
🟡 Struggling
Is Don’t Starve dead?
🟡 Not yet – but it is struggling.
Don’t Starve has 1,211 players on Steam right now and 2 Twitch viewers, down 34.8% compared with a week ago. That is 32% of the highest count we have tracked (3,752 on Jun 20, 2026).
Steam player counts only – console, Xbox/Game Pass and Epic players are not included. Tracked since Apr 6, 2026. Updated 1 hour ago.
Live Activity
• 1,211
2 Viewers24h Peak
2,360
25 ViewersPeak Time (Steam)
~ 14:00
Peak Time (Twitch)
~ 13:00
7-Day Trend
▼ -34.8%
Don’t Starve player count: peak times and trend
- Peak in the last 24 hours: 2,360
- Highest count we have tracked: 3,752 (Jun 20, 2026)
- 7-day trend: -34.8% (24-hour average vs. the same window a week ago)
Player counts for Don’t Starve are usually highest around 14:00 UTC – a good time to find other players.
🛠️ Latest Steam announcements
Don't Starve, one of the best roguelike survival games, is getting its own tabletop adaptation Mar 28, 2024
One of the best roguelike survival games, Don't Starve, is getting its own tabletop adaptation Mar 28, 2024
Major Quality of Life and Big Fix Update Now Live! Apr 27, 2023

