Don't Starve Together

Last updated: 2026-01-27
  • Engaging survival mechanics with high replayability
  • Affordable with great value and content
  • Multiplayer cooperation enhances strategic gameplay
  • Lack of tutorials and poor in-game guidance
  • Technical issues and optimization problems
  • Resource scarcity creates frustrating survival pressure
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Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
524,420
Positive
498,71695.1%
Negative
25,7044.9%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
37,157,129
Estimated revenue
$556,985,364
Game price
$15
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
3750.81%
Estimated copies lost
26,570
Estimated revenue lost
$398,284
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
3790.8%
Avg playtime 0.9h
1,0522.3%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
3,8788.4%
Avg playtime 405.5h
40,76288.5%
Avg playtime 228.2h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day11.4 rev/day
Last 30d97.3 rev/day
Quarterly560.6 rev/qtr
Days covered4,057.2 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
46,071 total
Organic purchasers34,42474.7%
Voted up: 91%
Key activations11,64725.3%
Voted up: 91%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
46,071 total
First impression0-2h2,0364.42%
Voted up: 77%
Mid game2-10h8,83919.2%
Voted up: 89%
Late game10-20h5,62712.2%
Voted up: 91%
Endgame20h+29,56964.2%
Voted up: 92%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.16% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
87.8%
Global baseline 90.8%
74 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 524,420 total.