PS4
Don't Starve: Console Edition
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Developer: Klei Entertainment
Content Rating: Teen
Summary
You play as Wilson, an intrepid Gentleman Scientist who has been trapped by a demon and transported to a mysterious wilderness world. Wilson must learn to exploit his environment and its inhabitants if he ever hopes to escape and find his way back home.
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22 Reviews7.88
Don’t Starve is a fantastic, huge, deadly ball of entertainingly gothic survival. It requires a self-motivated player to get the most from it, but once you start to learn its systems, each game lasts a bit longer than the previous one, and the ability to experience more of the world reveals more secrets and avenues of exploration. ...The world may be strange and dangerous, but with a little luck and a whole lot of experience, you might be able to tame it, eventually.
And that's what makes it such a fine conduit for storytelling. The lack of respawns give weight to each life; every attempt to apply a stiff sense of Britishness to the wild is meaningful.... Quite apart from a game about managing resources, about taking risks, about strategising and surviving, Don't Starve is a platform for endless surprise and adventure that sparks wonder at everything you discover - and have yet to learn - about its world.
All told, it's a solid port job for a game that marks a very positive step forward in Sony's recent love affair with indie titles. ...Don't Starve is a gorgeous, terrifying, often funny game, albeit one that can chew away at the player's morale with its constant demands and willingness to undo hard work. Provided you go in willing to work hard and take punches on the nose, there's plenty of reward to be had.