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Don't Starve
Klei Entertainment · released Apr 23, 2013 · data updated Oct 23, 2026
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures
Released Apr 23, 2013
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Overwhelmingly Positive · 96% positive of 97,178 Steam reviews | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | 220,672 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Regular US price | $9.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Twitch peak viewers | 73 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Top Sellers rank | #657 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Top Sellers US rank | #871 | Oct 22, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 312 | 22 |
| Dec 2025 | 308 | 26 |
| Jan 2026 | 324 | 14 |
| Feb 2026 | 261 | 13 |
| Mar 2026 | 264 | 19 |
| Apr 2026 | 299 | 24 |
| May 2026 | 221 | 14 |
| Jun 2026 | 362 | 25 |
| Jul 2026 | 343 | 25 |
| Aug 2026 | 218 | 14 |
| Sep 2026 | 199 | 15 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 2.8M – 7.5M | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $15M – $52M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 97,178 | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 29–76 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. This game was on Steam before reviews began in November 2013; many copies sold before then have no review, so the ranges may be low. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Open World Survival Craft | 1 in 174 games |
| Moddable | 1 in 102 games |
| Perma Death | 1 in 44 games |
| Replay Value | 1 in 38 games |
| Crafting | 1 in 19 games |
| Sandbox | 1 in 16 games |
| Open World | 1 in 14 games |
| Survival | 1 in 13 games |
Games like Don't Starve
| Game | Developer | Match | Steam reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Long Dark | Hinterland Studio Inc. | 89% | Very Positive · 110,775 |
| The Forest | Endnight Games Ltd | 87% | Overwhelmingly Positive · 583,599 |
| Stranded Deep | Beam Team Games | 87% | Mostly Positive · 43,813 |
| Don't Starve Together | Klei Entertainment | 87% | Very Positive · 377,355 |
| Subsistence | ColdGames | 86% | Mostly Positive · 12,605 |
| Breathedge | RedRuins Softworks | 84% | Very Positive · 14,836 |
| Terraria | Re-Logic | 83% | Overwhelmingly Positive · 1,246,742 |
| Forager | HopFrog | 84% | Very Positive · 35,577 |