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Games like Don't Starve Together

  • 30 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

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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.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares boss fights with Don't Starve Together.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 10)
    • 2011
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Shares base building and procedural generation with Don't Starve Together.

    • $26.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
    • 2026
  3. Rank 03

    Why this

    Shares procedural generation with Don't Starve Together.

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
    • 2013
  1. Rank 04

    Subnautica

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

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2018
  2. Rank 05

    Rust

    Why this: Shares resource scarcity and base building with Don't Starve Together.

    • $39.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
    • 2018
  3. Rank 06

    7 Days to Die

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

    • $44.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2024
  4. Rank 07

    The Forest

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

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2018
  5. Rank 08

    Raft

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

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2022

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Don't Starve Together

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Terraria

    Shares boss fights with Don't Starve Together.

    • 98% of 590,217 reviews
  2. 2
    Valheim

    Shares base building and procedural generation with Don't Starve Together.

    • 94% of 558,366 reviews
  3. 3
    Project Zomboid

    Shares procedural generation with Don't Starve Together.

    • 94% of 147,516 reviews
  4. 4
    Subnautica

    Shares base building with Don't Starve Together.

    • 97% of 177,256 reviews
  5. 5
    Rust

    Shares resource scarcity and base building with Don't Starve Together.

    • 87% of 519,643 reviews
  6. 6
    7 Days to Die

    Same stressful mood as Don't Starve Together.

    • 85% of 124,117 reviews
  7. 7
    The Forest

    Also Open World Survival Craft and Survival Horror, like Don't Starve Together.

    • 95% of 175,474 reviews
  8. 8
    Raft

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

    • 94% of 127,970 reviews
  9. 9
    Core Keeper

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 95% of 22,806 reviews
  10. 10
    Satisfactory

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 98% of 132,199 reviews
  11. 11
    Don't Starve

    Shares resource scarcity with Don't Starve Together.

    • 96% of 32,871 reviews
  12. 12
    Starbound

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 89% of 51,728 reviews
  13. 13
    Conan Exiles

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Adventure

    • 80% of 37,574 reviews
  14. 14
    ARK: Survival Ascended

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 60% of 53,496 reviews
  15. 15
    No Man's Sky

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 82% of 180,011 reviews
  16. 16
    Stardew Valley

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, RPG

    • 99% of 384,187 reviews
  17. 17
    Crestfallen: Medieval Survival

    Shares resource scarcity and permadeath with Don't Starve Together.

    • 61% of 368 reviews
  18. 18
    How to Survive 2

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 66% of 1,936 reviews
  19. 19
    Dig or Die

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 91% of 2,032 reviews
  20. 20
    Unturned

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 91% of 220,437 reviews
  21. 21
    Green Hell

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 86% of 25,819 reviews
  22. 22
    The Survivalists

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 76% of 2,979 reviews
  23. 23
    The Long Dark

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 88% of 40,071 reviews
  24. 24
    Whisper of the Swallows

    Shares permadeath and base building with Don't Starve Together.

    • 87% of 78 reviews
Don't Starve Together — Steam game cover
  • 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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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?

  • 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

People who play it also play: Terraria, Valheim, Project Zomboid

How this verdict works →

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.