Ordered by installs · Not tested by us
The 19 most-installed Don't Starve mods (2026)
Ordered by Steam Workshop subscriptions, which is a count from Valve rather than a judgement from us. We have not installed these, and say so rather than implying a verdict we have not earned. Everything here installs by clicking Subscribe.
The short version
- Most installed: Combined Status, 1,882,832 subscribers.
- 0 of 19 updated since the start of 2025, which matters more than subscriber count for whether a mod still works.
- All install through Steam. Subscribe on Workshop and the game picks it up on next launch. Nothing to unzip.
All 19, most installed first
InterfacetweakReign of Giants Compatibleversion:1.7.8Shipwrecked CompatibleUpdated 25 December 2019
InterfaceReign of Giants Compatibleversion:1.0.7Updated 27 March 2016
utilityInterfacetweakReign of Giants Compatibleversion:3.1.1Shipwrecked CompatibleUpdated 25 March 2022
itemInterfacetweakversion:Public preview versionUpdated 18 September 2016
utilitytweakReign of Giants Compatibleversion:1.2.3Updated 23 December 2015
utilityInterfaceTutorialReign of Giants Compatibleversion:5Shipwrecked CompatibleUpdated 17 January 2019
utilityInterfaceReign of Giants CompatibleShipwrecked CompatibleHamlet Compatibleversion:0.15.0Updated 27 August 2023
utilityInterfaceReign of Giants CompatibleShipwrecked Compatibleversion:2.23Updated 25 March 2021
characteritemInterfacetweakReign of Giants Compatibleversion:0.06Updated 8 March 2016
utilityReign of Giants Compatibleversion:1.5Shipwrecked CompatibleUpdated 11 September 2016
languageReign of Giants Compatibleversion:1.1.2Shipwrecked CompatibleUpdated 8 March 2017
Interfaceversion:8.4Updated 4 January 2016
utilityInterfacetweakReign of Giants Compatibleversion:1.9OtherShipwrecked CompatibleUpdated 21 June 2019
itemArttweakReign of Giants Compatibleversion:2.6OtherShipwrecked CompatibleUpdated 16 December 2018
utilityInterfaceOtherReign of Giants Compatibleversion:1.15Shipwrecked CompatibleUpdated 30 May 2022
utilityversion:All's Well...Updated 31 March 2015
itemutilityCreatureenvironmentInterfaceworldgentweakScenarioReign of Giants Compatibleversion:1.6OtherShipwrecked CompatibleUpdated 13 July 2019
utilityInterfacetweakReign of Giants Compatibleversion:1.1.8Updated 16 March 2016
languageReign of Giants CompatibleShipwrecked Compatibleversion:1.3cUpdated 8 March 2019
Subscriber counts and approval scores are Valve's, read on 5 September 2026 and not adjusted by us. Browse the full Workshop.
Common questions
What is the best Don't Starve mod?
By installs, Combined Status, with 1,882,832 Steam Workshop subscribers. That is the most-installed rather than the best: subscriber count measures how many people tried it, not whether they kept it. Workshop's own approval score is shown next to each one where Valve publishes it.
How do I install Don't Starve mods?
Everything on this page is a Steam Workshop item, so installing means clicking Subscribe on its Workshop page and letting Steam download it the next time you launch the game. There is nothing to unzip and no files to move. Unsubscribing removes it. Mods from outside Workshop work differently and are not covered here.
Are these Don't Starve mods safe?
They are hosted by Valve and distributed through Steam, which is a meaningfully lower risk than downloading files from elsewhere, but Valve does not audit mod code. We have not run any of them. Treat a mod with a large subscriber count and a recent update as better evidence than one with neither.
How is this list ordered?
By Steam Workshop subscriptions, highest first, read on 5 September 2026. That is a count from Valve, not a judgement from us. We have not ranked these by quality and do not have the basis to: nobody here has installed all 19.
Do you get paid for these?
No. Mod authors are not paid by us and cannot pay for a position here. The order is Valve’s subscriber count and nothing else.