Don't Starve

Don't Starve
Developer(s)	Klei Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Klei Entertainment 505 Games (Retail -- Don't Starve Mega Pack)
Composer(s)	Vince de Vera Jason Garner
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows OS X Linux PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Xbox One Wii U PlayStation Vita iOS Android
Release date(s)	April 23, 2013 Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux WW: April 23, 2013 PlayStation 4 NA: January 7, 2014 EU: January 8, 2014 PlayStation Vita NA: September 2, 2014 PAL: September 3, 2014 Wii U NA: May 28, 2015 EU: June 4, 2015 PlayStation 3 NA: June 23, 2015 EU: June 24, 2015 iOS NA: July 9, 2015 EU: July 9, 2015 Xbox One NA: August 26, 2015 Android NA: October 20, 2016 EU: October 20, 2016
Genre(s)	Action-adventure, survival
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	(PC) 79/100 (PS4) 78/100
Review scores
Publication	Score
Destructoid	8.5/10
Game Informer	7.5/10
GameSpot	7/10
GamesRadar
IGN	7/10 (PC) 7.5/10 (PS4)
Joystiq
OPM (UK)	9/10
Toronto Sun

Don't Starve is a 2013 action-adventure video game with survival and roguelike elements, developed and published by the Canadian indie company Klei Entertainment. The game was initially released via Valve Corporation's Steam software for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux on April 23, 2013. A PlayStation 4 port, renamed Don't Starve: Giant Edition, became available the following year (with PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3 versions released on September 2014 and June 2015 respectively, and an Xbox One version released in August 2015). Don't Starve for iOS, renamed Don't Starve: Pocket Edition was released on July 9, 2015. Android version was released on October 20, 2016. Downloadable content titled Reign of Giants was released on April 30, 2014, and a multiplayer expansion called Don't Starve Together became free for existing users on June 3, 2015.

The game follows a scientist named Wilson who finds himself in a dark, dreary world and must survive as long as possible. Toward this end, the player must keep Wilson healthy, fed, and mentally stable as he avoids a variety of surreal and supernatural enemies that will try to kill and devour him. The game's "Adventure" mode adds depth to the sparse plot and pits Wilson against the game's antagonist, Maxwell.

Don't Starve was Klei's first foray into the survival genre. 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 received positive reviews from critics; commended for its original art style, music, and variety of ways for the player to die, although its high level of difficulty and implementation of permanent death were less warmly received.