Choose Don't Starve Together
Choose Don't Starve Together if you want a Strategy game with Online PvP, LAN PvP, and LAN Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.6% positive across 80,691 reviews.
Don't Starve Together vs The Wild Eight
Don't Starve Together and The Wild Eight 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 3 years older than The Wild Eight (2019). Don't Starve Together scores higher on Steam reviews (95.6% positive) than The Wild Eight (68.9% 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 The Wild Eight
Choose The Wild Eight if it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,784 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Don't Starve Together and The Wild Eight sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and 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 |  The Wild Eight | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2019 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.6% positive (80,691 reviews) | 68.9% positive (1,784 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Klei Entertainment | Eight Points |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Don't Starve Together (2016) is 3 years older than The Wild Eight (2019).
- Don't Starve Together scores higher on Steam reviews (95.6% positive) than The Wild Eight (68.9% positive).
- Don't Starve Together is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than The Wild Eight (14.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Don't Starve Together is Deck Verified, The Wild Eight is Deck Playable.
Don't Starve Together vs The Wild Eight — FAQ
- Which is better, Don't Starve Together or The Wild Eight?
- On Steam reviews Don't Starve Together scores higher (95.6% positive) than The Wild Eight (68.9% 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 The Wild Eight first?
- If you want chronology, Don't Starve Together (2016) came out before The Wild Eight (2019). 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 The Wild Eight 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 The Wild Eight 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; The Wild Eight ships Online Co-op, Co-op.