Don’t Stop Smiling
Understanding Don’t Stop Smiling
Why Don’t Stop Smiling Matters
Smiley dog announced it will release Don’t Stop Smiling, a new horror game about exploring an abandoned, haunted school that also tracks if the player is smiling, in Q2 2026
The game will appear on PCs and require someone to play on a device with a camera As such, a Steam Deck wouldn’t be compatible
[Thanks, Famitsu]
Don’t Stop Smiling will be a short horror game, as the product page on Steam suggests it will last for an hour at most Your character will go through a haunted school, needing to explore and investigate in order to survive and escape
However, as you do, you’ll encounter various entities and situations The game will use a camera to ensure the person playing has a smile showing
If someone stops smiling, due to shock or perhaps screaming, then their character will die and the run will end
A first trailer is available It shows what the exploration element is like and also highlights how an indicator in the upper left corner will monitor your current facial expression based on camera input
It also offers an example of what happens if the player’s expression falters It seems the on-screen indicator will also be of our avatar, so we’ll see our character crying and hear their sobs as we play
Don’t Stop Smiling will come to PCs in Q2 2026 worldwide, and it will be playable in 10 other languages in addition to English and Japanese.
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