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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.

Don't Starve is a survival, open world survival craft and crafting game developed and published by Klei Entertainment.
Released on April 23rd 2013 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 2 languages: English and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 109,816 reviews of which 106,118 were positive and 3,698 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 2.04€ on Steam with a 75% discount.

The Steam community has classified Don't Starve into these genres:

Survival Open World Survival Craft Crafting Adventure Indie Sandbox Singleplayer Perma Death Multiplayer Open World Exploration Rogue-like Replay Value Moddable Difficult Simulation 2D Top-Down Survival Horror Horror

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • 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
MacOS
  • OS:Lion (OSX 10.7.X)
  • Processor:2.0 GHz Intel
  • Memory:4 GB RAM
  • Graphics:256 MB NVidia or ATI graphics card
  • Hard Drive:512 MB Free Space
  • Additional:Not recommended for Intel GMA Graphics or Mac Minis or early-generation MacBooks
Linux
  • Processor:1.7+ GHz or better
  • Memory:1+ gigs of RAM GB RAM
  • Graphics:Radeon HD5450 or better; 256 MB or higher
  • Hard Drive:500 MB HD space

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025
I genuinely forgot how awesome this game is, i actually found it back in the day when i had a really bad PC and looked for some good low spec video games, and Don't Starve was number 1 on the list, i check it out and instantly fell in love, i love survival games probably more than any other gaming genre so this game is really a must have, and the price isn't even bad it's less than 10 bucks.
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Oct. 2024
---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☑ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☑ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☑ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☑ Long ☑ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ Cyberpunk 2077 ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☑ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10
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Oct. 2024
It's easy to pick up and put down- I am not good at videogames, this isn't an exception, but it's fun to play, and losing can be AWFUL but it lets me learn to take risks, and thats been helping me over all bc i play games cautiously- you can't always do that and I need to be pushed out of that zone- I like this game for that. I can take risks and Lose, but it helps me prepare for that the next time. each time I play, I can try and use how I lost last time to try and avoid that outcome. It's predictable enough, and plenty of times it still shakes you up. it's really fun!
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June 2024
Great fun, bit addictive. Have to delete it from my computer during uni semester. Shipwrecked DLC is my favourite. Even though it's a survival game it's quite calming and peaceful, feels like escaping the rat race to go live on a beautiful tropical island. Hamlet is great too but the amount of hours you need to put in to make your house nice and make everything work is too much for me. I am bad at video games so I like to play on easy mode, in this game you can customise how easy the easy mode is and in what ways is it easier. I mostly just give myself loads of extra berry bushes. And extra bees. Extra bees sounds bad but there are several benefits you will find out if you play this game. I love interacting with the monkeys, and building my little camp in the sand and protecting myself from the world outside.
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June 2024
Hands down, the absolute best, most addictive game I've ever played. The tension between having to explore in order to learn how to do new things and not wanting to die makes you actually care about each decision you make, and dying HURTS. Just don't look up "how to do stuff" on the internet, it will ruin the game for you. The whole point is to have to learn how to do things by yourself. And die trying. And curse a lot. And restart with great vengeance and furious anger.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Don't Starve is currently priced at 2.04€ on Steam.

Don't Starve is currently available at a 75% discount. You can purchase it for 2.04€ on Steam.

Don't Starve received 106,118 positive votes out of a total of 109,816 achieving an impressive rating of 9.52.
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Don't Starve was developed and published by Klei Entertainment.

Don't Starve is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Don't Starve is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Don't Starve is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Don't Starve is a single-player game.

There are 4 DLCs available for Don't Starve. Explore additional content available for Don't Starve on Steam.

Don't Starve is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Don't Starve supports Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet and Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Don't Starve is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Don't Starve
-75% 8.19€ 2.04€ 18.33€
9.5
106,118
3,698
Game modes
Features
Online players
862
Developer
Klei Entertainment
Publisher
Klei Entertainment
Release 23 Apr 2013
Platforms
Remote Play
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