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Don't Starve Together

Don't Starve Together

Klei Entertainment · released Apr 20, 2016

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulationStrategyPCPlayStation 4, PlayStation 5Xbox OneNintendo Switch

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

86
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Don't Starve Together: From Beyond - Cursed Confrontation Pt. 1 & Klei Fest 2026” (2mo ago)

91%
At launch
95%
Steam all-time
83%
Press
72%
Player sentiment
90%
Recent sentiment

PC 86 · Xbox 68

Screenshots & trailers

What players say

Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 361 sampled Steam reviews (320 positive / 41 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.

What positive reviews talk about

  • Story & writing6% mention it

What negative reviews complain about

Negative reviews don't converge on specific aspects.

Satisfaction by hours played

Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.

Under 5h

66%

62 reviews

5-15h

92%

66 reviews

15-40h

89%

63 reviews

40-100h

97%

65 reviews

100h+

94%

105 reviews

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)836
All-time Steam reviews95%891734
Metacritic user ratings8336
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)90%843000
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jun 11, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 10057 total reviews in window · weighted 214.3 up / 29.3 down · computed 4h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (4)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 90
    trust 63Jun 24, 2016

    Don’t Starve Together takes the terrific game that it’s predecessor is known to be and builds up a whole new structure around the original that really opens up a lot of different ways of, well, not starving.

    read full review ↗
  • 90
    trust 57Apr 28, 2016

    'Don't Starve Together' is hands-down the best way to play 'Don’t Starve'.

    read full review ↗
  • 78
    trust 56Jun 7, 2016

    Don't Starve Together does little to fix the original's glaring problems, but still, conquering the wilderness together with friends is a lot of fun.

    read full review ↗
  • 80
    trust 56Jul 21, 2016

    The game is as well-designed and polished as the original Don’t Starve, but of course your reception of Together depends on who you play it with. [07/2016, p.65]

Patch history

  1. Hotfix 740477
    Jul 6, 2026
  2. Hotfix 740256
    Jul 3, 2026
  3. Hotfix 739495
    Jun 26, 2026
  4. Hotfix 728321
    May 13, 2026
  5. Hotfix 727204
    May 7, 2026
  6. Hotfix 726875
    May 5, 2026
  7. Hotfix 726747
    May 5, 2026
  8. Hotfix 714014
    Feb 24, 2026
  9. Hotfix 713564
    Feb 19, 2026
  10. Hotfix 712852
    Feb 14, 2026
  11. Hotfix 712555
    Feb 13, 2026
  12. Hotfix 706363
    Jan 8, 2026
  13. Hotfix - 705416
    Dec 23, 2025
  14. Hotfix 692777
    Nov 17, 2025
  15. Hotfix 692777
    Oct 2, 2025
  16. Hotfix 691071
    Sep 20, 2025
  17. From Beyond: Ancient Echoes Update - Out Now!
    Sep 18, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  18. Hotfix 682257
    Aug 6, 2025
  19. Hotfix 676312
    Jun 24, 2025
  20. Hotfix 676042
    Jun 21, 2025
  21. Hotfix 675849
    Jun 20, 2025
  22. Hotfix 675312
    Jun 17, 2025
  23. Hotfix 674842
    Jun 13, 2025
  24. "Hostile Takeover" Update Now Available! + Klei Fest
    Jun 12, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  25. "Hostile Takeover" Update + Klei Fest Coming Thursday!
    Jun 10, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  26. [Game Update] - 662447
    Apr 2, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  27. Hotfix 657420
    Feb 28, 2025
  28. Hotfix 647923
    Dec 20, 2024
  29. DST Update - Depths of Duplicity Now Live!
    Sep 12, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  30. Intermission - Animated Short, Twitch Drops and More.
    Aug 1, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  31. Hotfix 620060
    Jul 10, 2024
  32. Hotfix 619045
    Jul 5, 2024
  33. Hotfix 618572
    Jul 4, 2024
  34. Hotfix 617969
    Jun 28, 2024

…and 26 earlier patch announcements.