8 Games like Don't Starve on PlayStation that you should try

Genre puts it alongside Don't Starve, and so does open world exploration, horror setting and single-player focus. To that it adds crafting mechanics. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and post-apocalyptic world.

Shelved next to Don't Starve for good reason: a sandbox world, horror setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and 2D presentation. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world.

It comes from the same genre as Don't Starve and shares exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings strong narrative focus and a space setting.

Genre puts it alongside Don't Starve, and so does a sandbox world, horror setting and single-player focus. To that it adds crafting mechanics. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world.

Same family as Don't Starve: a sandbox world, multiplayer gameplay and crafting mechanics. Both also lean on 2D presentation. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world.

If Don't Starve worked for you because of a sandbox world, single-player focus and crafting mechanics, the same is here. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: a relaxing pace and a medieval setting.

Genre puts it alongside Don't Starve, and so does a sandbox world, single-player focus and crafting mechanics. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and co-op play.

The common ground with Don't Starve is structural: sandbox freedom and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and genre — its own ground is deep simulation and an isometric view.