Game profile
Don't Starve Together
In a dark, hand drawn world, players fight together against hunger, monsters and the approaching winter. Every night brings new dangers that can only be faced with ingenuity and teamwork.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Survival / Adventure, set in a fantasy world. Visually it is deliberately stylised rather than photorealistic, and the overall tone stays dark throughout. The world is open, so wandering off and ignoring the main path is part of the deal. It rewards long uninterrupted stretches more than quick check-ins.
It is genuinely demanding, and repeated failure is part of how it is designed. Story exists mostly as background texture rather than a reason to keep going. Co-op is supported, so you can bring someone along. It is available broadly, on 5 platforms. It sits in the budget bracket.
What stands out
- Hand drawn horror look
- Team survival
- Harsh seasons
This fits you if
- exploring for its own sake is the point for you
- you actually want to be scared
- you can sit down for a proper long stretch without interruptions
- you like getting lost and ignoring the main objective for hours
- you want real resistance and are fine with dying a lot
- you have someone to play with
Look elsewhere if
- you want to relax and not be punished for mistakes
- you want a game with a clear ending you can reach
- you only ever get short bursts of play time
- you want something light and easy going
How long is Don't Starve Together?
This one has no finish line. It is built to be played for years, in whatever rhythm suits you.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 85 out of 100, which puts it above 59 percent of the 1276 games here and at rank 452 overall. That is mid-table for this database. Not a standout at the top, but solidly rated.
For comparison, Survival averages 80 points across the database, so this one sits 5 points above its own genre. The figure rests on 271 collected ratings.
Released in 2016, so it has 10 years behind it. Usually cheap by now and the rough edges are long fixed.
The facts
- Release year
- 2016
- Genres
- Survival, Adventure
- Playtime
- Endless game
- Difficulty
- Demanding, punishing
- Story weight
- Background flavour
- Play with
- Solo, Co-op
- Setting
- Fantasy
- Visual style
- Stylised
- Price bracket
- Budget
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Mobile
- Critic rating
- 85 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don't Starve Together | 2016 | Endless game | 85 | Budget |
| Windrose | 2026 | Endless game | n/a | Mid price |
| The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria | 2023 | approx. 30 hrs. | 66 | Mid price |
| Rain World | 2017 | approx. 20 hrs. | 62 | Budget |
If you liked this, try these
- n/a Windrose Shared: Survival, Adventure, Fantasy
- 66/100 The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Shared: Survival, Adventure, Fantasy, shorter
- 62/100 Rain World Shared: Survival, Adventure, shorter
- 80/100 RuneScape: Dragonwilds Shared: Survival, Adventure, Fantasy
- 79/100 Don't Starve Shared: Survival, Fantasy, shorter
- 76/100 The Sinking City 2 Shared: Survival, Adventure, shorter