It’s a depiction of a group of civilians’ struggling to stay alive in their war-ravaged country. As you’ll find out in our This War of Mine review, the game offers a very different breed of survival. Like Minecraft, Don’t Starve happily embraces the mad and the mystical, and is all the more enjoyable for it.įor all the stress that some survival games can press on you, nothing compares to the harrowing 2D adventure. The Science Machine and Alchemy Engine will become your best friends, before making way for ancient wonders and the art of magic. But rather than crafting houses like in Rust and Minecraft, this indie game is all about the tools and contraptions you can make. Werepigs, Beargers, Deerclopses, and many more absurd monsters roam the land looking to make things difficult for you.ĭon’t Starve focuses heavily on crafting to make your way through life, and so much of your time is spent harvesting raw materials – just like a crafting game.
The terror of having to fend for yourself in the wild is thankfully offset by the lovely Tim Burton-style 2D art, and the collection of utterly bizarre creatures that are lurking in this sepia-tone world. That’s exactly what Don’t Starve makes you do, as it’s an entirely solo experience. The most horrifying idea of actual survival is having to do it on your lonesome.
