Don't Starve/Similar games
Games like Don't Starve
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like Don't Starve” means here
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalCraftingExplorationSandboxOpen World
Matches come from the tags Steam players vote on each game, weighted so a rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store. A game's popularity never moves it up this list.
1
The Long Dark
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Exploration
89% of 122,934 reviews positive · 2,995 playing now
98%
match
2
Force of Nature
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Sandbox
75% of 4,204 reviews positive
97%
match
3
Stranded Deep
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Sandbox
74% of 47,679 reviews positive
97%
match
4
The Forest
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Sandbox
96% of 678,804 reviews positive · 6,543 playing now
97%
match
5
Don't Starve Together
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Sandbox
95% of 539,743 reviews positive · 22,691 playing now
96%
match
6
The Wild Eight
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Sandbox
68% of 8,105 reviews positive
96%
match
7
96%
match
8
Green Hell
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Sandbox
85% of 100,116 reviews positive · 4,958 playing now
96%
match
9
Terraria
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Sandbox
97% of 1,539,686 reviews positive · 35,010 playing now
95%
match
10
Raft
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Sandbox
93% of 375,981 reviews positive · 9,346 playing now
95%
match
11
Planet Explorers
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Sandbox
62% of 6,817 reviews positive
95%
match
12
94%
match
13
94%
match
14
Rust
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Sandbox
87% of 1,383,467 reviews positive · 134,947 playing now
94%
match
15
93%
match
16
93%
match
17
92%
match
18
92%
match
19
92%
match
20
Miscreated
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Open World
66% of 31,577 reviews positive
92%
match
21
92%
match
22
Wurm Unlimited
Open World Survival Craft · Crafting · Survival · Sandbox
71% of 3,137 reviews positive
91%
match
23
Mist Survival
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Sandbox
76% of 14,233 reviews positive
91%
match
24
Starbound
Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · Sandbox
90% of 123,182 reviews positive · 1,331 playing now
90%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Don't Starve?
The closest matches to Don't Starve on Steam are The Long Dark, Force of Nature, Stranded Deep, The Forest, Don't Starve Together. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Don't Starve's — shared tags include Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Crafting.
How are games like Don't Starve chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Open World Survival Craft, Survival, Crafting count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Don't Starve's. Popularity never affects the ranking.