96.5%Overwhelmingly Positive

Don't Starve

by Klei Entertainment23 Apr, 2013$8.19

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.

Survival, Open World Survival Craft, Crafting games average 86% Don't Starve scores 11 points above average

Total Reviews

95,767

92,453 positive / 3,314 negative

Top 37%

Positive %

96.5%

Top 15%

30-Day Trend

-0.4%

Dev Response Rate

0%

Top 100%

Monthly Velocity

260

reviews/month

Top 66%

Early Access Ratio

0.0%

of reviews from early access

Developer Activity

abandonedLast update: 2 years ago

Update Frequency

Averages one update every 129 days

Recent Updates

0 updates in the last 90 days

Review Themes

difficulty14 mentions
content12 mentions
value12 mentions
story9 mentions
graphics7 mentions
bugs6 mentions
accessibility6 mentions
community5 mentions
pricing3 mentions
audio3 mentions
PositiveNegative

Extracted from 500 reviews using keyword analysis

Score based on all 95,767 reviews. Theme analysis based on 500 recent reviews.

How Don't Starve Compares

GameScoreDev ResponseMonthly Reviews
Don't Starve96.5%0%260
The Forest95.6%0%500
Subnautica97.1%0%500
Don't Starve Together95.1%0%500
Satisfactory97.3%0%500
Green Hell85.3%0%500

Verdict

With 95.8K reviews and a 96.5% positive score, Don't Starve is Overwhelmingly Positive. The absence of developer responses represents a missed opportunity to deepen player loyalty. Sentiment has been consistent over the past month with no significant shifts.

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