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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 41 games similar to Don't Starve: Reign of Giants down to the 4 that fit the “Sandbox” category. Don't Starve Together, Raft and The Long Dark top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Don't Starve: Reign of Giants.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival
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HardcoreSoloMultiplayer
Year 2014Dev Klei Entertainment

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Within the “Sandbox” category, the closest game to Don't Starve: Reign of Giants is Don't Starve Together — scoring 74/100 on our similarity scale. Raft and The Long Dark follow close behind.

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The best sandbox games like Don't Starve: Reign of Giants

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Don't Starve: Reign of Giants. Each one has been evaluated across 13 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Don't Starve Together
Don't Starve Together
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
MultiplayerSoloHardcoreSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationCrafting
Steam👍 95%· 531KRAWG👍 72%· 1.4KMC83
Year 2016Dev Klei EntertainmentPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and horror setting, while skipping roguelike runs

Don't Starve Together is surrealistic and grim survival game made up for six people simultaneously. Initially, Don't Starve is a single-player game with a core mechanic of going through various problems of your character. You have to sleep and eat well.

Where it drifts furthest from Don't Starve: Reign of Giants: tone and game mode.

Same studio: Klei Entertainment.

Genre100Progression100World89Game mode48Tone46
Raft
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
MultiplayerSoloOpen WorldSandbox WorldCraftingExploration
Steam👍 93%· 372KRAWG👍 77%· 448IGDB80· 1
Year 2022Dev Redbeet Interactive · Axolot GamesPlaytime ~8hOn PC

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings co op, online features and base building, while skipping roguelike runs

By yourself or with friends, your mission is to survive an epic oceanic adventure across a perilous sea! Gather debris to survive, expand your raft and be wary of the dangers of the ocean!

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Don't Starve: Reign of Giants.

Released 8 years after Don't Starve: Reign of Giants.

Genre100World86Progression78Game mode50
#3The Long Dark
The Long Dark
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationCrafting
Steam👍 89%· 122KRAWG👍 78%· 881MC76IGDB82· 5OC77· 53
Year 2014Dev Hinterland StudioPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus, while skipping roguelike runs

The Long Dark is a game about surviving in the unforgiving conditions of frozen North Canadian taiga. The Arctic wilderness may be breathtakingly beautiful, thanks to the game’s artful visual style, but it is also deadly.

Where it drifts furthest from Don't Starve: Reign of Giants: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Don't Starve: Reign of Giants.

Genre100Progression100World90Game mode78Tone0
#4Valheim
Valheim
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
MultiplayerSoloHardcoreOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationCrafting
Steam👍 94%· 534KRAWG👍 77%· 642IGDB90· 1OC85· 19
Year 2021Dev Dvoid · Coffee StainPlaytime ~12hOn PC · Linux

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

Prove your worth! Are you worthy of entering Valhalla? You have been sent to Valheim, the 10th Norse world. Only by defeating the mighty beasts of these lands will you win the favor of the gods. This quest will take you to the far reaches of this world, from the deepest forest to the highest mountain peak.

Where it drifts furthest from Don't Starve: Reign of Giants: game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Don't Starve: Reign of Giants.

Released 7 years after Don't Starve: Reign of Giants.

Genre100Tone100World91Progression72Game mode38

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