Don't Starve

This is a game you play constantly being on the knifes edge. Despite what you may think from other games like this, there is no real safety. You are always one mistake away from getting killed.

Lets say we're talking about food, you start off getting lots of it from berry bushes, but use them once, they don't respawn berries for a long time and then you have to look further for more. Build farms, well, those are only good during farming seasons and they don't produce a lot. Fishing is good for a bit, but suddenly the frogs hate you and ten of them start guarding the fishing ponds. Bottom line, there is no one solution to food in this game. You have to use many sources of food, especially in winter. And food expires pretty damn fast.

Then there's sanity. This is the demon of the game. It is constantly being drained by everything. Get wet during the rain, it goes down. Get too close to an evil flower, it goes down. Get hit by a monster, it goes down. Eat the wrong food, in the wrong condition, it goes down. And there is no really good way to make it go up.

Then there's combat. You are bad at it. The character can easily be overwhelmed by too many foes at once. There are things you can do to reduce the damage a combat encounter does. Techniques you can use to navigate each enemy, but once again, it's on the knifes edge. There's items for combat, but those have limited durability and they're really hard to replace.

And the game constantly harasses you. Weather it's the thing lurking in the dark waiting for your light to go out or the weekly attack from the hounds. You have to set up for a lot of things, but when you're being chased by things, it's hard to build a campfire for the night. Even if you have a campfire, more things will appear every night and try to snuff out the fire. God help you if your sanity finally drains low enough. Then all hell breaks loose.

Repetitive and feels like a chore. Not very interesting compared to ONI.

Ever since I laid eyes on Wolfgang, men with muscle have broken the zipper on all my trousers. It got so bad, it would rip through regular joggers and do a mating dance. I can't do this anymore. Don't Starve ruined my life.

Great game, it became more comforting for me as I explored and figured more stuff out. Definitely get DST if you have more friends, or mod it to be solo friendly. Got this on sale and have been playing since.

the audio does not work and i cant seem to find a way to fix it, every time i open settings and put the audio to 10 it goes to 0 once i leave settings, there are alot of discussions talking about it most are outdated and the newer ones have no answers. i'd love to play this game but no audio, no game.

A great unique survival game with huge replayability, charming art style, music, details and overall atmosphere.

DS for Dark Souls.

i have played Don't Starve Together for around 1500 hours (the other half of it is on the console version), thIS version of the game is WAY scarier than dst, If there was one difference BETween ds and dsT is thE horroRs of iT, but to be Honest, i prefer dst thAN ds in My opINion, i havE yet to try the dlC's because i'm wRiting this review After i Finished advenTure mode.

10/10 everything not gonna Lie, gO buy it if it's on a discount with every dLc, if not stick to dst, or buy dst if you don't have it, because it gets updated unlike this one.

Very mindful, very demure, very jeremy fragrance, very brain rot, very jonkler, very skibidi toilet, very sigma, very cheese dripy, very hawk tuah, very ksi, very thick of it, beautiful game smesh

It's not launching on my laptop, despite my tries to fix it, i installed it, delted it and updated for several times but nothing's working.

meh, not really my thing, was OK but was kinda boring to me. didn't like but maybe some one else would and that's the only reason I don't recommend it because I didn't like it. but it didn't seem like the game had any issues really

Over 1,000 hours into this & I could easily re-start and dedicate another 2. Klei really out-did themselves with this one

The audio for this game is very unique and I HAD to quickly leave a review to say..
WELL DONE.
I see why people have so many hours in this game.
Its all around beautiful and well put together.
I plan on adventuring off and exploring more of what is to offer in the future.
Satisfaction = Guaranteed

Great way to get lost in a dark world. Lots of ways to customize. Fun to learn how it words organically, but there are plenty of wikis online for reference. One thing to be cautious of, if you die, you cannot go back to a saved version.

An absolutely amazing experience. Details are so curated. Game is so deep.

i cant in good faith recommend this game.
Is it a good game? yes.
Is it addictive? Yes
are the devs dedicated? Yes.

Then why can't I recommend it? Well, when i first bought the game I did so with my ex.
She then introduced this to a friend of hers.. and they ended up playing it, getting close and then she ended up cheating on me with him. So F this game.

Okay, it WAS 9 years back and tbh i wasn't that bothered and im now extremely happily married but damn it *thumps table* i know how to hold a grudge.

Fun and whimsically dark, but also quite hard. You will lose - a lot. DST is also quite good.

its a cool game. good design and lovely art

One of my favorite games. It takes time to get the hang of it but its one of the most unique and best survival games out there

I've played so many survival/roguelite games, and this is by far (light years) the best one out here.
The world is very compelling and full of surprises, mobs, items and bosses are all really interesting and fun.
It's hard but feels really good to play and master, every death teaches you something about Don't Starve's world. It's only skill.
You can also tweak settings as you wish to create an easier experience, or crazy challenges and variants.
Although it's not updated anymore, it's well finished and polished, and offers a huge load of content.
You have so many hours waiting with the three amazing DLCs, the different games you can create with different settings and characters, and with the amazing story campaign.
You have to get this masterpiece.

I'm going to break the mold a little bit and leave an honestly-negative review. I really enjoy challenging open-world (ish) survival RPGs, but this title, while endearing and interesting, was just far too annoying. Mildly punishing, sure, and I know that it requires a careful, time-learned balance to increase survivability, but...all of the various cycles and gameplay mechanics just felt tedious and I had a hard time determining what should keep me engaged. I am fairly critical of cartoon or cut-out graphics, but these were actually quite enjoyable - I genuinely appreciated the art style and design. I also appreciate it when the world is "out to get me" as it provides a level of challenge that warrants respect for the mechanics; however, some games (like this one) forget to give players something/enough to pull them inward and onward. Potentially fun alone - or even the version that allows multiplayer (I've tried both) - Don't Starve ultimately fell too flat and frustrating for my preferences; your mileage will likely vary. According to the development team and the community, it appears to be a wonderful and complete survival title, and I think I can somewhat appreciate why and/or how; perhaps this review is merely one more reminder that that even well-loved titles like this one won't be enjoyable to everyone.

A fun survival game with different characters to choose from. You can make your own world - select the variables and by doing that, select the difficulty.

In spite of how annoying this is to play, I have trouble putting it down. Maybe if there weren't so many ticking clock elements all at once that would make me enjoy it more? But that would fundamentally change the game I suppose, and not everything has to cater specifically to ME anyway.

Good game, just a little frantic.

---{ 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

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very gud game. btw i have like 300 hours on nintendo switch and have played all 3 dlcs and ive played lots of dst on my xbox. i have not seen any bugs on pc and it runs good on low end pcs too. but if u are thinking to get the nintendo switch version of dont starve and its dlcs DONT! the switch version of the game has so many game breaking bugs in the shipwreck and rog version. the one i hate the most is sometimes the seasons wont change or they will just randomly change when they are not supposed to. and btw bugs like that are super common!!! so yeah dont starve on pc and xbox is really good but dont starve on switch is really bad. very good game though without any bugs

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!

There's many fun elements to this game but the "uncompromising" elements means you just keep having to restart over and over again, which feels like a waste of time. This would be a lot of funner if it was more balanced, rather than small mistakes resulting in death / starting over / losing hours of progress.

It's just not a game I'd want to invest a significant amount of time in, knowing that at any moment I have to start over from scratch.

8/10 - One of gems of survival games. Unique art design and concept is a charm

My friend in Highschool brought this game to the computer lab on a flash drive so we could all play. Good times

Very fun, and never get too comfortable!!!!

the survival elements , Crafting aspects and exploration while avoiding deadly creatures is top notch !
the art style and atmosphere is crazy good !
the replayability is great , it's what i like the most .
overall experience : 10/10 !

It's fun attempting to survive with a colorful cast of characters! You should pick this up alongside the multiplayer version since both have exclusive content.

Just don't play Adventure Mode unless you're okay with repeating large chunks of gameplay.

It seems I have to go learn a few things online before I can survive long enough to do some explorations and find new things. Sometimes I wonder if I am just too stupid to work it out myself.

Shouldn't have bought it. Even though it was like 2 quid it still is a boring @ss game

Tough as hell survival game with a great artstyle and atmosphere. I suck at survival games and haven't even seen the full depth of classic DS but if that's your speed you'll feel right at home here. Don't Starve Together is a little bit easier and has multiplayer so if you're looking to play with some friends then pick that up instead.

Don't Starve is wonderful. Every play through I discover something new. It is a very well-done game!

This game is basically like minecraft but in Tim Burton's style of art and the story has deep lore and unlike typical games, this game doesnt hold your hand and allows you to explore the mechanics in a more reasonable pace. The other DLCs arent necessary but you can try shipwrecked for a completely different experience and mechanics from typical base game. You may get overwhelmed with crafts and there's hidden mechanics to each item. Advanced players can use mods and wiki book. New players can do a little adventure when characters are unlocked. Its a fun game that I recommend to players who love Minecraft and typical survival games with bosses.

just a great game with many different ways of playing and succeeding in it.
DLCs are worth while and dont cost a fortune.
Been playing this and DST eversince the game released and I have never been disappointed.

Highly recommend

I actively dislike the game, yet I keep coming back to it wanting to beat it. I also enjoy some of the characters in it.

Shows how good the game is if you keep coming back despite not wanting to.

One of my favorite games. The theme and presentation is amazing, super easy to loose yourself in the world.

The game is in a much better state than DST currently is, no overbloated and unfinished content, just plain classic Don't Starve, and it's still fun, especially with DLCs.
I recommend this over current DST, that game sadly fell from grace.

Best played on rainy fall days. It has an ambiance that just lends itself to relaxation. Until, of course, you get lost in the wilderness, and freeze to death, get eaten, squished, licked by frogs, or any one of the dozens of ways to die on this island.

As a veteran DST-er, I've played DST in its early stages and it's developed A LOT with its search functions and ease of crafting items faster so that it's great for new DST-ers to learn.

This version is great but it's definitely stuck in the "old" Don't Starve crafting days so when you go from DST to DS, it's a little frustrating to play. So ideally, I'd recommend DS to DST to get a feel of how things work.. but at this rate, I'd recommend to start on DST to DS. If DS could implement the ease of crafting like DST, this game would be a little more enjoyable and streamlined. The only reason why I went from DST to DS is because I wanted to experience Hamlet/Shipwrecked as it's not on DST.. so if you're craving for more Don't Starve content after DST and you've never played DS before, this offers things you haven't seen before.

Other things I've noticed is that since new QOL updates, there seems to be a bit of lag in the game now. I have really basic mods (i.e. seasons, health bars, action queue, etc.). I've even lowered quality for every part of the game and it's still slow.

Would love to see this have tiny updates as it seems the last update was QOL in 2023 but I get it-- Klei's main focus is DST right now.. but still hopeful this would still get a little bit of love!!! Now the question is.. would DST ever have Hamlet... :3 ??

its hard if you dont know what youre doing, but the monsters are also really hard. but it is a realistic game, along with the amazing art

Currently a weird comfort game for me where I die after a couple of hours of gameplay in a new world every time.

I like it, but it's extremely punishing. One wrong move and it's back to starting over again. For a mere newb like myself it's more akin to rogue-like than survival game. Maybe this is a "wiki game", a game played best by watching a guide first or looking up everything in a wiki.

De certa forma um pouco confuso no começo. O game não não te dá um objetivo relevante pelo fato de ser um pouco complicado e demorado de evoluir durante a gameplay.

Excellent resource management wilderness survival game with creepy adorable art! Also the names for the creatures are excellent.

a classic survival game that almost everyone knows but for very good reason!! while dont starve together receives all the new content and updates nowadays, i still think the base game is very good and very fun! lots to do and lots to learn and if you like a challenging but overall enjoyable playing experience this game is perfect for that :-)

The game and its look are truly timeless. There really is a lot to see and do, but I didn't enjoy it on its own.
Don't Starve is a good survival game, but at first it can be difficult if you play it alone.

A great survival/roguelike-esque game that provides a fun challenge