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title: "Don't Starve — Belly Score 9.3 | Belly Score"
url: https://bellyscore.com/game/don-t-starve
description: "Don't Starve gets a Belly Score of 9.3/10. BELLY APPROVED"
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# Don't Starve

Belly Score

9.3

Community Score

Platform

Microsoft Windows: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/microsoft-windows,
OS X: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/os-x,
Linux: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/linux,
PlayStation 3: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/playstation-3,
PlayStation 4: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/playstation-4,
Xbox One: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/xbox-one,
Android: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/android,
iOS: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/ios,
Nintendo Switch: https://bellyscore.com/best/platform/nintendo-switch

Genre

Survival: https://bellyscore.com/best/genre/survival,
Adventure: https://bellyscore.com/best/genre/adventure,
Simulation: https://bellyscore.com/best/genre/simulation

Released

Apr 23, 2013: https://bellyscore.com/best/year/2013

Developer

Klei Entertainment

Publisher

Klei Entertainment

About

Dropped into a hostile, procedurally generated wilderness with nothing but your wits, you play as Wilson, a gentleman scientist kidnapped by a demon. This is a brutal, uncompromising survival experience that refuses to hold your hand. You will spend your days scavenging, crafting, and desperately trying to keep a fire lit as the sun sets on a world that wants you dead. With its distinct, hand-drawn gothic aesthetic, the game masterfully blends science and dark magic, forcing you to master your environment or face permanent death. It is a beautiful, eerie, and deeply punishing test of patience and resource management.

The Belly's Verdict

BELLY APPROVED

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## Prediction Results

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Vibe Tags

Atmospheric: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/atmospheric
Challenging: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/challenging
Brutal: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/brutal
Unforgiving: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/unforgiving
Eerie: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/eerie
Dark: https://bellyscore.com/best/vibe/dark

Themes

Dark / Grim: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/dark-grim
Nature / Wilderness: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/nature-wilderness
Monsters: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/monsters
Supernatural: https://bellyscore.com/best/theme/supernatural

Original Belly Score Video

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Community

3.6

1 rating

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