Don't Starve

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 that match your survival style.

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Apr 23, 2013

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About This Game

Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic.

You play as Wilson, an intrepid Gentleman Scientist who has been trapped by a demon and transported to a mysterious wilderness world. Wilson must learn to exploit his environment and its inhabitants if he ever hopes to escape and find his way back home.

Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style. Play your way as you unravel the mysteries of this strange land.

Key Features:

- Uncompromising Survival & World Exploration:

No instructions. No help. No hand holding. Start with nothing and craft, hunt, research, farm and fight to survive.

- Dark and Whimsical Visuals:

2D characters and odd creatures inhabiting a unique 3D world.

- Randomly Generated New Worlds:

Want a new map? No problem! At any time you can generate a new living and breathing world that hates you and wants you to die.

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Developer and publisher

Quick facts

Release
Apr 23, 2013: Windows, Mac, Linux
Last updated
May 19, 2026
Storefronts
Nintendo, Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Simulation, and Survival
Tags
Combat and Exploration
Moods
Creative
Social styles
Solo
Demo
Not announced
Price model
Purchase

Languages

Languages
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
Chinese (Simplified)
English

Age Rating & Interactive Elements

DEJUS 10

Content descriptors

Violência

Support

Controller & Support

Controller support

Full controller support

Device support

Steam Trading Cards

Steam Cloud

Remote Play on Phone

Remote Play on Tablet

Remote Play on TV

Family Sharing

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System Requirements

Minimum

OS:
Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8
Processor:
1.7+ GHz or better
Memory:
1+ gigs of RAM GB RAM
Graphics:
Radeon HD5450 or better; 256 MB or higher
DirectX®:
9.0c
Hard Drive:
500 MB HD space
Sound:
100% DirectX9.0c compatible sound card and drivers

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77

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