<s>
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
is	O
a	O
survival	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Canadian	O
indie	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Klei	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
renamed	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
:	O
Giant	O
Edition	O
,	O
became	O
available	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
(	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
and	O
June	O
2015	O
respectively	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2015	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
renamed	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
:	O
Pocket	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
titled	O
Reign	O
of	O
Giants	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
called	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
Together	O
became	O
free	O
for	O
existing	O
users	O
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
came	O
out	O
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
was	O
Klei	O
's	O
first	O
foray	O
into	O
the	O
survival	B-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conceived	O
during	O
the	O
height	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
industry	O
trend	O
of	O
dropping	O
players	O
into	O
a	O
world	O
with	O
few	O
instructions	O
and	O
a	O
goal	O
of	O
survival	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
Minecraft	B-Application
which	O
spearheaded	O
this	O
trend	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
by	O
filmmaker	O
Tim	O
Burton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
commended	O
for	O
its	O
original	O
art	O
style	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
variety	O
of	O
ways	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
die	O
,	O
although	O
its	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
difficulty	O
and	O
implementation	O
of	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
were	O
less	O
warmly	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
randomly	O
generated	O
open	O
world	O
and	O
elements	O
of	O
survival	B-Application
and	O
roguelike	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
is	O
handled	O
by	O
pointing	O
and	O
clicking	O
with	O
the	O
mouse	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
using	O
"	O
force	O
attack	O
"	O
(	O
ctrl+f	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
other	O
activities	O
are	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
keyboard	O
,	O
or	O
using	O
the	O
inbuilt	O
gamepad	B-Device
support	O
to	O
play	O
using	O
a	O
controller	O
,	O
giving	O
it	O
a	O
console-like	O
gameplay	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
is	O
common	O
among	O
roguelikes	O
,	O
death	O
is	O
permanent	B-Application
,	O
barring	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
several	O
rare	O
or	O
expensive	O
items	O
like	O
the	O
Meat	O
Effigy	O
,	O
Touch-Stone	O
,	O
and	O
Life-Giving	O
Amulet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
large	O
variety	O
of	O
creatures	O
can	O
attack	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
including	O
giant	O
one-eyed	O
birds	O
,	O
tree	O
monsters	O
,	O
tentacles	O
whose	O
owners	O
are	O
not	O
shown	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
small	O
,	O
weak	O
frogs	B-Algorithm
that	O
will	O
nonetheless	O
try	O
to	O
accost	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
attacked	O
by	O
a	O
frog	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
drop	O
a	O
random	O
item	O
in	O
their	O
inventory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
campaign	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
five	O
levels	O
that	O
pit	O
the	O
player	O
against	O
Maxwell	O
,	O
the	O
antagonist	O
of	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wilson	O
,	O
a	O
gentleman	O
scientist	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
WX-78	O
is	O
an	O
android	B-Application
who	O
nonetheless	O
needs	O
to	O
eat	O
,	O
sleep	O
,	O
and	O
stay	O
mentally	O
stimulated	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
become	O
ill	O
from	O
spoiled	O
food	O
,	O
can	O
increase	O
their	O
maximum	O
health	O
,	O
hunger	O
,	O
and	O
sanity	O
with	O
gears	O
(	O
reset	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
maximum	O
after	O
dying	O
and	O
respawning	O
;	O
the	O
corpse	O
leaves	O
behind	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
used	O
ones	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
damage	O
from	O
rain	O
(	O
which	O
causes	O
sparks	O
bright	O
enough	O
to	O
ward	O
off	O
Charlie	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maxwell	O
is	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
puppet	B-Application
master	O
who	O
is	O
dapper	O
and	O
frail	O
in	O
stature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
maximum	O
of	O
3	O
puppets	B-Application
can	O
be	O
spawned	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
will	O
disappear	O
2.5	O
days	O
after	O
it	O
is	O
spawned	O
if	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
die	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
secondary	O
antagonist	O
in	O
all	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
primary	O
antagonist	O
of	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
sequel	O
§	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
Together	O
(	O
DST	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
Maxwell	O
's	O
old	O
magic	O
assistant	O
Charlie	O
,	O
attacking	O
the	O
player	O
if	O
they	O
're	O
in	O
complete	O
darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
indie	O
studio	O
Klei	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
development	O
commenced	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
while	O
Klei	O
was	O
nearing	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
of	O
Mark	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
during	O
the	O
heat	O
of	O
an	O
industry	O
trend	O
of	O
creating	O
games	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
are	O
dropped	O
into	O
a	O
world	O
with	O
few	O
instructions	O
and	O
a	O
goal	O
of	O
survival	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
torch	O
of	O
this	O
movement	O
was	O
held	O
by	O
the	O
2011	O
sandbox	O
game	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Member	O
Kevin	O
Forbes	O
stated	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
Minecraft	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
biggest	O
influences	O
,	O
particularly	O
its	O
exploration	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
influence	O
was	O
the	O
2005	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
title	O
Lost	B-Application
in	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
,	O
which	O
contains	O
similar	O
supernatural	O
elements	O
and	O
a	O
day/night	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
after	O
numerous	O
requests	O
,	O
Klei	O
finally	O
released	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
"	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
Together	O
"	O
on	O
Steam	O
Early	O
Access	O
after	O
an	O
initial	O
closed	O
beta	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
lessons	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
balance	O
the	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Klei	O
's	O
upcoming	O
project	O
Invisible	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Klei	O
employees	O
argued	O
at	O
length	O
about	O
whether	O
to	O
release	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
as	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
beta	O
form	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
move	O
that	O
Klei	O
decided	O
on	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
"	O
what	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
players	O
are	O
really	O
responding	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
 [ nip ] 	O
usability	O
issues	O
in	O
the	O
bud.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Cheng	O
found	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
to	O
have	O
"	O
ended	O
up	O
a	O
way	O
better	O
game	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
community.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
announced	O
;	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
until	O
January	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
January	O
2014	O
interview	O
,	O
Rollins	O
mentioned	O
internal	O
discussions	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
,	O
citing	O
massive	O
community	O
interest	O
in	O
playing	O
it	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
remotely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
edition	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
Do	O
n't	O
Starve-related	O
bundle	O
titled	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
Mega	O
Pack	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
including	O
Do	O
n’t	O
Starve	O
:	O
Console	O
Edition	O
,	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
:	O
Shipwrecked	O
Console	O
Edition	O
,	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
:	O
Reign	O
of	O
Giants	O
Console	O
Edition	O
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
Do	O
n’t	O
Starve	O
Together	O
:	O
Console	O
Edition	O
,	O
and	O
autumn	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
Themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
bundle	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
MEGA	O
PACK	O
PLUS	O
that	O
contained	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
,	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
:	O
Reign	O
of	O
Giants	O
Edition	O
,	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
Together	O
,	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
:	O
Shipwrecked	O
and	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
:	O
Hamlet	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
:	O
Reign	O
of	O
Giants	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
expansion	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Klei	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
free	O
multiplayer	O
expansion	O
,	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
Together	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
coming	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
Together	O
made	O
its	O
debut	O
on	O
Steam	O
's	O
Early	O
Access	O
program	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presently	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
an	O
altogether	O
separate	O
game	O
from	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
itself	O
:	O
like	O
the	O
single-player	O
game	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
associated	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
DST	O
boasts	O
some	O
unique	O
characters	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
(	O
thus	O
far	O
,	O
Winona	O
,	O
Wortox	O
,	O
Wurt	O
,	O
Walter	O
and	O
Wanda	O
)	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
its	O
multi-player	O
counterpart	O
,	O
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
NPCs	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
DLC	B-Protocol
do	O
appear	O
in	O
DST	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
this	O
game	O
is	O
predominantly	O
character	O
skins	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
acquired	O
by	O
other	O
means	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
acquiring	O
enough	O
spools	O
(	O
an	O
in-game	O
currency	O
used	O
to	O
purchase	O
certain	O
clothes	O
)	O
to	O
weave	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
titled	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
:	O
Giant	O
Edition	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Specific	O
Features	O
:	O
Enjoy	O
Off-TV	O
Mode	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Use	O
companion	O
map	O
via	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	B-Device
to	O
navigate	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
"	O
Reign	O
of	O
Giants	O
"	O
DLC	B-Protocol
available	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Abstraction	O
Games	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
:	O
Shipwrecked	O
,	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Time	I-Application
Force	I-Application
studio	O
Capybara	O
Games	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PC	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
December	O
2015	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
:	O
Pocket	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
includes	O
the	O
Reign	O
of	O
Giants	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
:	O
Hamlet	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Early	O
Access	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
left	O
Early	O
Access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
made	O
a	O
crossover	O
with	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Terraria	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
grand	O
prize	O
and	O
"	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Design	O
"	O
subcategory	O
at	O
the	O
2014	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
awards	O
ceremony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
specifically	O
,	O
Jordan	O
Devore	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
looked	O
and	O
played	O
very	O
well	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
did	O
note	O
some	O
pixelation	O
effects	O
when	O
the	O
screen	O
zooms	O
in	O
on	O
the	O
inventory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
gamepad	B-Device
controls	O
,	O
while	O
less	O
efficient	O
than	O
a	O
keyboard	O
,	O
were	O
similarly	O
enjoyable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sliva	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
carnival	B-Application
music	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
immediately	O
catchy	O
"	O
though	O
lacking	O
in	O
variation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
sentiment	O
was	O
captured	O
by	O
Sliva	O
's	O
comment	O
that	O
"	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
will	O
never	O
,	O
ever	O
hold	O
your	O
hand	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
both	O
love	O
it	O
and	O
hate	O
it	O
for	O
that.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Meunier	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
survival	B-Application
does	O
n't	O
come	O
easy	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
's	O
an	O
undeniable	O
thrill	O
to	O
the	O
challenge	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
also	O
placed	O
the	O
high	O
difficulty	O
in	O
his	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
also	O
felt	O
that	O
players	O
 '	O
levels	O
of	O
satisfaction	O
would	O
depend	O
heavily	O
on	O
their	O
levels	O
of	O
commitment	O
to	O
survival	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
permanent	B-Application
saving	O
mechanic	O
and	O
permanence	O
of	O
death	O
were	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marchiafava	O
,	O
while	O
normally	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
permadeath	B-Application
in	O
games	O
,	O
found	O
it	O
problematic	O
in	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
because	O
,	O
unlike	O
other	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Binding	I-Application
of	I-Application
Isaac	I-Application
and	O
Spelunky	B-Application
,	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
is	O
much	O
longer	O
and	O
so	O
death	O
felt	O
like	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
loss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sliva	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
at	O
being	O
given	O
"	O
nearly	O
no	O
recognition	O
from	O
Do	B-Application
n't	I-Application
Starve	I-Application
itself	O
"	O
upon	O
being	O
killed	O
by	O
a	O
frog	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
reported	O
being	O
bored	O
for	O
roughly	O
30	O
minutes	O
at	O
the	O
overly	O
familiar	O
starts	O
of	O
later	O
playthroughs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Focusing	O
on	O
the	O
harm	O
caused	O
by	O
subzero	O
temperatures	O
during	O
winter	O
,	O
Meunier	O
found	O
that	O
"	O
these	O
interesting	O
wrinkles	O
add	O
depth	O
and	O
additional	O
difficulty	O
to	O
the	O
already	O
challenging	O
survival	B-Application
mechanics	O
at	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
