12 Multiplayer games like Don't Starve Together that you should try

What brings it close to Don't Starve Together is dark, oppressive atmosphere, a sandbox world and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and setting. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

Held in common with Don't Starve Together: open world exploration, multiplayer gameplay and crafting mechanics. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.

It comes from the same genre as Don't Starve Together and shares strong narrative focus, a sandbox world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is progression and tone: a casual, approachable feel and skill tree progression.

Same family as Don't Starve Together: exploration and discovery, a sandbox world, and single-player focus. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings cozy, relaxing feel and skill tree progression.

Genre puts it alongside Don't Starve Together, and so does punishing difficulty, open world exploration and co-op play. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is fantasy world and a third-person camera.

Same family as Don't Starve Together: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and a first-person view.

What carries over from Don't Starve Together is dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on tone.

It comes from the same genre as Don't Starve Together and shares punishing difficulty, open world exploration and co-op play. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings procedural generation and fantasy world.

Same family as Don't Starve Together: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: a space setting and a third-person camera.

It comes from the same genre as Don't Starve Together and shares exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is cozy, relaxing feel and a medieval setting.

The genre is the same as Don't Starve Together’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: post-apocalyptic world and a first-person view.

What carries over from Don't Starve Together is single-player focus and an isometric view. What it adds of its own: puzzle design.