What games are like Don't Starve?

The best games like Don't Starve on Steam right now include Don't Starve Together, Oxygen Not Included, Terraria. They share Don't Starve's genre and gameplay (Survival, Open World Survival Craft, Crafting) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with Don't Starve, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like Don't Starve (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like Don't Starve? The closest matches on Steam right now are Don't Starve Together, Oxygen Not Included, Terraria — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Survival, Open World Survival Craft, Crafting) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to Don't Starve

#	Game	Genre	Shared with Don't Starve
1	Don't Starve Together ▲	Action	2D, Open World, Crafting, Horror
2	Oxygen Not Included	Indie	2D, Open World, Exploration, Survival
3	Terraria ▲	Action	Open World Survival Craft, 2D, Open World, Crafting
4	The Forest	Action	Open World, Crafting, Horror, Exploration
5	Subnautica	Adventure	Open World, Crafting, Horror, Exploration
6	Project Zomboid ▲	Indie	2D, Open World, Crafting, Survival
7	Valheim	Action	Open World, Crafting, Exploration, Survival
8	Satisfactory	Adventure	Open World, Crafting, Exploration, Survival
9	Sons Of The Forest	Action	Open World, Crafting, Exploration, Horror
10	FEMBOY FUTA HOUSE	Adventure	Adventure, Simulation, single-player
11	Green Hell	Action	Open World, Crafting, Exploration, Survival
12	ANGST: A TALE OF SURVIVAL	Adventure	Adventure, Indie, single-player

Why these are like Don't Starve

1. Don't Starve Together

From the same studio; both are tagged 2d, open world, crafting. Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

2. Oxygen Not Included

From the same studio; both are tagged 2d, open world, exploration. Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game.

3. Terraria

Both are tagged open world survival craft, 2d, open world; both offer single-player. Dig, fight, explore, build!

4. The Forest

Both are tagged open world, crafting, horror; both offer single-player. As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants.

5. Subnautica

Both are tagged open world, crafting, horror; both offer single-player. Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril.

6. Project Zomboid

Both are tagged 2d, open world, crafting; both offer single-player. Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival.

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