Do Not Open (2022) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Do Not Open

Survival horror game Do Not Open is a mix of escape room elements, plus it's said to be based entirely on true events. You're playing for Michael J. Goreng, "a well-known zoologist and epidemiologist…

15 November 2022

What Do Not Open is

Do Not Open is an adventure game developed by NOX NOCTIS and released in 2022. It was published by Gammera Nest. It is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Survival horror game Do Not Open is a mix of escape room elements, plus it's said to be based entirely on true events. You're playing for Michael J. Goreng, "a well-known zoologist and epidemiologist imprisoned in his own home, where his wife and daughter are held against their will".

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Do Not Open launched on 15 November 2022, within three weeks of God of War Ragnarök, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, Bayonetta 3 and Signalis. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: God of War Ragnarök, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, Bayonetta 3, Signalis.

Official trailer