Don't Starve Price History and Player Count

Don't Starve

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Don't Starve

Klei EntertainmentJan 1, 2013Adventure, Indie, Simulation

$9.99 Overwhelmingly PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Survival
  • Open World Survival Craft
  • Crafting
  • Adventure
  • Indie
  • Sandbox
  • Singleplayer
  • Perma Death
  • Multiplayer
  • Open World
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Playing now
1,271
Updated 10 minutes ago
24-hour peak
2,398
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
16,820
Oct 18, 2014
Avg this month
1,555
+4.57% vs last month
Steam reviews
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Don't Starve player count chart

No, Don't Starve is not dead. 1,271 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 2,398. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 14% on the month before).

History from Jan 1, 2013

Don't Starve monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 20261,555+68+4.57%2,997
October 20261,487+234+18.68%3,357
September 20261,253+374+15.99%2,713
August 2026n/a-756-24.43%2,339
July 2026n/a-663-17.64%3,095
June 2026n/a+1,063+39.44%3,758
May 2026n/a-636-19.09%2,695
April 2026n/a+381+12.92%3,331
March 2026n/a+192+6.96%2,950
February 2026n/a-819-22.9%2,758
January 2026n/a-90-2.45%3,577
December 2025n/a+75+2.09%3,667
November 2025n/a-226-5.92%3,592
October 2025n/a-454-10.63%3,818
September 2025n/a+1,169+37.67%4,272
August 2025n/a-291-8.57%3,103
July 2025n/a+255+8.12%3,394
June 2025n/a+724+29.98%3,139
May 2025n/a-593-19.71%2,415
April 2025n/a-39-1.28%3,008
March 2025n/a+343+12.68%3,047
February 2025n/a-139-4.89%2,704
January 2025n/a-158-5.26%2,843
December 2024n/a-547-15.42%3,001
November 2024n/a-59-1.64%3,548
October 2024n/a+1,213+50.67%3,607
September 2024n/a-414-14.74%2,394
August 2024n/a-189-6.31%2,808
July 2024n/a-202-6.31%2,997
June 2024n/a+103+3.33%3,199
May 2024n/a+672+27.72%3,096
April 2024n/a-795-24.7%2,424
March 2024n/a+110+3.54%3,219
February 2024n/a-554-15.12%3,109
January 2024n/a+36+0.99%3,663
December 2023n/a-282-7.21%3,627
November 2023n/a-638-14.03%3,909
October 2023n/a+961+26.8%4,547
September 2023n/a-544-13.17%3,586
August 2023n/a-173-4.02%4,130
July 2023n/a-132-2.98%4,303
June 2023n/a-1,311-22.82%4,435
May 2023n/a+17+0.3%5,746
April 2023n/a+1,824+46.71%5,729
March 2023n/a+282+7.78%3,905
February 2023n/a-1,084-23.03%3,623
January 2023n/a-246-4.97%4,707
December 2022n/a+530+11.98%4,953
November 2022n/a+943+27.1%4,423
October 2022n/a+158+4.76%3,480
September 2022n/a+43+1.31%3,322
August 2022n/a-7-0.21%3,279
July 2022n/a-608-15.61%3,286
June 2022n/a+564+16.94%3,894
May 2022n/a-163-4.67%3,330
April 2022n/a+125+3.71%3,493
March 2022n/a-557-14.19%3,368
February 2022n/a-342-8.01%3,925
January 2022n/a+47+1.11%4,267
December 2021n/a-161-3.67%4,220
November 2021n/a+198+4.73%4,381
October 2021n/a+1,110+36.12%4,183
September 2021n/a-713-18.83%3,073
August 2021n/a-516-11.99%3,786
July 2021n/a-63-1.44%4,302
June 2021n/a+219+5.28%4,365
May 2021n/a+996+31.62%4,146
April 2021n/a-556-15%3,150
March 2021n/a-978-20.88%3,706
February 2021n/a-20-0.43%4,684
January 2021n/a+246+5.52%4,704
December 2020n/a-406-8.35%4,458
November 2020n/a-1,179-19.51%4,864
October 2020n/a+2,132+54.51%6,043
September 2020n/a+151+4.02%3,911
August 2020n/a-732-16.3%3,760
July 2020n/a-436-8.85%4,492
June 2020n/a+954+24.01%4,928
May 2020n/a-3,963-49.93%3,974
April 2020n/a+2,951+59.19%7,937
March 2020n/a+66+1.34%4,986
February 2020n/a+684+16.15%4,920
January 2020n/a+371+9.6%4,236
December 2019n/a+53+1.39%3,865
November 2019n/a+309+8.82%3,812
October 2019n/a+38+1.1%3,503
September 2019n/a-490-12.39%3,465
August 2019n/a-543-12.07%3,955
July 2019n/a-2,083-31.65%4,498
June 2019n/a+2,101+46.9%6,581
May 2019n/a+665+17.43%4,480
April 2019n/a+18+0.47%3,815
March 2019n/a-1,151-23.26%3,797
February 2019n/a-492-9.04%4,948
January 2019n/a-779-12.53%5,440
December 2018n/a-3,291-34.61%6,219
November 2018n/a+4,857+104.38%9,510
October 2018n/a+2,224+91.56%4,653
September 2018n/a-348-12.53%2,429
August 2018n/a-900-24.48%2,777
July 2018n/a-1,106-23.12%3,677
June 2018n/a+2,003+72.05%4,783
May 2018n/a+94+3.5%2,780
April 2018n/a-212-7.32%2,686
March 2018n/a-605-17.27%2,898
February 2018n/a-659-15.83%3,503
January 2018n/a-232-5.28%4,162
December 2017n/a-509-10.38%4,394
November 2017n/a+1,070+27.92%4,903
October 2017n/a+335+9.58%3,833
September 2017n/a+449+14.73%3,498
August 2017n/a-1,186-28%3,049
July 2017n/a-1-0.02%4,235
June 2017n/a-1,924-31.23%4,236
May 2017n/a+2,926+90.48%6,160
April 2017n/a-205-5.96%3,234
March 2017n/a-455-11.68%3,439
February 2017n/a-2,093-34.96%3,894
January 2017n/a-14-0.23%5,987
December 2016n/a-215-3.46%6,001
November 2016n/a+949+18.02%6,216
October 2016n/a+1,765+50.4%5,267
September 2016n/a+388+12.46%3,502
August 2016n/a-2,074-39.98%3,114
July 2016n/a+1,147+28.38%5,188
June 2016n/a-532-11.63%4,041
May 2016n/a-954-17.26%4,573
April 2016n/a+495+9.84%5,527
March 2016n/a-1,700-25.25%5,032
February 2016n/a-2,084-23.64%6,732
January 2016n/a+716+8.84%8,816
December 2015n/a+3,851+90.63%8,100
November 2015n/a+2,047+92.96%4,249
October 2015n/a+49+2.28%2,202
September 2015n/a-301-12.27%2,153
August 2015n/a+55+2.29%2,454
July 2015n/a-2,270-48.62%2,399
June 2015n/a+1,332+39.92%4,669
May 2015n/a-1,550-31.72%3,337
April 2015n/a+1,331+37.43%4,887
March 2015n/a-698-16.41%3,556
February 2015n/a-6,177-59.22%4,254
January 2015n/a+1,942+22.88%10,431
December 2014n/a+1,813+27.16%8,489
November 2014n/a-10,144-60.31%6,676
October 2014n/a+14,603+658.68%16,820
September 2014n/a-75-3.27%2,217
August 2014n/a-1,474-39.14%2,292
July 2014n/a-7,091-65.31%3,766
June 2014n/a+6,184+132.33%10,857
May 2014n/a-1,115-19.26%4,673
April 2014n/a+3,064+112.48%5,788
March 2014n/a-1,595-36.93%2,724
February 2014n/a-62-1.42%4,319
January 2014n/a-902-17.07%4,381
December 2013n/a+967+22.41%5,283
November 2013n/a+1,145+36.11%4,316
October 2013n/a+425+15.48%3,171
September 2013n/a-1,845-40.19%2,746
August 2013n/a-881-16.1%4,591
July 2013n/a+716+15.05%5,472
June 2013n/a-2,141-31.04%4,756
May 2013n/a+1,057+18.1%6,897
April 2013n/a+3,262+126.53%5,840
March 2013n/a+758+41.65%2,578
February 2013n/a-31-1.67%1,820
January 2013n/an/an/a1,851

How many people play Don't Starve right now?

1,271 people are playing Don't Starve on Steam right now. That makes it the #642 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 2,398 players. That is in line with its 30-day average daily peak of 2,407.

Don't Starve player count trend

Over the last 30 days Don't Starve averaged a daily peak of 2,407 players, up 14% compared with the 30 days before (2,120). Its highest point this month (3,357) is 7% below the same period last year (3,592). In its first month after release (Jan 1, 2013) it peaked at 1,851 players. Today's player count is 8% of its all-time peak of 16,820, set on Oct 18, 2014.

Best time to play Don't Starve

Based on the last 14 days, Don't Starve is busiest around 14:00 UTC (9 AM in New York) and quietest around 23:00 UTC (6 PM in New York), when about 65% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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Don't Starve players by hour and weekday

When Don't Starve has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 13:00 UTCabout 2,754 players on average
QuietestWednesday at 23:00 UTCabout 706 players on average
Busy vs quiet3.9xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

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About Don't Starve

Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.

Developer
Klei Entertainment
Released
Jan 1, 2013
Genre
Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
2 languages, 2 with full audio

Screenshots

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Don't Starve price history

$9.99
price now (US)
$2.49
lowest recorded (-75%) · Oct 23, 2026
-75%
typical sale discount · 7 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Don't Starve is at its full price of $9.99. It usually goes on sale for about 75% off (around $2.50), and the lowest we have recorded is $2.49.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

Don't Starve price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States$9.99$9.998.90 EURbase
Euro area8,19€$9.198.19 EUR-8%
United Kingdom£7.19$9.688.62 EUR-3%
CanadaC$ 11.49$8.237.33 EUR-18%
AustraliaA$ 14.50$10.159.04 EUR+2%
New ZealandNZ$ 12.39$6.976.21 EUR-30%
BrazilR$20,69$3.783.37 EUR-62%
MexicoMex$ 113.99$6.135.46 EUR-39%
Argentina (LATAM USD) cheapest$3.29$3.292.93 EUR-67%
Poland35,99 zł$9.208.20 EUR-8%
SwitzerlandCHF 10.50$12.8411.44 EUR+29%
Norway72,00 kr$7.746.90 EUR-22%
Turkey (MENA USD)$3.29$3.292.93 EUR-67%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)$6.29$6.295.60 EUR-37%
South AfricaR 79.00$4.814.29 EUR-52%
India₹349.00$3.693.29 EUR-63%
IndonesiaRp 69 999$3.873.45 EUR-61%
China¥24.00$3.603.21 EUR-64%
Japan¥1,010$6.375.68 EUR-36%
South Korea₩ 10,500$7.816.96 EUR-22%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 5 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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Don't Starve reviews over time

96% Overwhelmingly Positive96% of 113,662 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Don't Starve on Twitch

0
watching now
0
live channels
32
24-hour peak viewers
2
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Don't Starve", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Don't Starve Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 17 Oct 2026, with a peak of 176 viewers and 18 on average.

Don't Starve streamers right now

Nobody in our samples.

Top Don't Starve streamers this week

  1. PixelOctet26

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Don't Starve DLC

Don't Starve has 4 DLCs and soundtracks on Steam, newest first.

DLCReleasedPrice (US)
Don't Starve: Hamlet ↗Nov 8, 2018-50% $3.49
Don't Starve: Shipwrecked ↗Dec 1, 2015-50% $3.49
Don't Starve: Reign of Giants ↗Apr 2, 2014-50% $3.49
Don't Starve Soundtrack ↗Apr 23, 2013-75% $1.24

Latest Don't Starve news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Don't Starve FAQ

Is Don't Starve dead?

No, Don't Starve is not dead. 1,271 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 2,398. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 14% on the month before).

How many people play Don't Starve?

1,271 people are playing Don't Starve on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 2,398 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Don't Starve?

Don't Starve reached its all-time Steam peak of 16,820 concurrent players on Oct 18, 2014.

Is Don't Starve growing or declining?

Don't Starve is growing. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 2,407, up 14% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Don't Starve most active?

Don't Starve usually has the most players around 14:00 UTC (9 AM in New York) and the fewest around 23:00 UTC (6 PM in New York).

How much does Don't Starve cost?

Don't Starve costs $9.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Don't Starve has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Don't Starve on Steam is $2.49 (75% off), on Oct 23, 2026. It costs $9.99 right now.

Is Don't Starve on sale right now?

No, Don't Starve is at its full price of $9.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 75%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 75%.

Where is Don't Starve cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Don't Starve is cheapest in Argentina (LATAM USD) at $3.29, about $3.29 or 67% below the US price of $9.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is Don't Starve good?

Steam players rate Don't Starve Overwhelmingly Positive: 96% of 113,662 reviews are positive.

When did Don't Starve come out?

Don't Starve was released on Steam on Jan 1, 2013.

Who made Don't Starve?

Don't Starve was developed by Klei Entertainment.

Is Don't Starve still worth playing?

Don't Starve has a big, active player base on Steam today (1,271 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Overwhelmingly Positive).

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