Conceived during the height of a game industry trend of dropping players into a world with few instructions and a goal of survival, the game was influenced by Minecraft which spearheaded this trend as well as by filmmaker Tim Burton.

The game's Adventure mode adds depth to the sparse plot and pits Wilson against the game's supposed antagonist, Maxwell.ĭon't Starve was Klei's first foray into the survival genre.

To this end, the player must keep Wilson alive, fed, and mentally stable as he avoids a variety of surreal and supernatural enemies that will try to kill and devour him. The game follows a scientist named Wilson who finds himself in a dark, dreary parallel world known as the Constant and must survive as long as possible. A Nintendo Switch port came out on April 12, 2018. On Steam, this game is able to be purchased with a free copy for a friend. Downloadable content titled Reign of Giants was released on April 30, 2014, and a multiplayer standalone expansion called Don't Starve Together became free for existing users on June 3, 2015. An Android version was released on October 20, 2016. Don't Starve for iOS, renamed Don't Starve: Pocket Edition was released on July 9, 2015. A PlayStation 4 port, renamed Don't Starve: Giant Edition, became available the following year (with PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3 versions released in September 2014 and June 2015 respectively, and an Xbox One version released in August 2015). The game was initially released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux on April 23, 2013. Don't Starve is a survival video game developed by the Canadian indie video game developer Klei Entertainment.

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