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Don't Starve
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
66 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A great little survival game that'll basically run on anything. Always have loved this game and found myself coming back to it a lot!”
“Kinda suck at the game lmao, but it's a lot of fun. While I do prefer Don't Starve Together, I do enjoy this game. Def worth the price!”
“I love this game so much! I originally found it on the mobile version and was addicted. Then my partner let me know it was a desktop game, and I never opened the app again. If nothing else, I will always value being…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A great little survival game that'll basically run on anything. Always have loved this game and found myself coming back to it a lot!”
“Been playing DS since 2014 and I always come back to it. Finally buckled down and got unlocked Maxwell recently. I love this game.”
“Unique animation and challenging gameplay keep me coming back.”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I love this game so much! I originally found it on the mobile version and was addicted. Then my partner let me know it was a desktop game, and I never opened the app again. If nothing else, I will always value being…”
“Realy nice game good coloring and focus on the theme”
“Unique animation and challenging gameplay keep me coming back.”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“relly fun game and dlc are best thing you will buy ever i would buy all dlc and dont stave for 10$”
“I've owned and played this game, since it was on CHROME, before we even had seasons. Base survival and its adventure mode, going to Maxwell is great. Has so many expansions that are full or unique content. The Screecher…”
“This game is fun but unforgiving just try it out and see (also get the dlcs)”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Gaming as art and community. Gaming when its not driven by skill or competition. A game that is kind to its players”
“very fun game if you avoid reading tutorials. find the tricks by yourself!”
“Best survival game in the market hands down. Don't look any further don't look up any guides just by it play it and DO NOT give up. This world holds many dark secrets and many dreary moments so enjoy learning and try…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“Like clearly I have enjoyed this game. But what always happens is I stop playing because curiosity is too risky and without being curious the game gets dull.”
“I love this game so much! I originally found it on the mobile version and was addicted. Then my partner let me know it was a desktop game, and I never opened the app again. If nothing else, I will always value being…”
“After almost 100 hours I have thought this game to be a rogue-like... upon googling it turns out there is an ending/way to beat it and apparently i just suck”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Like clearly I have enjoyed this game. But what always happens is I stop playing because curiosity is too risky and without being curious the game gets dull.”
“Personally of all the games in the triangle of sandbox crafting doing random stuff games, dont starve is the least impressive to me. Visually, its not really that appealing to look at, so its weird to navigate which is…”
“Не очень понравилось, а так игра норм”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“What if Tim Burton decided to do Minecraft ? What you get is Don't Starve, an awesome survival game.”
— a player, Steam review · 90 hrs played“I had this on my ps4 and my old steam account. I will always come back to this game. I also LOVE hamlet and ship wreck will always be a fave! I adore this game and how its ever changing. The available characters coupled with mildly inconveniencing animals make this even more…”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played“Wilson: How queer... this strange world allows for the creation of shovels only with that "Science Machine" Maxwell: Suck my ♥♥♥♥ wilSUCK!!!! Wilson: ♥♥♥♥ you maxwell!!!!!”
— a player, Steam review · 81 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:13 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Major Quality of Life and Big Fix Update Now Live!
Hey everyone! The big Bug Fixes and Quality of Life update is now live! A big thank you to all the players who checked out the beta, reported bugs, and provided feedback and suggestions. The list of c
[Beta Update - PT II] Quality of Life Beta Available Now!
Quality of Life Update The acronym in parentheses at the end of each change/bug fix refers to which DLCs this change/bug fix is applied to: Base: the vanilla game, no DLCs. RoG: Reign of Giants. SW: S
[Beta Update] Huge Bug Fix Beta Available Now!
Hello everybody! Surprise! We have a big bug fix update for you all. This is pretty substantial, so we’re going to put this on a beta branch for you all to check out before we push it out to the live
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Survival · Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Adventure · Indie · Sandbox · Singleplayer · Perma Death · Multiplayer · Open World · Exploration · Rogue-like (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Remote Play on TV |
| Languages | English * , Simplified Chinese * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.dontstarvegame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8 Processor: 1.7+ GHz or better Memory: 1+ gigs of RAM GB RAM Graphics: Radeon HD5450 or better; 256 MB or higher DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 500 MB HD space Sound: 100% DirectX9.0c compatible sound card and drivers