Choose Don't Starve Together
Choose Don't Starve Together if you want a Strategy and RPG game with Online PvP, LAN PvP, and PvP. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.6% positive across 80,691 reviews.
Don't Starve Together vs MISERY
Don't Starve Together and MISERY both land in Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Don't Starve Together (2016) is 9 years older than MISERY (2025). Don't Starve Together scores higher on Steam reviews (95.6% positive) than MISERY (82.5% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose MISERY
Choose MISERY if you want a Massively Multiplayer game with Surround Sound. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 6,109 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Don't Starve Together and MISERY sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Don't Starve Together |  MISERY | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 12.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.6% positive (80,691 reviews) | 82.5% positive (6,109 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Klei Entertainment | Platypus Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Don't Starve Together (2016) is 9 years older than MISERY (2025).
- Don't Starve Together scores higher on Steam reviews (95.6% positive) than MISERY (82.5% positive).
- MISERY is currently ~13% cheaper on Steam than Don't Starve Together (12.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Don't Starve Together vs MISERY — FAQ
- Which is better, Don't Starve Together or MISERY?
- On Steam reviews Don't Starve Together scores higher (95.6% positive) than MISERY (82.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Don't Starve Together is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Don't Starve Together or MISERY first?
- If you want chronology, Don't Starve Together (2016) came out before MISERY (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Don't Starve Together and MISERY similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Don't Starve Together and MISERY have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Don't Starve Together ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; MISERY ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.
- Do Don't Starve Together and MISERY both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.