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Don't Starve Together

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Don't Starve Together
Don't Starve Together cover
Developers
Klei Entertainment
Release dates
Windows April 21, 2016
macOS (OS X) April 21, 2016
Linux April 21, 2016
Reception
Metacritic 83
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Scrolling
Controls Direct control, Menu-based, Point and select
Genres Action, Survival, Hunting, Farming, Sandbox
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Dark, Fantasy
Series Don't Starve
Don't Starve Together on HowLongToBeat
Don't Starve Together on IGDB
Don't Starve Together on MobyGames
Don't Starve Together on Wikipedia
Don't Starve
Don't Starve 2013
Don't Starve Together 2016

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

General information

Official Discord server
Official forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All versions require Steam DRM. A non-Steam version (only Windows) is available on the Tencent Games Platform.
Don't Starve purchases prior to June 3, 2015 include Don't Starve Together.
All purchases include a second copy of the game.

Monetization

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

Microtransactions

Type Notes
Cosmetic DLCs automatically unlock sets of skins for your characters.
No microtransactions Game does not contain any microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Starter Pack 2019
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Starter Pack 2020
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Starter Pack 2021
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Klei\DoNotStarveTogether\<user-id>\client.ini
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Klei\DoNotStarveTogether\client.ini
macOS (OS X)
Linux $HOME/.klei/DoNotStarveTogether/client.ini
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Klei\DoNotStarveTogether\<user-id>\client_save\
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Klei\DoNotStarveTogether\client_save\
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Klei\DoNotStarveTogether\save\
macOS (OS X)
Linux $HOME/.klei/DoNotStarveTogether/<user-id>/client_save/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
You can choose to save your world in the Steam Cloud, but client_save data such as Wardrobe Outfits and Obituaries are not synced, while other data such as your Item Collection and Cookbook are cached from your Klei account.

Video

General settings.
General settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
[1]
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)
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 self.fov in followcamera.lua[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\data\databundles\scripts\cameras\.
  2. Open followcamera.lua.
  3. Find the line beginning with self.fov.
  4. Change the number to that of your choice. Higher FOV will lead to a wider angle, lower to a narrower one.

Notes

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

Input

Controller prompt when starting the game.
Controller prompt when starting the game.
Key and button rebinding.
Key and button rebinding.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
XInput and known DirectInput controllers.
Full controller support
Asks the user if they want to use the controller on launch. If settings are changed, it requires a keyboard or mouse to turn the controller back on.
Account creation can be done with Steam Picture Mode; otherwise, it requires a keyboard and mouse.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
XInput only.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

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

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Polish
Fan Translation, download.
Brazilian Portuguese
Fan Translation, download.
Russian
Fan Translation, download.
Spanish
Fan Translation, download.
Latin American Spanish
Fan Translation, download.
Thai
Fan Translation, download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play
6 Versus, Co-op
Online play
64 Versus, Co-op
Requires a Klei account. It is possible to use Steam groups.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP
The "Connect" mod doesn't work anymore due to updates.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
OpenGL 2.1
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD Ex 4.44.64
Input SDL2
Multiplayer Steamworks Used for linking with Klei accounts.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) 1.7+ GHz or better
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 750 MB
Video card (GPU) AMD Radeon HD 5450
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
Other Broadband internet connection
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.7
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz Intel
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 750 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia or ATI graphics card
Other Broadband internet connection
Not recommended for Intel GMA Graphics or Mac Minis or early-generation MacBooks.
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Any 64 or 32 bits operating system using OpenGL 2.1
Processor (CPU) 1.7+ GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 750 MB
Video card (GPU) AMD Radeon HD5450
256 MB of VRAM
Other Broadband internet connection


References