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Don't Starve

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Don't Starve
Don't Starve cover
Developers
Klei Entertainment
macOS (OS X) Alternative Games
Linux Alternative Games
Release dates
Windows April 23, 2013
macOS (OS X) April 23, 2013
Linux April 23, 2013
Reception
Metacritic 79
IGDB 79
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Scrolling
Controls Direct control, Menu-based, Point and select
Genres Action, Survival, Hunting, Farming, Sandbox, Open world
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Dark, Fantasy
Series Don't Starve
Don't Starve on HowLongToBeat
Don't Starve on IGDB
Don't Starve on MobyGames
Don't Starve on Wikipedia
Don't Starve
Don't Starve 2013
Don't Starve Together 2016

Don't Starve is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and scrolling action, survival, hunting, farming, sandbox and open world game in the Don't Starve series.

General information

Official Discord server
Official forums
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Xbox Play Anywhere
Windows
Steam
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Steam owners get a key for a Humble Store DRM-free download.
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Don't Starve purchases prior to June 3, 2015, include Don't Starve Together.

Monetization

Type Notes
DLC The DLCs include new items, characters, worlds and gameplay mechanics.
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions Game does not contain any microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Reign of Giants Included in the Microsoft Store version. DRM-free on GOG.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Shipwrecked DRM-free on GOG.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Hamlet DRM-free on GOG.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Klei\DoNotStarve\settings.ini
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Documents/Klei/DoNotStarve/
Linux $HOME/.klei/DoNotStarve/
settings.ini stores the configuration.
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Klei\DoNotStarve\save\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Documents/Klei/DoNotStarve/
Linux $HOME/.klei/DoNotStarve/
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/219740/remote/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud
To disable Steam Cloud and move the save files to a local folder, open settings.ini in the configuration file location and set DISABLECLOUD to true.

Video

General settings.
General settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Window is fully resizeable.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Only runs in a borderless fullscreen windowed mode.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Change followcamera.lua[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\data\scripts\cameras\.
  2. Open followcamera.lua.
  3. Find the line beginning with self.fov.
  4. Change the number to that of your choice. A higher FOV will lead to a wider angle, a lower one to a narrower angle.

Notes

Numbers that are too far from the default may cause glitches or otherwise make the game to look strange. If you have any problems repeat the steps but change the number to the default value of 35.

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Effects, Music, Ambient
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Czech
Fan translation, download
Dutch
Fan translation, download #1 #2.
French
Fan translation, download #1 #2 #3
German
Fan translation, download
Hungarian
Fan translation, download
Indonesian
Fan translation, download #1 #2.
Italian
Fan translation, download #1 #2 #3.
Lithuanian
Fan translation, download
Persian
Fan translation, download
Polish
Fan translation, download #1 #2
Portuguese
Fan translation, download
Brazilian Portuguese
Fan translation, download #1 #2
Russian
Fan translation by «Some1 & Notabenoid Team (v2.x) / Alevastor (v1.x)»
Steam Workshop page.
Included with the GOG.com version.
Spanish
Fan translation, download #1 #2.
Thai
Fan translation, download #1 #2.

Issues fixed

Discuss, report, and find fixes for issues on the official Bug Tracker forum.

Other information

Mods

You can find information on modding, as well as popular modifications, on the official Mods and Tools forum.
Mods can also be downloaded as files from Don't Starve Mods website.
The game has Steam Workshop support for mods. If you are not using the Steam version of the game or want to use a mod unavailable in the Workshop, put it in the mods/ folder in the installation folder.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9Ex
OpenGL
Linux version
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[2]
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD Ex 4.44.64
Input SDL2

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) 1.7 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) AMD Radeon HD 5450
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.7
Processor (CPU) Intel 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 512 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia
ATI
256 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Processor (CPU) 1.7 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) AMD Radeon HD 5450
256 MB of VRAM


References

  1. TouchScreen - last accessed on 15 September 2022
  2. Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs - last accessed on 5 May 2023