Don't Starve

Don't Starve

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
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
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere
Steam		Steam owners get a key for a Humble Store DRM-free download.

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.
Shipwrecked	DRM-free on GOG.
Hamlet	DRM-free on GOG.

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.

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.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Field of view (FOV)

Change followcamera.lua[citation needed]

Go to <path-to-game>\data\scripts\cameras\. Open followcamera.lua. Find the line beginning with self.fov. 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.

Keyboard, mouse, and touch	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen support
Controller
Controller support		The controller must be enabled in the settings first.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

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 is available from Steam Workshop; #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)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD Ex	4.44.64
Input	SDL2

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	1.7 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	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
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	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
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	500 MB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 5450 256 MB of VRAM