Rank 01Games like Don't Starve Together
- 30 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Don't Starve Together also play
The closest matches to Don't Starve Together: Terraria, Valheim, Project Zomboid, Subnautica, and Rust. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Shares procedural generation with Don't Starve Together.
- $24.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
- Deck Verified
- 2013
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Subnautica
Why this: Shares base building with Don't Starve Together.
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Rust
Why this: Shares resource scarcity and base building with Don't Starve Together.
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7 Days to Die
Why this: Same stressful mood as Don't Starve Together.
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The Forest
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Survival Horror, like Don't Starve Together.
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Raft
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Don't Starve Together.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Don't Starve Together
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- 2Valheim
Shares base building and procedural generation with Don't Starve Together.
- 94% of 558,366 reviews
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- 7The Forest
Also Open World Survival Craft and Survival Horror, like Don't Starve Together.
- 95% of 175,474 reviews
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- 17Crestfallen: Medieval Survival
Shares resource scarcity and permadeath with Don't Starve Together.
- 61% of 368 reviews
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- 24Whisper of the Swallows
Shares permadeath and base building with Don't Starve Together.
- 87% of 78 reviews

- Released: 2016
- Developer: Klei Entertainment
- Price: $14.99checked Nov 10
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 96% of 80,691 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
- Metacritic 83
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Build sprawling bases
- Master character synergies
- Mod the game endlessly
- Dark
- Melancholic
- Stressful
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Reviewers mention these as similar to Don't Starve Together
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

The Long Dark
Why this: Shares resource scarcity with Don't Starve Together.

Don't Starve
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Don't Starve Together.

Overcooked
Why this: Same stressful mood as Don't Starve Together.
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Starbound
Why this: Shares base building with Don't Starve Together.


Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Why this: Shares permadeath and procedural generation with Don't Starve Together.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Don't Starve Together at current Steam store prices.

Dig or Die
Why this: Shares base building and procedural generation with Don't Starve Together.

The Survivalists
Why this: Shares base building with Don't Starve Together.

Wayward
Why this: Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Don't Starve Together.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

Terraria
Why this: Shares boss fights with Don't Starve Together.

Valheim
Why this: Shares base building and procedural generation with Don't Starve Together.

Project Zomboid
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Don't Starve Together.

Subnautica
Why this: Shares base building with Don't Starve Together.

7 Days to Die
Why this: Same stressful mood as Don't Starve Together.
More from Klei Entertainment
Other recommendable Steam games by Klei Entertainment, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

Oxygen Not Included
Why this: Same stressful mood as Don't Starve Together.


Mark of the Ninja
Why this: Same dark mood as Don't Starve Together.



Invisible, Inc.
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Don't Starve Together.
About Don't Starve Together
The closest matches to Don't Starve Together: Terraria, Valheim, Project Zomboid, Subnautica, and Rust. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Don't Starve Together is your kind of game, the closest matches are Terraria, Valheim and Project Zomboid — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as dark, melancholic and stressful, and single out its base building and boss fights. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Don't Starve Together is a survival crafting game developed by Klei Entertainment that launched on Steam in 2016 at a price of 14.99 USD. The game features base-building, boss-fights, character-specialization, an insanity-system, mod-support and perma-death as core mechanics. Players describe the experience as dark, melancholic, stressful and tense according to reviews. Reviewers highlight hooks such as building sprawling bases, mastering character synergies, endless modding, sharing the struggle with friends and surviving against absurd odds. The game runs natively on Steam Deck and has received a 96% positive rating from over 80,000 Steam reviews. With a massive campaign length and hard difficulty setting, it supports online co-op multiplayer.
About Don't Starve Together: Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
Is Don't Starve Together worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 96% of 80,691 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 89% positive across 1,929 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 108 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 32 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Build sprawling bases
- Master character synergies
- Mod the game endlessly
- Share the struggle with friends
People who play it also play: Terraria, Valheim, Project Zomboid
Mobile version
Don't Starve Together is also on Google Play and App Store. What the store pages declare:
- No ads declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-04, source)
- Google Play: In-app purchases ($2.99 - $49.99 per item) (checked 2026-11-04, source)
- App Store in-app purchases: (checked 2026-11-04, source)
- App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-04, source)
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Frequently asked about Don't Starve Together
Can I run it?
Is Don't Starve Together verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Don't Starve Together is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Don't Starve Together cost?
Don't Starve Together is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Don't Starve Together have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Don't Starve Together supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Don't Starve Together?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Don't Starve Together are Terraria, Valheim, Project Zomboid.
Who developed Don't Starve Together?
Don't Starve Together was developed by Klei Entertainment.