Games like Don't Starve

Ranked by shared qualities, not genre tags.

What defines Don't Starve

Top-Down100%
Survival Needs95%
Survival Against Nature95%
Hand-Drawn 2D90%
Sandbox90%
Permadeath85%
Resource Management85%
Single-Player85%
Crafting80%
High Replayability80%
Open World75%
Anxious75%
Procedural Levels70%
Dark Fantasy70%
Whimsical70%
Base Building65%
Isolation65%
Melancholic60%
Farming45%
Handcrafted World35%

Shares Survival Against Nature, Sandbox, Survival Needs, Top-Down.

Both lean into Sandbox, Survival Needs, Survival Against Nature, Top-Down.

Sandbox85%Survival Needs80%Survival Against Nature80%Top-Down70%
Dysmantle61% match

Shares Top-Down, Survival Against Nature, Sandbox, Survival Needs.

Both lean into Top-Down, Survival Against Nature, Single-Player, Sandbox.

Top-Down85%Survival Against Nature75%Single-Player80%Sandbox75%
Stranded Deep60% match

Shares Survival Needs, Survival Against Nature, Crafting, Sandbox.

Both lean into Survival Needs, Survival Against Nature, Crafting, Sandbox.

Survival Needs95%Survival Against Nature90%Crafting92%Sandbox80%
Factorio57% match

Shares Top-Down, Sandbox, Resource Management, Crafting.

Both lean into Top-Down, Sandbox, Resource Management, Crafting.

Top-Down90%Sandbox95%Resource Management82%Crafting75%
Necesse56% match

Shares Sandbox, Open World, Crafting, Resource Management.

Both lean into Sandbox, Open World, Crafting, Resource Management.

Sandbox80%Open World85%Crafting75%Resource Management70%
Core Keeper55% match

Shares Sandbox, Top-Down, Crafting, High Replayability.

Both lean into Sandbox, Top-Down, Crafting, Single-Player.

Sandbox95%Top-Down70%Crafting85%Single-Player75%

Shares Survival Against Nature, Survival Needs, Resource Management, Open World.

Both lean into Survival Against Nature, Survival Needs, Resource Management, Single-Player.

Survival Against Nature95%Survival Needs90%Resource Management80%Single-Player70%
Muck54% match

Shares Resource Management, Survival Needs, Survival Against Nature, Permadeath.

Both lean into Resource Management, Survival Needs, Survival Against Nature, Permadeath.

Resource Management80%Survival Needs70%Survival Against Nature65%Permadeath65%
Valheim53% match

Shares Survival Needs, Sandbox, Crafting, Open World.

Both lean into Survival Needs, Sandbox, Open World, Crafting.

Survival Needs75%Sandbox75%Open World85%Crafting80%
Grounded 252% match

Shares Survival Against Nature, Survival Needs, Open World, Crafting.

Both lean into Survival Against Nature, Survival Needs, Open World, Single-Player.

Survival Against Nature85%Survival Needs80%Open World95%Single-Player85%
Nightingale52% match

Shares Survival Against Nature, Survival Needs, Open World, Crafting.

Both lean into Single-Player, Survival Against Nature, Open World, Survival Needs.

Single-Player80%Survival Against Nature70%Open World85%Survival Needs65%
CastleMiner Z52% match

Shares Sandbox, Survival Against Nature, Survival Needs, Crafting.

Both lean into Sandbox, Survival Against Nature, Survival Needs, Open World.

Sandbox90%Survival Against Nature75%Survival Needs70%Open World85%