Game Pick of the Week: Don't Starve Together

[HelenAngel]

Go to the bottom for the TLDR if you don't want to read~

While Don't Starve may have been around for a while, Don't Starve Together is still in Early Access and thus still in development. While it features all the great things everyone knows and loves about the original game and the Reign of Giants expansion, it adds a new dimension that many of us have longed for: the ability to play with your friends.

If you're not familiar with Don't Starve, it's a survival adventure game where you have to hunt, gather, chop, mine, collect the resources of the land in order to survive. The goal is to essentially survive as long as you can. Depending on what type of world you create, your time on that world may be very brief or very lengthy. One of the biggest strengths about Don't Starve is the ability to customize your world any way you choose- this allows an enjoyable playing experience for everyone from new players through expert players.

TLDR: Pros and Cons

Pros-
-Lots of new content, new dynamics, etc. since the original Don't Starve game.
-Many different characters, all with their unique abilities, to choose from to play.
-Survival game at its best: challenge, lots of things that can kill you, and just enough resources to help you survive.
-You can haunt things when you're a ghost!
-Ability to make custom worlds allows you to tailor it to the survival skill level of you and your friends to make the game enjoyable without being overly frustrating.

Cons-
-The default world is very difficult, especially for beginners. Turn off Reign of Giants, make the days long, make winter short, and switch it from Survival to Endless.
-Only 6 players can play in your world at a time.
-No dedicated servers. If you're not online and hosting the world, your friends can't play.

Conclusion- If you like survival games & playing with your friends, you'll really enjoy Don't Starve Together.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/322330/