SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationCrafting
Steam👍 40%· 329
Year 2015Dev WhackAKey GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC
4 Games with a horror setting like Don't Starve that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 24 games similar to Don't Starve down to the 4 that fit the “Horror” category. Kitchen Simulator 2015, Terraria and Unturned top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Don't Starve.
GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox
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HardcoreSoloMultiplayer
Year 2022Dev FrayzzLove
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Within the “Horror” category, the closest game to Don't Starve is Kitchen Simulator 2015 — scoring 89/100 on our similarity scale. Terraria and Unturned follow close behind.
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The best games with a horror setting like Don't Starve
4 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Don't Starve. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldProceduralHorrorCraftingExploration2D
Steam👍 97%· 1.5MRAWG👍 80%· 2.5KMC81IGDB81· 13OC79· 33
Year 2011Dev Engine Software · 505 GamesPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationCrafting
Steam👍 91%· 563KRAWG👍 29%· 1.1K
Year 2014Dev 505 GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldHorrorExplorationCrafting
OC90· 44
Year 2016Dev Mojang StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux