19 August 202617 peakThursday 20 August 202613 peakFriday 21 August 202615 peakSaturday 22 August 202613 peakSunday 23 August 202615 peakMonday 24 August 202615 peakTuesday 25 August 202617 peakWednesday 26 August 202615 peakThursday 27 August 202619 peakFriday 28 August 202617 peakSaturday 29 August 202618 peakSunday 30 August 202620 peakMonday 31 August 202617 peakTuesday 01 September 202616 peakWednesday 02 September 202619 peakThursday 03 September 202627 peakFriday 04 September 202623 peakSaturday 05 September 202624 peakSunday 06 September 202622 peakMonday 07 September 202617 peakTuesday 08 September 202616 peakWednesday 09 September 202617 peakThursday 10 September 202613 peakFriday 11 September 202630 peakSaturday 12 September 202629 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

6 months, April 2026 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

025497498Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026April 202691 monthly peakMay 202671 monthly peakJune 202646 monthly peakJuly 202635 monthly peakAugust 202626 monthly peakSeptember 202630 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

09192838July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 202635 peak — daily detail belowAugust 202626 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 202630 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

0919283801 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 202632 peakThursday 02 July 202622 peakFriday 03 July 202634 peakSaturday 04 July 202630 peakSunday 05 July 202633 peakMonday 06 July 202623 peakTuesday 07 July 202625 peakWednesday 08 July 202628 peakThursday 09 July 202620 peakFriday 10 July 202632 peakSaturday 11 July 202630 peakSunday 12 July 202619 peakMonday 13 July 202615 peakTuesday 14 July 202616 peakWednesday 15 July 202616 peakThursday 16 July 202618 peakFriday 17 July 202631 peakSaturday 18 July 202625 peakSunday 19 July 202623 peakMonday 20 July 202621 peakTuesday 21 July 202618 peakWednesday 22 July 202623 peakThursday 23 July 202620 peakFriday 24 July 202626 peakSaturday 25 July 202635 peakSunday 26 July 202629 peakMonday 27 July 202626 peakTuesday 28 July 202622 peakWednesday 29 July 202634 peakThursday 30 July 202629 peakFriday 31 July 202628 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 166 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

0714212801 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 202623 peakSunday 02 August 202624 peakMonday 03 August 202620 peakTuesday 04 August 202621 peakWednesday 05 August 202619 peakThursday 06 August 202614 peakFriday 07 August 202626 peakSaturday 08 August 202626 peakSunday 09 August 202626 peakMonday 10 August 202615 peakTuesday 11 August 202621 peakWednesday 12 August 202618 peakThursday 13 August 202614 peakFriday 14 August 202618 peakSaturday 15 August 202623 peakSunday 16 August 202616 peakMonday 17 August 202614 peakTuesday 18 August 202617 peakWednesday 19 August 202617 peakThursday 20 August 202613 peakFriday 21 August 202615 peakSaturday 22 August 202613 peakSunday 23 August 202615 peakMonday 24 August 202615 peakTuesday 25 August 202617 peakWednesday 26 August 202615 peakThursday 27 August 202619 peakFriday 28 August 202617 peakSaturday 29 August 202618 peakSunday 30 August 202620 peakMonday 31 August 202617 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 130 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

0816243201 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202616 peakWednesday 02 September 202619 peakThursday 03 September 202627 peakFriday 04 September 202623 peakSaturday 05 September 202624 peakSunday 06 September 202622 peakMonday 07 September 202617 peakTuesday 08 September 202616 peakWednesday 09 September 202617 peakThursday 10 September 202613 peakFriday 11 September 202630 peakSaturday 12 September 202629 peak

October 2026

Don't Play This was released on 14 Apr, 2026.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:51 UTC
App ID
3319120
Last updated
19 Apr 2026 build 22856827
Developer
Admia, a1esska, Notex
Publisher
Notex, a1esska, Admia
Release date
14 Apr, 2026
Platforms
Windows
Download size
4.01 GB
Install size
8.36 GB
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Unknown
Achievements
11

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Popular tags

IndiePsychological HorrorHorrorExplorationGoreMysteryWalking SimulatorAtmosphericFirst-PersonAdventure3DThrillerDarkLinearSingleplayerRealisticSurrealStory RichPsychologicalPsychedelic
About this gameFull description from Steam
"Don't Play This" is a first-person indie horror game in the walking simulator genre. Approximate playtime: 1–1.5 hours Horror genre Walking simulator First-person view Diverse locations and visual styles Realistic graphics DESCRIPTION People often film what happens to them. They want to capture an important moment, call for help, or simply leave a trace in their memory. But sometimes, such a recording becomes the last one of their life. Your friend starts sending you videos. You don’t know where they found them or why they sent them to you, but in each of these recordings, someone dies. You will immerse yourself in these moments one after another and will have to experience what ended the tape forever. GAMEPLAY You move through a series of short but intense episodes — each of which is a reconstruction of the last minutes of different people’s lives. Beautiful graphics and high-quality 3D audio will help you fully experience the game’s atmosphere. HIDDEN HORROR In each location, your own nightmare awaits you: some threats are immediately visible, while others remain hidden until the very last moment. Each place has its own unique visual style and special atmosphere. CAUTION! The game contains flashing lights that may trigger epileptic seizures.
Content & age ratingsSteam content notice · 2 regional ratings

Content notice

This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: Frequent Violence or Gore, General Mature Content

Regional ratings

DEJUS14Violência · Medo
IGRS18Horor · Kekerasan
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

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

Recommended

Recommended: OS: Windows 10/11 Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 / Intel i5 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2070 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 9 GB available space
Supported languages12 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
Russian
French
German
Spanish - Spain
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Korean
Japanese
Portuguese - Brazil
Turkish
Polish

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

11 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
Contemporary philosopherAchievement
Corrupted fileAchievement
Egg RecruitAchievement
Egg MasterAchievement
Egg LegendAchievement
Best HorrorAchievement
Beloved PetAchievement
Flying DutchmanAchievement
Is anyone here?Achievement
Final raceAchievement

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DemosPlayable demos on Steam

3 developer announcements, Feb 2026 to Apr 2026 · times in UTC

April

  1. 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.

    Patch notes
  2. Bug fix

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

    Patch notes

February

  1. 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

    Admia

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