Don't Let It Starve

Don't Let It Starve

Steam Deck Playable

Eduardo Scarpato · Strategy · Jun 12, 2026

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $6.39.

96%
Very Positive
183 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 4 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 129 sampled reviews

Based on 183 player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 129 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise40% are divided0% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay centres on crafting bento boxes for our monstrous friend, filling them with tasty and correctly-shaped treats.
19 of 129 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The meta-progression extends beyond the immediate gameplay, however, and into the greater story as a whole.
9 of 129 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
Dev is very active on Discord and has pushed out multiple bug fixes, QoL changes and balance changes within a day. 100% might take a while but it's definitely achievable and not too hard!
4 of 129 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Gameplay19 reviews
Story and characters9 reviews
Difficulty4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface3 reviews
100%
Graphics3 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $6.39 (−20%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

3 points recordedtoday · $6.39

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
31
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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