Games Like Don't Starve

Don't Starve

Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.

★ CUBE LIFE: ISLAND SURVIVAL ★ DON'T STARVE TOGETHER ★ PROJECT ZOMBOID ★ ARCTICO ★ ARID ★ TERRARIA ★ SUBNAUTICA: BELOW ZERO ★ STRANDED DEEP ★ UNDER A NEW SUN ★ SUBNAUTICA ★ CRASHLANDS ★ LIFE NOT SUPPORTED ★ WE ♥ IT 
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Cube Life: Island Survival

69% 👍 OF 175
About This Game

Cube Life: Island Survival is an open-world, block building, survival game, taking place on a beautiful remote island. Imagine being shipwrecked and stranded left for dead, with only your will to survive. You must explore, build, craft, and fight your way to stay alive.

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Don't Starve Together

95% 👍 OF 543K
About This Game

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

Player reviews say you can…

  • …get turned into a ghost when you die, then haunt specific items to resurrect yourself back into your body.
  • …steal a giant bird egg, keep it from overheating by the fire, and hatch it into a baby that follows you around.
  • …discover a friendly pig village, use it as a safe base, and then watch the pigs turn into werepigs later.
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Project Zomboid

94% 👍 OF 483K
About This Game

Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

Player reviews say you can…

  • …look down from a skyscraper roof at thousands of zombies swarming below, then get trapped inside and survive by rationing food.
  • …trade Sonic fan fiction for gasoline in multiplayer, then crash the car and die four minutes later.
  • …kill your bitten friend after he turns into a zombie, using a frying pan on the side of a highway.
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Arctico

70% 👍 OF 2.5K
About This Game

Explore Arctico with your dog sled, kayak, and up to 3 friends! Build and customize your base camp, gather resources and samples, set up labs, and take good care of your dogs in this peaceful island.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Explore by Dogsled
  • …Paddle Arctic Waters
  • …Build a Science Outpost
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Arid

87% 👍 OF 2.0K
About This Game

Discover the mysteries of the Atacama, explore the abandoned mining networks, evade the scorching sun and survive the environment in one of the most arid place in the world. Arid is a FREE survival game made by students from Breda University.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Escape the Desert Heat
  • …Explore Abandoned Mines
  • …Repair Desert Refuges
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Terraria

97% 👍 OF 1.6M
About This Game

Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …kill one world-changing boss and watch new biomes appear, new ores rise up, and the whole map turn into a deadlier version of itself.
  • …hunt down specific triggers to summon absurd bosses, like catching a rare worm just to call up a sea monster that can wipe you.
  • …fight a boss rush that starts with a cult leader, escalates into world-invading pillars, and ends with a final boss dropping in immediately after the last pillar falls.
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Subnautica: Below Zero

90% 👍 OF 108K
About This Game

Dive into a freezing underwater adventure on an alien planet. Below Zero is set two years after the original Subnautica. Return to Planet 4546B to uncover the truth behind a deadly cover-up. Survive by building habitats, crafting tools, & diving deeper into the world of Subnautica.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …swim straight through a gigantic fish creature that's basically a living tunnel.
  • …pick up and carry penguin babies around.
  • …use a spy penguin robot to slip into tight spaces and bring back resources.
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Stranded Deep

74% 👍 OF 47K
About This Game

Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Dive Shipwrecks
  • …Build Sailing Rafts
  • …Track Survival Vitals
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Subnautica

97% 👍 OF 380K
About This Game

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …throw a fish to distract a predator, then have it come back carrying scrap metal for you.
  • …pilot a giant submarine you can live in, including growing food onboard for long expeditions.
  • …take a mech suit into extreme depths and outfit it with a drill and grappling hook to mine and swing around.
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Life Not Supported

67% 👍 OF 172
About This Game

You are the lone survivor orbiting a potential new home planet, tethered to what’s left of your ship. Gather nearby debris and assemble a make-shift vessel in an attempt to survive the harsh realities of space. Maybe you'll live long enough to uncover the truth behind the ship's malfunction...