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Don't Starve Together

Klei Entertainment · 2016-04-21

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Apr 12, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 21, 2016 (Mac), Jul 13, 2026 (iOS), Jul 13, 2026 (Android), Apr 21, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 21, 2016 (Linux)

Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

Don't Starve Together is an Action, Adventure, Indie and RPG game released in 2016, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 10,000,000 to 20,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (95% of 541,076 reviews).

45,438
playing now
95%
positive of 542k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
10,000,000–20,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
590
twitch viewers (latest)
76/100
IGDB user rating (269 ratings)
100h
to beat · rushed 35h · completionist 213h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

45,438 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Discover and explore a massive procedurally generated and biome-rich world with countless resources and threats. Whether you stick to the surface world, go spelunking in the caves, dive deeper into the Ancient Archive, or set sail for the Lunar islands, it will be a long time before you run out of things to do. Seasonal bosses, wandering menaces, lurking shadow creatures, and plenty of flora and fauna ready to turn you into a spooky ghost. Plow fields and sow seeds to grow the farm of your dreams. Tend to your crops to help your fellow survivors stay fed and ready for the challenges to come.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Thriving
  • · 45,438 players in-game right now — a Steam top-100 title.
  • · 20,335 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2,542/week).
  • · Review velocity down 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 14M–33M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 542,236 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2023-04-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 30 of 52 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10k10k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 1,408 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1,184 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 730 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 531 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1,095 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1,585 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 943 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 612 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 459 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 666 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 5,511 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1,324 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1,055 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 804 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 772 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 633 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1,464 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 4,001 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 3,742 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 870 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 563 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1,514 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 7,680 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 6,226 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 4,600 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 194 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3,649 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 286 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 4,561 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 234 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4,415 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 206 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 3,320 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5,911 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 200 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 5,303 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 213 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3,226 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2,502 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4,065 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 172 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 6,851 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 172 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 6,225 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 224 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5,167 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 272 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4,744 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 204 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3,240 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 174 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2,860 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 5,405 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 237 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5,185 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 230 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4,762 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 257 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3,951 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 184 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3,023 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3,115 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 161 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 10,167 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 310 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6,330 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 261 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4,943 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 236 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3,412 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2,744 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 187 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2,838 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 191 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2,708 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 162 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3,635 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 236 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3,718 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 209 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3,506 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 207 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2,176 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 137 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3,318 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 195 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8,314 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 306 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4,039 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 290 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4,281 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 251 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2,733 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3,286 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 203 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3,842 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 270 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7,218 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 462 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4,786 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 646 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4,584 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 318 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3,996 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 233 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2,996 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 204 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3,742 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 257 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6,829 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 242 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3,446 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 202 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3,370 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 225 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2,394 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 148 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2,891 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 176 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2,165 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 168 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2,789 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 212 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3,202 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 207 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3,773 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 242 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2,654 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 190 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2,126 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2,456 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 201 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6,296 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 320 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4,263 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 466 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2,464 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 236 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,912 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 322 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2,674 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 517 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2,636 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 378 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,979 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 208 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3,104 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 373 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2,788 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 297 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2,142 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 179 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,994 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 206 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2,258 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 237 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6,029 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 230 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2,258 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 222 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,908 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 250 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,637 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 190 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,692 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 176 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2,049 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 210 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,601 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 159 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3,843 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 463 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3,345 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 332 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 362 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 45 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

58k10k2026-08-06 16:00 — 35,950 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 34,500 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 13,585 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 54,088 players2026-08-09 04:00 — 28,970 players2026-08-09 19:00 — 19,701 players2026-08-10 10:00 — 33,948 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 13,826 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 37,199 players2026-08-12 07:00 — 31,487 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 10,801 players2026-08-13 13:00 — 48,172 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 23,414 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 20,003 players2026-08-15 10:00 — 40,916 players2026-08-16 01:00 — 16,321 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 41,270 players2026-08-17 07:00 — 32,500 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 11,537 players2026-08-18 13:00 — 49,245 players2026-08-19 04:00 — 20,240 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 18,474 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 31,443 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 14,376 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 40,735 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 40,663 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 13,406 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 52,909 players2026-08-24 04:00 — 20,536 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 17,919 players2026-08-25 10:00 — 31,253 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 13,490 players2026-08-26 16:00 — 33,352 players2026-08-27 08:00 — 31,411 players2026-08-27 23:00 — 10,423 players2026-08-28 14:00 — 52,130 players2026-08-29 05:00 — 27,558 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 17,882 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 40,439 players2026-08-30 15:00 — 45,438 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Chart history

#36#442026-08-062026-08-302026-08-06 — #402026-08-07 — #402026-08-08 — #402026-08-09 — #402026-08-10 — #402026-08-11 — #402026-08-12 — #402026-08-13 — #392026-08-14 — #392026-08-15 — #362026-08-16 — #362026-08-17 — #372026-08-18 — #392026-08-19 — #382026-08-20 — #372026-08-21 — #372026-08-22 — #382026-08-23 — #412026-08-24 — #412026-08-25 — #412026-08-26 — #382026-08-27 — #382026-08-28 — #382026-08-29 — #402026-08-30 — #44
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
79792026-08-072026-08-302026-08-07: 70 new positive2026-08-07: 10 new negative2026-08-08: 57 new positive2026-08-08: 5 new negative2026-08-09: 79 new positive2026-08-09: 12 new negative2026-08-10: 52 new positive2026-08-10: 14 new negative2026-08-11: 54 new positive2026-08-11: 11 new negative2026-08-12: 55 new positive2026-08-12: 3 new negative2026-08-14: 62 new positive2026-08-14: 12 new negative2026-08-15: 79 new positive2026-08-15: 16 new negative2026-08-16: 65 new positive2026-08-16: 7 new negative2026-08-17: 70 new positive2026-08-17: 10 new negative2026-08-18: 48 new positive2026-08-18: 9 new negative2026-08-19: 57 new positive2026-08-19: 6 new negative2026-08-21: 69 new positive2026-08-21: 2 new negative2026-08-22: 64 new positive2026-08-22: 7 new negative2026-08-23: 76 new positive2026-08-23: 5 new negative2026-08-24: 56 new positive2026-08-24: 7 new negative2026-08-25: 48 new positive2026-08-25: 4 new negative2026-08-26: 41 new positive2026-08-26: 11 new negative2026-08-27: 47 new positive2026-08-27: 1 new negative2026-08-28: 49 new positive2026-08-28: 4 new negative2026-08-29: 46 new positive2026-08-29: 6 new negative2026-08-30: 50 new positive2026-08-30: 15 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$22.99$1.492015-01-012026-08-172015-01-01 — best price $10.342015-04-27 — best price $22.992015-11-12 — best price $10.042016-06-23 — best price $9.742017-05-25 — best price $9.742017-12-21 — best price $8.992018-11-08 — best price $5.992019-05-24 — best price $5.992019-11-26 — best price $5.992020-10-22 — best price $5.092021-05-27 — best price $5.092021-12-22 — best price $5.092022-08-08 — best price $14.992023-03-03 — best price $6.372023-03-23 — best price $14.992023-04-10 — best price $12.292023-05-08 — best price $7.492023-06-23 — best price $5.092023-08-29 — best price $14.992023-11-02 — best price $12.722023-12-19 — best price $5.092024-01-08 — best price $13.342024-03-14 — best price $4.632024-06-04 — best price $14.992024-09-03 — best price $4.342025-01-06 — best price $4.952025-02-12 — best price $14.992025-04-05 — best price $5.022025-05-08 — best price $14.992025-06-28 — best price $4.952025-10-27 — best price $5.092026-02-19 — best price $14.992026-05-22 — best price $14.992026-07-22 — best price $14.992026-08-11 — best price $5.102026-08-17 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

6651342026-08-26 19:15 — 520 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 401 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 429 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 356 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 331 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 336 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 453 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 483 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 275 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 539 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 396 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 151 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 226 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 278 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 280 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 409 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 555 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 384 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 473 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 316 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 329 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 318 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 550 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 503 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 351 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 347 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 421 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 341 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 328 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 458 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 590 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opFull controller supportSteam Trading Cards49 DLC

11 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)31,0454%36
Switch (Nintendo)5380%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DCo-opFunnyIndieSandboxCraftingSurvivalAdventureDifficultOpen World

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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