# DON'T SCREAM

> The developer reported 100,000 first-week sales for a microphone-controlled horror game.

- Owner: Joure & Joe; later Digital Cybercherries
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2023-10-27
- Peak date: 2023-10-31
- Spread Score: 28 (Niche), v1.2
- Mechanics: Challenge, Creator relay, Platform jump, Press loop, Underdog

## Summary

Joure and Joe revealed the game before Halloween, then released it on Steam. Streamers in Japan and elsewhere played its no-screaming challenge. Developer-supplied data put sales above 100,000 copies, alongside a high refund rate.

## Timeline

- 2023-10-13 — Joure & Joe (Open web) — Joure and Joe revealed the microphone-controlled game ahead of Halloween.
- 2023-10-15 — PC Gamer (Press) — PC Gamer covered the rule that a real-life scream restarted the game.
- 2023-10-16 — GamesRadar+ (Press) — GamesRadar called the unreleased horror game viral after its IGN reveal.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/dont-scream

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “DON'T SCREAM.” Case HIS-00922. Spread Score v1.2: 28/100. Updated 2026-10-15. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00922