Dont Scream Together

DON’T SCREAM TOGETHER recovers from a disaster launch to reach 200,000 sales in seven days

Despite launching to mostly negative reviews, the game became a real redemption story

Manchester, UK – December 10th, 2025 – DON’T SCREAM TOGETHER has sold more than 200,000 copies in its first week on Steam, but Digital Cybercherries, the team behind the viral action figure shooter Hypercharge: Unboxed, say the milestone is not the whole story. For them, the real achievement is how the team came together after a difficult launch.

At release, many players ran into major technical issues that affected the game’s core mechanics, including microphone calibration and in-game audio. Digital Cybercherries say these problems did not appear during internal testing and only became clear once thousands of players joined at launch. The game opened at 23 percent mostly negative on Steam, which was very difficult for the five-person team. The team say they also underestimated how ambitious the project was from a technical point of view. DON’T SCREAM TOGETHER uses a microphone mechanic as its main system, and while it worked well during development, the move to multiplayer added many new challenges across different setups. They now realise this twist on horror was more complex than they expected once it reached a large and varied audience.

Instead of stepping back, the team chose to meet players directly. They replied to reviews, released rapid updates, and wrote open messages explaining the problems and the fixes. Players saw the team working, listening and improving the game in real time. This approach helped rebuild trust. One player who posted a negative review later changed it to positive after the team reached out and helped them resolve an issue. Many others have updated their reviews after seeing how quickly the problems were addressed. The Steam rating has climbed from 23 percent mostly negative to nearly 60 percent mixed and continues to rise as more players join.

The team say they believe the continued sales and improving review score reflect how players responded to their open and transparent communication. Many players have said this honesty was a key reason they decided to support the game.

“People do not lose trust because a game has problems. They lose trust when developers pretend those problems are not there. So we decided to face everything head-on,” said Joe Henson, Creative Gameplay and Marketing Director at Digital Cybercherries. “We want to thank everyone who stayed with us, shared feedback and gave us the chance to make things right.”

The studio says they will continue to work through bugs and improvements and are confident the game will keep recovering as they listen to feedback and nurture it. They add that although the mixed rating and the early issues were difficult to face, they take full responsibility. They would not change the experience, as it taught them lessons they say will make their team better in the long run.

DON’T SCREAM TOGETHER is a co op experience about friendship, fear and keeping your voice down. Up to four players try to survive the night by exploring, finding batteries for their camcorders and speaking quietly through a forest that may or may not be haunted. If anyone screams, the whole group restarts. A new mode called Hunted turns loud players into a hunter who can stalk the rest of the group using proximity voice.

Key FeaturesUse Proximity Voice Chat to whisper, panic, and argue in real-time; only nearby players can hear youChoose between two modes: scream and restart, or scream and return as the hunterExplore the forest and discover hidden locations, symbols, relics, and secretsFind batteries to power your camcorder and keep it runningDynamic scares make every playthrough feel newTime only moves when you do; keep movingMicrophone may flag laughing, coughs, sneezes, burps, and farts as a screamA beautiful, relaxing walk in the forest (may contain traps)Some jump scares might be… real?Voice chat may become ASMR

Lucid Falls

Lucid Falls’ Stunning Unreal Engine Trailer Offers First Look At Psychological Horror Adventure

Manipulate gravity, space and time, and survive terrifying nightmares in a deeply atmospheric lucid dream

Calgary, Canada – December 10, 2025 – Eldamar Studio has today announced its debut title, Lucid Falls, an atmospheric horror adventure made in Unreal Engine that debuted with its first trailer at the Day of the Devs The Game Awards Digital Showcase. The game’s impressive debut trailer showcases the game’s dreamlike cinematic visuals and some of the terrifying monsters you will encounter.

In Lucid Falls, players are trapped inside a lucid dream and must fight to survive in surreal, horrifying worlds. Manipulate reality itself by altering gravity, space, and time to uncover hidden paths and solve puzzles. Lucid Falls uses its strong visual direction and atmospheric environments to bring its nightmares to life.

“Lucid Falls is a very personal project for us,” said Yurii Radkevych, Creative Director at Eldamar Studio. “We are excited to share more as we continue to work on the game, but for now, we believe our debut trailer speaks for itself in terms of the atmosphere and visual flair that we are going to deliver. We hope you will wishlist the game on Steam and follow our progress!”

When Sirens fall Silent

WHEN SIRENS FALL SILENT UNVEILEDFrom The Teams That Brought You ‘The Town of Light’ & ‘Martha Is Dead’Comes A Violent, Emotional And Deeply Harrowing Psychological ThrillerWatford, United Kingdom – 5^th December 2025 – Psychological horror specialists Wired Productions and LKA today unveiled their third collaboration – When Sirens Fall Silent – a dark, investigative, psychological thriller located in the suburbs of Rome, set in the early 1990s.In When Sirens Fall Silent, LKA continues its tradition of perfectly recreating real Italian locations, whilst delivering a haunting and uncomfortable narrative unseen before in video games. The studio has consistently tackled difficult topics head-on and this latest project will not shy away from storytelling that pushes the boundaries of art. There will be no face peeling… this is a different kind of horror.Both The Town of Light and Martha Is Dead were critically acclaimed and won multiple awards, and When Sirens Fall Silent will reveal deep links and crossovers to previous LKA games, further strengthening writer and creative director Luca Dalcò’s credentials as master of shining a light on the forgotten people, continuing the Storie Senza Voce series.Pushing Unreal Engine 5 to its limits, When Sirens Fall Silent stretches technological boundaries and redefines the expectations of what is possible with a small, but focused team of ten, but also allowed LKA to deliver a new aspect to its games; a branching, multi-layered narrative dialogue system, with a huge focus on verbal and emotional interaction, investigation and subsequent choices; a huge transformation between earlier games.Watch the first in a series of innovative trailers, that immerses viewers into LKA’s world from the News Media’s perspective, creating a striking, concept-driven exploration of the game’s universe.Watch the trailer here: “Act1 | The Kidnapped” When Sirens Fall Silent is a dark, investigative, psychological thriller where you play as Mila, a determined policewoman in early 1990s Italy. Haunted by a past she’s desperate to escape, Mila is thrust into a high-profile case of kidnappings and murders. As the investigation unravels, you must not only save her from herself, but also being swallowed up by a vortex of violence, mystery and confusion.When Sirens Fall Silent is now available to be wishlisted on Steam, GOG, and Epic Game Store.To stay informed about the latest updates, visit When Sirens Fall Silent, and register your details, or be part of the discussions, @Reddit, @Discord, @X & @Tiktok.

WHEN SIRENS FALL SILENT

Short Description:

When Sirens Fall Silent is a dark, investigative, psychological thriller where you play as Mila, a determined policewoman in early 1990s Italy. Haunted by a past she’s desperate to escape, Mila is thrust into a high-profile case of kidnappings and murders. As the investigation unravels, you must not only save her from herself, but also being swallowed up by a vortex of violence, mystery and confusion.

Key Features:

From the creators of The Town of Light and Martha Is Dead – the award winning titles that launched LKA to critical and fan acclaim.

Multi-layered narrative, covering tough topics – from real world issues of trafficking, to real life attitudes of misogyny, the team pull no punches. with a few surprises along the way.

Investigate – find and piece together the clues to hunt down the criminal mastermind, from examining bodies to rooms full of potential answers.

Interview key characters – engage in detailed dialogues but pay attention to the body language, sometimes there are answers in the unspoken words.

Cinematic look & feel – stunning environments and characters, perfectly and authentically recreated for a truly immersive experience.

Environmental puzzles – from the logical to the mind bending, but all to add challenges to your journey.

Explore & re-explore to uncover more clues – crime scenes often hide clues that aren’t obvious on first examinations… who knows what you might find.