Don't Starve official artwork Not yet measured

Don't Starve — system requirements & benchmark status

This game is in the catalog, but no published review benchmarks have been collected for it yet — so this page carries no frame-rate numbers, no verdicts and no estimates. Below are the publisher's own system requirements and what they say about the hardware the game targets. A game joins the calculator only when published review benchmarks cover both its CPU and GPU sides.

Developer: Klei Entertainment · Released: Apr 23, 2013 · Genres: Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Game facts and system requirements are as published on Steam (checked 4 November 2026).

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System requirements — Don't Starve

As published by the publisher on Steam (checked 4 November 2026). Requirements are the publisher's target figures, not measurements — they describe the hardware the developer aims at, not the frame rate any part delivers.

ComponentMinimum (Steam)
OS *Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8
Processor1.7+ GHz or better
Memory1+ gigs of RAM GB RAM
GraphicsRadeon HD5450 or better; 256 MB or higher
DirectX®9.0c
Hard Drive500 MB HD space
Sound100% DirectX9.0c compatible sound card and drivers

Benchmark status

Not yet measured. Bottleneck Verdict adds a game to the calculator when published review benchmarks cover both sides at the game's highest settings, native resolution, no upscaling — the same bar the measured games met. Until then this page claims no performance figures for Don't Starve.

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