Don't Starve

Don't Starve

Released Apr 2013

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.

96% positive · 113K reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Don't Starve launched on April 23, 2013 and has received three major paid DLC expansions: Reign of Giants (April 30, 2014), Shipwrecked (December 1, 2015), and Hamlet (which entered Early Access in November 2018 and fully released on May 14, 2019). All four DLC entries in the store listing are marked as released, with no unreleased content pending. When Hamlet exited Early Access on May 14, 2019, Klei stated clearly: "Now that early access has finished, there are no plans for new features to Hamlet yet, but we will still be putting out updates of bug fixes as they are made." This signaled that major content development for the game had concluded, with only ongoing maintenance expected. True to that statement, subsequent posts were exclusively bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements. The most recent developer communication was the substantial Quality of Life and Bug Fix update on April 27, 2023, which added minor items and tweaks across all game versions but introduced no new major content or announcement of future expansions. Since that update, there have been no further developer posts in the scanned history. The three major content releases (Reign of Giants, Shipwrecked, Home Sea Home for Shipwrecked in November 2017, and Hamlet) span from 2014 to 2019, after which the developer explicitly stated content development was complete. The April 2023 update represents the last known developer activity — a polish pass rather than a content expansion. With all DLC shipped, no unreleased content listed, and no announced future content, the game is complete.
Evidence
Hamlet exits Early Access. Developer states: 'there are no plans for new features to Hamlet yet, but we will still be putting out updates of bug fixes as they are made.'
news post · May 14, 2019 source development ending
high
All four DLC entries (Reign of Giants, Shipwrecked, Hamlet, Soundtrack) are marked as released with no unreleased items remaining.
dlc listing · Nov 8, 2018 source content shipped
high

Content

4 of 4 released · no outstanding content
Released
Nov 2018

Media

Details

Publisher
Klei Entertainment
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

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.

Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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