NextGameLike
Don't Starve Together

24 Games with a horror setting like Don't Starve Together that you should try

Games like Don't Starve Together · Find similar →

We filtered the 42 games similar to Don't Starve Together down to the 24 that fit the “Horror” category. Stranded Deep, Animal Company and Dying Light: The Beast top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Don't Starve Together.

NextGameLike84/ 100

Did you find what you were looking for?

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival
Tags
DarkHardcoreMultiplayerCo-op
Year 2016Dev Klei Entertainment
Stores

Quick answer

Within the “Horror” category, the closest game to Don't Starve Together is Stranded Deep — scoring 93/100 on our similarity scale. Animal Company and Dying Light: The Beast follow close behind.

🗳️

Help us build the best rankings

Community powered

Vote on each result below — good match or not. Every vote directly shapes how we rank similar games for everyone.

The best games with a horror setting like Don't Starve Together

24 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Don't Starve Together. Each one has been evaluated across 18 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

1

Stranded Deep

93
NGL71
Stranded Deep
Closest overall match
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineDarkNarrativeSandbox WorldOpen WorldHorrorExplorationCrafting
Year 2015Dev Beam Team GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100World100Progression83Tone78
2

Animal Company

65
Animal Company
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineDarkHorror
Year 2024

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

Released 8 years after Don't Starve Together.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone59
3

Dying Light: The Beast

58
NGL84
Dying Light: The Beast
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloMultiplayerCo-opDarkHorror
Year 2025Dev TechlandOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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.

Released 9 years after Don't Starve Together.

Genre100Game mode87Setting68Tone59Visuals0
4

Silent Hill 2

51
NGL89
Silent Hill 2
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration
Year 2001Dev Team Silent · Konami

On paper it is what Don't Starve Together is — strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: a third-person camera.

It predates Don't Starve Together by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Tone79Progression59Game mode26Visuals0
5

Dino Crisis

50
NGL60
Dino Crisis
Closest on visuals
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorIsometric
Year 1999Dev Capcom Planning Room 2 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

On paper it is what Don't Starve Together is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is game mode and setting: a sci-fi setting.

It predates Don't Starve Together by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals81Tone77Setting69Game mode26
6

Silent Hill 3

50
NGL88
Silent Hill 3
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration
Year 2003Dev Team Silent · KonamiOn PC

Same family as Don't Starve Together: strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings a sci-fi setting and a third-person camera.

It predates Don't Starve Together by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone79Setting69Progression59Game mode26Visuals0
7

Minecraft: Story Mode

49
NGL73
Minecraft: Story Mode
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCrafting
Year 2015Dev Mojang StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

Shelved next to Don't Starve Together for good reason: strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to crafting mechanics. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: a casual, approachable feel and fantasy world.

Genre100Progression72Tone67Setting61Game mode26Visuals0
8

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

49
NGL80
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2001Dev Darkworks · InfogramesOn PlayStation 3

Shelved next to Don't Starve Together for good reason: strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: a third-person camera.

It predates Don't Starve Together by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Tone79Game mode26Visuals0
9

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED

49
NGL71
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Closest on tone
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Year 2020Dev Steel Wool Studios · Steel Wool GamesPlaytime ~2hOn Xbox · Nintendo

It comes from the same genre as Don't Starve Together and shares strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings a first-person view.

Released 4 years after Don't Starve Together.

Genre100Setting100Tone80Game mode26Visuals0
10

Silent Hill

49
NGL82
Silent Hill
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorRanged
Year 1999Dev Team Silent · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

Same family as Don't Starve Together: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings a third-person camera.

It predates Don't Starve Together by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Tone77Game mode26Visuals0
11

Jurassic Park: The Game

48
NGL55
Jurassic Park: The Game
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorMelee
Year 2011Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox · iOS

Genre puts it alongside Don't Starve Together, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings a sci-fi setting and a third-person camera.

Genre100Tone78Setting66Game mode26Visuals0
12

Slender: The Eight Pages

47
Slender: The Eight Pages
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Year 2012Dev Parsec ProductionsOn PC · Mac

Genre puts it alongside Don't Starve Together, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: a first-person view.

Genre100Setting100Tone59Progression59Game mode26Visuals0
13

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

45
NGL90
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2002Dev Silicon Knights · Nintendo

Shelved next to Don't Starve Together for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is a third-person camera.

It predates Don't Starve Together by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Tone59Game mode26Visuals0
14

Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly

45
NGL87
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2003Dev TecmoOn PlayStation 3

Shelved next to Don't Starve Together for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: a first-person view.

It predates Don't Starve Together by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Tone59Game mode26Visuals0
15

Fatal Frame

45
NGL81
Fatal Frame
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2001Dev Tecmo · Wanadoo EditionOn PlayStation 3

Genre puts it alongside Don't Starve Together, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is a first-person view.

It predates Don't Starve Together by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Tone59Game mode26Visuals0

Explore games similar to Don't Starve Together by category

If Don't Starve Together left you wanting more, this is where you narrow it down. Was it the simulation or the adventure that hooked you? There is a list of just that. And if you play on PC, PS5, PlayStation, Xbox and Mobile, filter by platform and skip the games you could not play anyway.

Rankings in the same genre

Sometimes what you want is not a Don't Starve Together look-alike but simply the best Co-op Survival Games there are. That is what these rankings are for: no comparison to anything, just the highest-rated games. And if you feel like widening the net, the Survival Games ranking is a good way to run into something you were not expecting.