Description
See on Steam
Don't Starve Together is a cooperative survival game developed by Klei Entertainment. It immerses players in a dark and strange world inspired by Gothic tales and Tim Burton's artistic style.
The main goal is to survive as long as possible in a hostile world filled with mysterious creatures, natural hazards, and supernatural phenomena. Players must gather resources, craft tools, cook, build a camp, and manage their hunger, health, and mental health.
Each character has unique abilities that influence gameplay and encourage cooperation among players. The world changes with the seasons, bringing new challenges such as the cold of winter, the heat of summer, or monster attacks.
The multiplayer aspect of Don't Starve Together allows players to team up to explore, fight, and survive together in this unpredictable world. Thanks to its distinctive atmosphere, challenging difficulty, and unique art style, the game has become a benchmark in the cooperative survival genre.
Hardware
Server OSWindows 11 / Linux
Server RAM4 GB or more (2 to 3 GB more with the caves)
Server storage3 GB
Customer requirements
Minimal:
Operating systemWindows 10 or higher, macOS (10.7 or higher) or Linux (64-Bit)
Processor1.7 GHz or more (2.0 GHz Intel on macOS)
RAM1 GB of memory (4 GB on macOS)
Graphics cardRadeon HD 5450 or higher, 256 MB video memory or more
Disk space3 GB of available disk space
Recommended:
Operating systemWindows 10 or higher, macOS or Linux (64-Bit)
Processor2.5 GHz dual core or higher
RAM4 GB of memory
Graphics cardDedicated graphics card with 512 MB video memory or more
Disk space3 GB of available disk space
Steam only publishes an official "Minimum" configuration for Don't Starve Together (a lightweight 2016 game) — the "Recommended" configuration above is a reasonable estimate for optimal comfort, not an official Klei value.
Install
Deploying a server
Installing a Don't Starve Together game server takes between 5 and 10 minutes, mainly due to the game server download time!
Steps:
1
Go to the page adding game server and fill in: host, game (Don't Starve Together), server name, game port, Steam master server port, Steam authentication port and access type (password, friends, public).
2
Wait a few minutes for the server to switch to the "Game server turned off" , then enter your cluster token at the bottom of the page.
Important : Don't Starve Together requires a "Cluster token" (a free token tied to your Klei account) to start. Enter it in the "Cluster token" field at the bottom of the page — the "start" button stays locked until it is filled in.
How do I get a cluster token?
3
Start your server (button "to start up") — on Windows, if a prompt asks you to install a dependency, accept it. All that's left is to play and invite your friends !
Tips:
Make sure the server's three ports are open to the internet (UDP and TCP). You can test whether your ports are open directly from your game server's page, using the icon .
Caves : The underground world (ruins, Toadstool, Ancient Guardian...) is enabled from the "Caves" card on your server's page. It runs in a second server, started and stopped automatically with the first one, which needs its own three ports, also to be opened to the internet, and 2 to 3 GB of extra RAM.
Settings
Customizing Server Settings
A number of game server settings can be changed directly from the website, whether the server is stopped or running. They apply on the next start.
Server customization (basic)
Password
Allows you to join the game (single player)
Cluster token
Allows you to define the ownership token for Don’t Starve Together. This player will also be the server administrator.
Maximum number of players
Allows you to choose the maximum number of simultaneous players on the server
PvP or PvE
Enable or disable PvP on the server
Auto pause
Allows the game server to pause when no players are connected
Server & playstyle
Playstyle
Survival, Relaxed, Endless, Wilderness or Lights Out. World settings left on "Playstyle default" follow this choice
Server description
Shown in the in-game server list.
Displayed intention
Shown in the in-game server list, so players know what to expect.
Displayed language
Shown in the in-game server list.
Player votes
Players can vote to kick a player or regenerate the world.
Rollback points kept
Automatic saves kept by the game (one per in-game day), usable to roll back.
Update frequency (tick rate)
15 by default, up to 60 for smoother play (more CPU and bandwidth)
Caves
Caves enabled
Starts a second server for the underground world (ruins, Toadstool, Ancient Guardian...). About 2 to 3 GB of extra RAM.
Caves ports
Game port, Steam master server port and Steam authentication port of the caves, to open to the internet like the surface ones
Admins & access
Administrators
Access to the console and in-game admin commands (kick, ban, rollback...).
Reserved slots
These players always get a slot, even when the server is full.
Banned players
These players can no longer connect.
Player ID
Their Klei ID, for example KU_AbCd1234, shown in game in the player list
In-game bans
Bans made in game are automatically synced to the site
World generation
World size
From small to huge
Starting season
Autumn, winter, spring, summer or random
Touch stones
Number of touch stones on the map
Roads
With or without roads
World generation
These settings are only read when the world is created: they are locked afterwards, except after reinstalling the server
Map resources
Map resources
Amount of grass, saplings, trees, boulders, flint, berry bushes, reeds and carrots, from none to insane
Seasons & day
Season length
Autumn, winter, spring and summer, each from none to very long
Day/night cycle
Longer, removed or permanent day, dusk or night
Threats
Hound attacks
Their frequency, and ice hounds in winter or fire hounds in summer
Krampus
Appears when a player kills too many harmless animals.
Shadow creatures
Appear when sanity is low.
Natural disasters
Wildfires, lightning, frog and meteor showers, rain
Cave threats
Earthquakes and worm attacks, if the caves are enabled
Bosses
Seasonal bosses
Deerclops, Bearger, Moose/Goose and Antlion
Other bosses
Dragonfly, Bee Queen, Klaus, Malbatross, Toadstool and Treeguards
Survival & death
Spawn point
At the portal or at a random location
On death
Direct respawn or ghost, portal resurrection, max health penalty and time before world reset
Hunger, cold and darkness
Lethal or not
Starting items
Extra items for players joining mid-game, seasonal items, items dropped when leaving the server
Seasonal events
Follow the calendar or none
Regrowth
Regrowth speed
From never to very fast
Basic resource regrowth
Grass, saplings, reeds and berry bushes grow back after being destroyed.
Other options may be added in the future, depending on needs.