{"id":266127,"date":"2023-12-14T02:33:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T07:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=320703"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:25:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:25:16","slug":"this-horror-game-forces-you-to-play-with-a-microphone-and-it-ends-if-you-scream-and-its-not-dont-scream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/this-horror-game-forces-you-to-play-with-a-microphone-and-it-ends-if-you-scream-and-its-not-dont-scream\/","title":{"rendered":"This horror game forces you to play using a microphone and ends if you scream\u2026 and it&#8217;s not Don\u2019t Scream"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Not all horror games aim to scare us in the same way or for the same reasons. <strong>Whether they do so through jump scares, eerie settings, or by putting us in helpless situations depends on the type of horror game we&#8217;re dealing with<\/strong>. Similarly, it&#8217;s not the same if the game wants to scare us just for the sake of it or if it adds an extra layer\u2014ending the game instantly if we scream.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Shhh is a game by 616 GAMES with a premise as simple as it is effective: we have to explore a house where sinister things happen, and if we get scared enough to scream, the game ends automatically. Thus, <strong>the idea is to keep calm, stay level-headed, and avoid getting frightened<\/strong>\u2014a quite challenging task due to its VHS aesthetic, a very eerie atmosphere, and more than just relying on jump scares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though it currently has only one setting\u2014a house seemingly inhabited by horrors we&#8217;d rather not acknowledge\u2014<strong>616&#8217;s developers have promised to add more in the future through free updates<\/strong>. This promises great replay value for the game in the long run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shhh! preview\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HJtce0kXi9E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Of course, this isn&#8217;t something entirely new as many current horror games have been leveraging the possibilities of microphones<\/strong>. In games like Phasmophobia and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/lethal-company-has-an-arachnophobia-mode-and-its-as-simple-as-its-hilarious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Lethal Company<\/a>, monsters can locate you based on the sounds you make in real life. And in Don\u2019t Scream, much like in Shhh, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-horror-video-game-that-is-played-with-the-micro-station-and-will-control-your-screams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the game ends the moment you scream<\/a>. Although the 616 GAMES&#8217; game seems to do it with a lot more flair than Joure &amp; Joe&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shhh is available for purchase on both <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2709940\/Shhh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Steam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/616games.itch.io\/shhh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Itch.io<\/a>. <strong>And, as expected, it requires a microphone to play<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This horror game forces you to play with a microphone and it ends if you scream&#8230; 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