Don't Starve Together
Don't Starve Together
Game
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Don't Starve
Developer Klei Entertainment
Don't Starve is a survival game developed and published by Klei Entertainment. The game was initially released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux on April 23, 2013. A PlayStation 4 port, renamed Don't Starve: Giant Edition, became available the following year (with PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3 versions released in September 2014 and June 2015 respectively, and an Xbox One version released in August 2015).… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
373 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
89
LovedLoved
222 positive · 28 negative
95% range 84–92%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 222 | 28 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 22 | 4 | 70 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Lemmy * | 2 | 0 | 7 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
38,989 of 40,529 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
89% recommend · 190 yes, 23 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 213 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (109,671 of 113,606 positive).
Players praise the game's unique art style and atmosphere. [1][2][3] Many find the game difficult but rewarding once learned. [4][5][6] Some recommend buying Don't Starve Together instead for more content. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [11]
The idea is brilliant. The execution forgets to teach you anything. I want to love Don't Starve. The concept is excellent, and the first few hours do pull you in. The longer I played, though, the clearer one problem became: the game does not teach you across rounds. Each round should leave you better prepared for the next. Instead, each round teaches you almost nothing, and the result is a loop that feels less like …
- [1]
Dont starve is a survival game through and through. It features a simple UI and a fantastic hand-drawn art style, with a dark and mysterious theme, which, if you wanted to, you could describe as a Burton-esque aesthetic. The animation of the characters and environment is fluid and satisfying, but not overwhelming. This is all complemented by the sound design and soundtrack. There is ambient storytelling throughout …
- [5]
You start the game. You walk around, spot a beehive, and hit it. Oh no—the bees attack! You die. You start the game over. This time you see a beehive and avoid it. You wander around the map, collecting items. Night falls, you can’t see anything. A few seconds pass… and you die again. You create a new save and start from scratch once more. Only then do you realize you need to light a fire. Night comes, you light the …
- [14]
I've loved this game from the first moment I fired it up at 2:40 AM with all the lights off, door closed and curtains drawn. It was goofy then creepy then frustrating but so very fun and addicting. You'll die and die often but it's ok because it was fun while it lasted and you can just start again forewarned and with experience!
- [2]
Unfortunately I am not good at this survival game in which you have to eat, keep sane und keep away from dangerous creatures but I like the art style very much and I am impressed by the creativity of the developers regarding the creatures and the several playable characters. The latter have different features which have varying effects on the runs.
Summarised from 34 of the 316 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Don't Starve sits at 89% positive across 250 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Don't Starve received "generally favorable" reviews, according to video game review aggregator website Metacritic. The game sold one million copies by the end of 2013. Don't Starve was a finalist for the grand prize and "Excellence in Design" subcategory at the 2014 Independent Games Festival awards ceremony. It also received honorable mentions for "Excellence in Visual Art" and "Excellence in Audio." The game's art style was critically acclaimed. Summarizing that the "distinct art style and atmosphere set a cool vibe," GameSpot's Nathan Meunier commended the atmosphere and visual design. Marty Sliva of IGN claimed an "immense appreciation for the paper-cutout graphical style and whimsical…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 373 · most liked first[PlayStation] [DRM] Licenses now requires an online check-in every 30 days.. > Hugely terrible DRM has now been rolled out to all PS4 and PS5 digital games. Every digital game you buy now requires an online check-in every 30 days. If you buy a digital game and don't connect your console to the internet for 30 days, your license will be removed. > > [Source]() [2026-04-25; +image] \--- > You wouldn't "lose" it, the licence would be restored after connecting to internet... provided Sony's servers…
neutral · AI labelView post →Looking for moots. 👁️〰️👁️ ~Video Games~ 🗡️Baldur's Gate 3 🧑🌾Stardew Valley 🧭Minecraft 🌙Don't Starve Together 😺 Animal Crossing ~Hobbies~ 🤓3D modelling 🥧Baking 🎭Theatre (BTS) 🧙D&D 👾Game Development ~TV Shows/Movies~ 🧟Walking Dead 🏴☠️Our Flag Means Death 👽X-Files 🌕Supernatural ~And More~
neutral · AI labelView post →Alone in the woods... with nary a soul to see... but hey, you got your Game Boy and a copy of Don't Starve! #pixelart #gameboy
neutral · AI labelView post →I drew and coloured some backgrounds (The ones at the beginning) for a new Don't Starve short from our game studio Klei Entertainment! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfog...
neutral · AI labelView post →[PlayStation] [DRM] Licenses now requires an online check-in every 30 days.. cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46052675 > > Hugely terrible DRM has now been rolled out to all PS4 and PS5 digital games. Every digital game you buy now requires an online check-in every 30 days. If you buy a digital game and don't connect your console to the internet for 30 days, your license will be removed. > > > > [Source]() [2026-04-25; +image] > > \--- > > > You wouldn't "lose" it, the licence would…
neutral · AI labelView post →Don't Starve Elsewhere - Game Announcement Trailer (all-new uncompromising survival experience) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycb5... store.steampowered.com/app/2239770/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally making an intro after being busy with life stuff lately... 📌 Hi! I'm Seth! I'm a game designer. I like systems and I've been doing this for almost 15 years now: ☁️🏙️ BioShock Infinite 🚫🍲 Don't Starve (Reign of Giants and lead on Together) 🥃🔫 Mafia III ☢️🚗 Pacific Drive (game director and lead)
neutral · AI labelView post →Wortox fanart - Don't starve ❤️ I started playing don't starve together again after watching quite a lot of stuff about the game recently. I love wortox a lot, design and gameplay wise #dontstarve #dontstarvetogether #wortox
positive · AI labelView post →I did some backgrounds on this Don't Starve short for my game studio, Klei Entertainment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vUg...
neutral · AI labelView post →[PlayStation] [DRM] Licenses now requires an online check-in every 30 days.. cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46052675 > > Hugely terrible DRM has now been rolled out to all PS4 and PS5 digital games. Every digital game you buy now requires an online check-in every 30 days. If you buy a digital game and don't connect your console to the internet for 30 days, your license will be removed. > > > > [Source]() [2026-04-25; +image] > > \--- > > > You wouldn't "lose" it, the licence would…
neutral · AI labelView post →This is the game I've spent the most time playing so far. I will never forget the feeling of launching the game for the first time and seeing those evergreen trees swaying in the wind, even though they were just textures and animations. Most of the time, I just run around on the map, chopping trees, mining, collecting resources, and planning my survival schedule. For me, this is the most interesting part of the whole game, even more so than fighting bosses. I think it and DST are two separate…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Play crack version, feel guilty since this is pretty neat game. So I bought both 1 and multiplayer version.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[PlayStation] [DRM] Licenses now requires an online check-in every 30 days.. > Hugely terrible DRM has now been rolled out to all PS4 and PS5 digital games. Every digital game you buy now requires an online check-in every 30 days. If you buy a digital game and don't connect your console to the internet for 30 days, your license will be removed. > > [Source]() [2026-04-25; +image] \--- > You wouldn't "lose" it, the licence would be restored after connecting to internet... provided Sony's servers…
neutral · AI labelView post →Preorders open now! Good Smile Arts Shanghai Don't Starve Nendoroid Wilson From the popular game "Don't Starve" comes a Nendoroid of the gentleman scientist Wilson! Preorder: https://goodsmile.link/sjzfTA #goodsmile
neutral · AI labelView post →World Premiere! Introducing Don't Starve Elsewhere, an all-new Don't Starve game with an elevated & uncompromising survival experience. Watch the official Triple-i Initiative trailer: youtu.be/pcOD7AYM67I #iiishowcase
neutral · AI labelView post →I worked on a few of the theatre scenes in this new trailer. BTW, Klei is having a Steam sale! Up to 75% off on the Don't Starve franchise and up to 50% off on Klei merchandise. Buy a game thing, keep us employed? :) store.steampowered.com/sale/dontsta...
neutral · AI labelView post →Don't Starve is returning for more darkly whimsical co-op survival in Don't Starve Elsewhere, and this time there's hills!. > Klei Entertainment has unveiled Don't Starve Elsewhere, a brand-new multiplayer instalment of its survival series.
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh yeah, may as well plug the Warlock I made for Don't Starve Together (A game I've barely played) here as well. I spent so long writing lines for him... steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Wilson from the new "Don't Starve" board game coming to Kickstarter on Sept 30th! This was the first mini I painted for the game, and he kind of set the tone for how I approached the rest in terms of aesthetics and ambience etc. I hope you like him as much as I enjoyed painting him! 😁
neutral · AI labelView post →Don't Starve: The Board Game is LIVE on Kickstarter! 💚 Funded in Only 5 minutes! Thank you all for the amazing support. For 72 hours, Early Bird backers will get a FREE Wolfgang expansion! 💪🏻 Back the project here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gla...
neutral · AI labelView post →Netflix cancels six games for its service. - Tale of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game - Thirsty Suitors - Compass Point: West - Rotwood - Lab Rat - Don't Starve Together Will not release on Netflix. www.gamesindustry.biz/netflix-canc...
neutral · AI labelView post →guess what I found the other day while playing don't starve 👀🍄💚 #dontstarve
neutral · AI labelView post →This is so funny for me to read after getting into Don't Starve, the game that takes the bold stance o "If you cut down too many trees without replanting, the forest will come to life and beat your ass into the ground."
positive · AI labelView post →The #DontStarve Franchise Sale is available now! For a limited time save up to 75%. 🚨 store.steampowered.com/sale/dontsta... Also check out the new Ancient Echoes #DontStarveTogether update + game trailer & info about Don't Starve The Board Game Kickstarter in the thread below!🧵
neutral · AI labelView post →Fun game, but probably get Don't Starve Together instead, as that gets more content, even if you're playing solo.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recycled Halloween Day 6 Wendy the triumphant and Abigail from ‘Don’t starve together’ "At least a heart could return one sister to this world..." #dst #dontstarve #halloween #cosplay
neutral · AI labelView post →I used to play a lot Don't Starve Together back in 2019-2020, I really liked the game, I hope I can play it again soon 🥺 #DontStarve #DontStarveTogether #DontStarveFanart #Wendy #Fanart #Abigail
positive · AI labelView post →what if Don't Starve but as a Gameboy Color-esque game? #art #digitalart #pixelart #dontstarve #dontstarvetogether #webber
neutral · AI labelView post →my friend said... play don’t starve! you can make character mods! I put the character I like into the video game!!! WHY NOT! its fun. anything is possible #dontstarve #deponia
positive · AI labelView post →I am really bad at this game. I do not intuitively figure the game mechanics out. I have to google everything. And I am obsessed.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →(old art) I remember saying I was gonna do one for every character 😂 that wasn't gonna happen but I was rewatching s2 and playing don't starve on my switch at the time so of course... Viktor + Jinx 🎉 #arcane #dontstarve #crossover #jinx #dst #viktora
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm happy to say that I've made some more “Don't Starve” fan art for the three people who know this game XD I'm really uninspired right now when it comes to drawing personal stuff, so I'm glad I drew something. #dontstarve #maxwell
neutral · AI labelView post →Raft meets Don't Starve in the new survival game Coastless #Coastless #IndieGames #Survival #PCGaming #Gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →[PlayStation] [DRM] Licenses now requires an online check-in every 30 days.. > Hugely terrible DRM has now been rolled out to all PS4 and PS5 digital games. Every digital game you buy now requires an online check-in every 30 days. If you buy a digital game and don't connect your console to the internet for 30 days, your license will be removed. > > [Source]() [2026-04-25; +image] \--- > You wouldn't "lose" it, the licence would be restored after connecting to internet... provided Sony's servers…
neutral · AI labelView post →Been loving Don't Starve. Drew my 4 favorite characters, in the outfits I have for em in-game.
positive · AI labelView post →It's such a fun game. Really chill, until it isn't. but mostly chill.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't Starve game looks like it should be an animated series.
neutral · AI labelView post →Cute characters from a game not so cute. #webber #dontstarve #fanart #art
neutral · AI labelView post →I recently got into this because of the cameos of certain weapons and monsters in Terraria, and BOY have I been missing out. The thing I truly respect about this game is that instead of making itself accessible to appeal to as many people as possible, it decided to stick to its own identity in spite of pandering to a mainstream audience. Something you should take note is that this game WILL kick your butt on your first few runs, and you will constantly be on edge as you'll never truly feel…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dont starve is a survival game through and through. It features a simple UI and a fantastic hand-drawn art style, with a dark and mysterious theme, which, if you wanted to, you could describe as a Burton-esque aesthetic. The animation of the characters and environment is fluid and satisfying, but not overwhelming. This is all complemented by the sound design and soundtrack. There is ambient storytelling throughout if you wish to engage with it, or if you are simply a fan of survival games and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →hey. dont cry. Charlie, otherwise known as the Darkness or the Night Monster, is a hostile damage source unseen to the player in-game. She only attacks when the character is in complete darkness. She is the secondary antagonist of Don't Starve and its DLCs and the main antagonist of Don't Starve Tog
neutral · AI labelView post →someone mentioned Don't Starve, and now I keep wanting to play it again.. so, #fanart #dontstarve
neutral · AI labelView post →Played this one mostly on my wii-u. now it wont start anymore on the best nintenddo consele ever released, so i am a sad boyo. but the game is a banger
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Does anyone here recognize this one? It's Chester! From Don't Starve! Chester it's literally a chest that follows you around in the game if you have his eyebone. I love this little guy so much 🥺🧶 #crochet #amigurumi #chesterdontstarve
neutral · AI labelView post →Starting a new type of post, Pixel Progress Posts! Here's the first one for Don't Starve! www.patreon.com/gameboydemak...
neutral · AI labelView post →excited to be able to say what I'm working on after having to be silent for awhile. Don't Starve Elsewhere. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycb5... #gameaudio
neutral · AI labelView post →btw there is a Don't Starve Together mod that adds Alice to the game, she is very powerful (infinite dolls)
neutral · AI labelView post →My entry for LitterboxComics’ contest! I went for the game Don’t Starve since I love the art style ^^ 🕷️ #litterboxtv #art #dontstarve #fanart #commsopen
neutral · AI labelView post →I appreciate this for what it is, but at this point I would suggest any potential buyers just saunter over to Don't Starve Together instead, even if you are playing solo. It has way more content and even still gets updates.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Speaking of Don't Starve, I definitely didn't mod my friend and I's blorbos into the game 🤓
neutral · AI labelView post →Cool Byrup fact Don’t Starve Together was the main game I played while my parents were getting divorced’ Getting back into it cuz I was very depressed over the New Year!!! Two in-game years :) #dontstarve
positive · AI labelView post →This game makes me wish steam had more than just upvotes and downvotes. In short yes, the game is super fun. If you like difficult games and don't mind sinking a lot of hours in, reading the wiki or watching Youtube tutorials, then this is the game for you. You can get it on sale for super cheap and I've played this game along with the together version and will continue to do so. The problem is that the game doesn't tell you how to do anything. Don't get me wrong, it's fun to figure stuff out…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Little throwback to february 2021, when I dreamt that I was playing Pathologic 2, except the game had the complete aesthetics and gameplay of Don't Starve! Naturally, I needed to draw the characters as such! #art #pathologic #oldart #dontplague #nattsweirddreams
neutral · AI labelView post →great survival game . i advise , but its better to buy DS together
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You start the game. You walk around, spot a beehive, and hit it. Oh no—the bees attack! You die. You start the game over. This time you see a beehive and avoid it. You wander around the map, collecting items. Night falls, you can’t see anything. A few seconds pass… and you die again. You create a new save and start from scratch once more. Only then do you realize you need to light a fire. Night comes, you light the fire. This time, you don’t die—you learned from your past mistakes. You make…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just wanted to share our Halloween-y store banners! 🎃 Featuring Bramble: The Mountain King and Don't Starve Together, we thought these two games brought the perfect creepy vibes for scary season! 👻 #halloween #horrorgames #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →Unfortunately I am not good at this survival game in which you have to eat, keep sane und keep away from dangerous creatures but I like the art style very much and I am impressed by the creativity of the developers regarding the creatures and the several playable characters. The latter have different features which have varying effects on the runs.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What if Tim Burton decided to do Minecraft ? What you get is Don't Starve, an awesome survival game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →STOP EVERYTHING NEW DON'T STARVE GAME??? what WHAT WHAT!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →I've returned to this game after years of forgetting about it and it was a great as I remembered ir. I never got to beat the adventure mode and had struggles with survival, but that's where the fun is.
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