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Don't Starve Together vs Meat Lovers

Don't Starve Together and Meat Lovers both land in Action, Indie, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Don't Starve Together (2016) is 10 years older than Meat Lovers (2026). Both support cooperative play. 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 Don't Starve Together

Choose Don't Starve Together if you want a Strategy, Adventure, and RPG game with Online PvP, LAN PvP, and PvP. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 80,691 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose Meat Lovers

Choose Meat Lovers if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Steam Leaderboards, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Meat Lovers launched in 2026.

Both Don't Starve Together and Meat Lovers sit in Action, Indie, and Simulation 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 vs Meat Lovers — Steam metadata comparison
Don't Starve Together — Steam game coverDon't Starve TogetherMeat Lovers — Steam game coverMeat Lovers
Released20162026
GenresAction, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPGAction, Indie, Simulation
PlatformsWindows, macOS, LinuxWindows, macOS
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedUnrated
Price14.99 USDPrice unknown
Steam reviews95.6% positive (80,691 reviews)—
MultiplayerMulti-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-opMulti-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op
DevelopersKlei Entertainmentooo

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Don't Starve Together vs Meat Lovers — FAQ

Should I play Don't Starve Together or Meat Lovers first?
If you want chronology, Don't Starve Together (2016) came out before Meat Lovers (2026). 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 Meat Lovers similar?
They overlap on Action, Indie, Simulation 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 Meat Lovers 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; Meat Lovers ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
Does Don't Starve Together run on Steam Deck?
Yes — Don't Starve Together is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Meat Lovers doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.