SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationCrafting
Steam👍 91%· 563KRAWG👍 29%· 1.1K
Year 2014Dev 505 GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
8 Survival games 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 8 that fit the “Survival” category. Unturned, Scrap Mechanic and Loddlenaut top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Don't Starve.
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Year 2022Dev FrayzzLove
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Within the “Survival” category, the closest game to Don't Starve is Unturned — scoring 75/100 on our similarity scale. Scrap Mechanic and Loddlenaut follow close behind.
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The best survival games like Don't Starve
8 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
MultiplayerSoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationCrafting
Steam👍 92%· 117KRAWG👍 70%· 124
Year 2016Dev Axolot GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloOpen WorldSandbox WorldExplorationCrafting
Steam👍 98%· 5.7KOC81· 13
Year 2023Dev Moon Lagoon · Secret ModePlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldExplorationCrafting
Steam👍 89%· 134KRAWG👍 58%· 269MC68IGDB80· 1OC80· 5
Year 2013Dev Keen Software HousePlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox
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 WorldProceduralExplorationCrafting
Steam👍 85%· 407KRAWG👍 67%· 1.6KMC75IGDB74· 38OC71· 149
Year 2016Dev Hello GamesPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
MultiplayerSoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldProceduralCraftingExploration2D
Steam👍 90%· 123KRAWG👍 73%· 852MC81IGDB87· 5OC85· 19
Year 2016Dev ChucklefishPlaytime ~17hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
SandboxCrafting Sandbox
SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldHorrorExplorationCrafting
OC90· 44
Year 2016Dev Mojang StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux