Games Like Don't Starve (2026)

Loved Don't Starve? Here are 12 similar games worth playing next — ranked by critic and player scores, each with live price comparison from trusted key stores like Eneba and Kinguin so you find the cheapest place to buy. Prefer the original? Compare Don't Starve prices →

#1
The Forest
83
Shared: Base Building, Sanity Mechanic
Crash a plane, lose your son, then spend 30+ hours building spike traps and slowly losing your mind to cannibals. Solo or with up to 8 friends online, this one earns its Metacritic 83.
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#2
The Long Dark: Survival Edition
Shared: Resource Management, Permadeath
A brutal, no-zombies survival sim set in a frozen Canadian wilderness where poor planning kills you slower and colder than any monster would.
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#3
Subnautica
87
Shared: Base Building
Crash-land on an ocean planet, then spend dozens of hours too scared to go deeper, but going anyway. Subnautica is survival-crafting with genuine dread and beauty.
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#4
Cult of the Lamb
82
Shared: Base Building
Roguelite dungeon runs meet colony micromanagement in a package that keeps pulling you back for 'just one more crusade' - and now with local co-op too.
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#5
Astroneer
Shared: Base Building
A low-stakes space exploration sandbox where terraforming alien planets feels genuinely tactile. Build, dig, and breathe in the silence between stars.
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