Don't Starve: Console Edition

The journal ends there, rather abruptly. From what our top men have been able to glean from the materials included within, there is another world out there that is ever changing. The dangers are vast, but the prospect of being the first people to explore this new frontier is too great to turn away. It seems no matter how you left our world, you always ended up in this strange place with nothing but the clothes on your back.

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.

If you're up to the challenge and precariousness of exploring this stark landscape bristling with danger, Don't Starve delivers unique charm, exhaustive depth, and brutal punishment. On the PS4, it remains a frustrating, fascinating, and beautifully grim experience that controls nicely and packs the same absorbing punch as the original.