How many hours does it take to beat Don't Starve Together?

The main story of Don't Starve Together takes about 34 hours to beat. Expect around 110 hours with side content and about 222 hours for completionists (HowLongToBeat player data).

Is Don't Starve Together on mobile (Android/iOS)?

Yes, Don't Starve Together is available on Android and iOS. The full platform list: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Android and iOS.

Is Don't Starve Together on Steam?

Yes, Don't Starve Together is available on Steam.

Don't Starve Together

12Full Release

What this is

A wilderness survival sandbox where preparation and recovery shape every expedition.

What you actually do

You gather resources, craft tools, build a base, explore dangerous areas, and manage hunger, sanity, temperature, and darkness. Death teaches you the systems, but the game expects careful planning and often external guides.

Verdict

Co-op Survival Under Constant Threat

Gathering, crafting, base building, and managing hunger, sanity, and health create a tense survival loop with strong emergent moments. Its harsh onboarding and reported online lag can make cooperative runs frustrating.

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Is it for you?

What shines

Distinctive hand-drawn art style
Deep survival systems
Extensive mod support
Many character-specific abilities
Hundreds of hours of content

What to know

Extremely harsh learning curve
Minimal beginner guidance
Solo play can feel punishing
Occasional save rollback issues
Some repetitive resource gathering

Quick facts

Genre

SurvivalCrafting

View

Isometric

Solo

Co-op

up to 4

PvP

optional

Length

34h

Entry

Can start here

Pricing

Paid

MTX

Account required

Active Support

Crossplay

+Best if

You want a tense co-op game where a successful night feels earned through preparation and teamwork.

!Skip it if

Skip it if unclear goals, frequent deaths, or wiki-guided learning would drain the fun.

Developer

Klei Entertainment

Publisher

Klei Entertainment

Release

Apr 21, 2016

Game DNA

Rhythm

Mixed pace

Depth

Deep & complex

Mood

ChallengingAtmosphericFunny

Structure

Open world

Also tagged

2DSurvival HorrorStrategy

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Your role and how it develops

Your role

You are a survivor responsible for gathering resources, preparing shelter, managing survival needs, and coordinating with others.

Learning and mastery

Very demanding, with limited guidance and frequent early deaths.

Replay and variation

High, driven by procedural worlds, experimentation, cooperative stories, and ongoing discovery.

Systems you interact with

What you actually engage with

Resource gathering

Collect materials from a hostile wilderness.

Crafting

Turn gathered resources into tools and useful structures.

Base building

Create a camp that supports preparation and survival.

Survival management

Balance hunger, sanity, health, temperature, and darkness.

Exploration

Search a procedurally generated world for resources, threats, and new areas.

Co-op coordination

Divide tasks and recover together when plans fail.

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Time investment

How long it takes

HowLongToBeat

Main story

focused run

34h

Main + extras

story and side content

110h

Completionist

full clear

222h

Session fit

What the time commitment feels like

When it clicks

Expect a slow start while you learn basic priorities and consequences.

Session constraints

Deaths, steep multitasking, and knowledge gaps can make short sessions feel punishing.

Best session rhythm

It works best as a focused run where gathering, preparation, exploration, and recovery form a steady cycle.

DLC timing

Consider additional content only after the core survival loop has clicked.

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Review interpretation

Current mood

Demanding but deeply engaging, especially with friends.

Why it works

A compelling survival loop blends gathering, crafting, base building, and constant adaptation with a distinctive creepy-cute style. It shines in chaotic co-op, while solo play still offers strong replay value.

Critic gap

No player-versus-critic comparison is available yet.

What players value

Survival, gathering, and crafting loop

high

Players enjoy starting with nothing, gathering resources, crafting tools, building a base, and trying to survive each dangerous night.

Co-op chaos and social play

high

Friend groups find the shared disasters, improvisation, and repeated attempts especially entertaining.

Distinctive art and atmosphere

medium

The creepy, cute, storybook-nightmare presentation gives the hostile world a memorable personality.

Replayability and ongoing variety

medium

Players point to varied characters, enemies, locations, servers, and mods as reasons the experience stays fresh.

Evidence-backed risks

Steep difficulty and limited onboarding

highreviews

New players can die quickly, manage several survival needs at once, and may need external guides to understand progression.

In-app purchases

lowstore flags

The store listing includes in-app purchases.

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Minimum PC

Playable baseline

CPU1.7+ GHz or better

RAM1 GB RAM

GPURadeon HD5450 or better; 256 MB or higher

Storage and usability

Disk, language and input

Install4 GB

Download3 GB

Free space3 GB

Languages12 listed

ControllerFull

Accessibility

Verified Steam support

Adjustable text sizeSteam

Camera comfort optionsSteam

Color alternativesSteam

Custom volume controlsSteam

Adjustable difficultySteam

Playable without timed inputSteam

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Support status

Developer activity

Actively updated

Last game updateJul 6, 2026 · 15 days ago

Last official postJul 6, 2026 · 15 days ago

Updates (12 mo)9

Posts (12 mo)15

CadenceFrequent

SourceSteam

Official Steam news

Latest from the developer

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Questions people search

answered from verified data

Yes, Don't Starve Together supports co-op for up to 4 players.

Its listed modes: Single player, Multiplayer and Co-operative.