Don't Let It Starve (2026)
- Developer
- Eduardo Scarpato
- Publisher
- Black Lantern Collective
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Genres
- Simulation, Strategy
- Rating
- 4.8 of 5, 176 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 5.8 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A tense and whimsical strategy game where you frantically prepare bento meals to appease a monster, chasing high scores to escape.
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What players say
Players describe it as a horror-tinged roguelike that mixes bento-box arranging with Tetris-like puzzle strategy, earning comparisons to Balatro and CloverPit. Runs are short enough to finish in half an hour, and the game rewards replaying with unlocks and hidden secrets. Opinions split on higher difficulties, which some say feel restrictive rather than challenging.
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