Don't Starve: Nintendo Switch Edition
Explore a strange wilderness as Wilson, gathering resources and crafting items or structures to survive in worlds whose layouts can be generated anew.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.9 / 10
About this game
Wilson is stranded in a mysterious wilderness and must learn to use its environment and inhabitants. Gather resources, turn them into items and structures, and pursue survival through activities such as hunting, farming, research and combat. Developing a survival setup is part of the ongoing work of exploring this unfamiliar land. World generation provides new randomized environments to explore. The visual presentation combines flat characters and creatures with a three-dimensional world, giving the wilderness a distinctive illustrated construction. On a single Switch system, the game supports one player.
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AI review
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For players who enjoy making survival plans from gathered resources and unfamiliar surroundings.
Resource gathering and crafting suggest a loop built around deciding what your survival setup needs next. Randomized worlds may particularly appeal to players who like adapting their plans to a new environment.
Strengths
- Crafting items and structures can make gathering serve a concrete survival plan.
- Randomized worlds may reward an interest in exploring unfamiliar layouts.
Who it is for: Players interested in resource planning, crafting and wilderness exploration, with hunting, farming and research as part of survival.
Play notes: Same-system co-op is unavailable: the Switch product lists one player per system.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Crafting, research and farming suggest progression through developing survival capabilities, while world generation offers a different environment for a new start. | Reviewed | 7.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Turning gathered resources into a survival setup should suit players who enjoy choosing practical priorities rather than treating collection as an end in itself. | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Flat characters within a three-dimensional wilderness may appeal to players drawn to an illustrated visual contrast. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Handheld, tabletop and TV modes let players choose how to set up their Switch session. | Reviewed | 7.2 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Klei
- Publisher
- Klei
- Release date
- 2018
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genre
- Tags
- ExplorationStory-drivenMain Story 10–20 HoursPuzzle SolvingSlow BurnInvestigationLinear LevelsThird PersonSolo-friendly3D Graphics
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- MultiplayerSingle player
- Perspectives
- Top-down
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2018
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com