Steam, macOS, and Linux players share Don't Starve Together worlds with each other. PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and the Playdigious mobile build each keep a separate multiplayer list. Xbox's store page puts Don't Starve Together: Console Edition on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox Cloud Gaming. Those clients sit in one Xbox-network pool. The PlayStation 4 build is the same title a PS5 launches from Sony's backward-compatible catalog. Linking platforms on a Klei account carries skins and recipes across those stores.
Compatibility matrix
| You play on | Friends play on | Same session |
|---|---|---|
| Steam (Windows) | Steam (macOS or Linux) | Shared Steam list |
| Steam (macOS) | Steam (Windows or Linux) | Shared Steam list |
| Steam (Linux) | Steam (Windows or macOS) | Shared Steam list |
| PlayStation 4 | PlayStation 5 | Shared PlayStation list |
| Xbox One | Xbox Series X|S or Xbox Cloud Gaming | Shared Console Edition list |
| Nintendo Switch | Nintendo Switch | Shared Switch list |
| iOS or Android (Playdigious) | iOS or Android (Playdigious) | Shared mobile list |
| Steam | PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, or mobile | Separate lists |
| PlayStation | Xbox, Switch, Steam, or mobile | Separate lists |
| Xbox Console Edition | Steam, PlayStation, Switch, or mobile | Separate lists |
Buy the store your friends already use. Steam and Xbox Console Edition are different products with their own invites.
Cross-generation play
Xbox's product page already names Xbox One, Series X|S, and Cloud Gaming for Console Edition. In January 2026 Xbox also added that SKU to Stream your own game, so an owned copy can stream on supported Cloud devices. Invites stay inside the Xbox network.
A PS5 that launches the PlayStation 4 cart keeps the session on PlayStation. Switch owners stay on the Switch list. Xbox's store lists local split-screen as 2 to 6 players on one console, which covers a couch group that already shares the hardware.
Shared unlocks and Klei accounts
Linking platforms on accounts.klei.com lets you wear skins earned elsewhere and keep crockpot recipes, plant registry progress, and woven characters visible while the accounts stay linked. Klei's Shared Unlocks FAQ (updated 2 July 2026) describes a read-only copy of those entitlements. You link one account per storefront. Currency balances stay on the account that earned them, including Bolts of Cloth plus Spool and Klei Point totals. Each linked account keeps its own drop pool.
Klei lets you reverse a mistaken link. A 30-day wait sits between retries. DST: How to merge accounts for Shared Unlocks is the click-by-click page on the account site.
World files stay on the cluster that hosted them. Linking copies cosmetics. The Constant you already built remains on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, or mobile.
Dedicated servers and mods
Klei documents dedicated servers through dontstarve_dedicated_server_nullrenderer on the desktop clients. The command-line guide (updated 15 July 2026) covers -cluster, -shard, -token, and -players values from 1 to 64. A cluster token comes from your Klei account, either in cluster_token.txt or via -token. Caves run as a second shard beside Master.
Those dedicated processes sit on the Steam PC stack. Console and mobile friends keep using the host flow inside their own client. Steam Workshop mods attach to the Steam title. Klei's -ugc_directory flag points a dedicated process at Workshop content. Console and mobile builds ship Klei's platform content.
A dedicated process started with -offline stays on the LAN. Steam features stay dark in that mode.
FAQ
Can a Steam player join an Xbox or PlayStation world? A Steam invite has nowhere to land on an Xbox Gamertag or a PlayStation Network ID. Everyone in the group buys the same storefront SKU.
Can Xbox and PlayStation play together? Each console family keeps its own list. Xbox One, Series, and Cloud share Console Edition. PS4 and PS5 share the PlayStation build.
Does the mobile version join PC or consoles? Playdigious's help center limits mobile matchmaking to other mobile players.
Do worlds move when I link a Klei account? The Constant you hosted stays on that platform. Shared Unlocks cover skins, recipes, the plant registry, and woven characters.
Where do dedicated servers and mods live? Klei's dedicated-server binaries and Steam Workshop mods belong to the Steam PC title. Console and mobile friends host from the in-game flow on their own client.
Has Klei posted a crossplay ship date? The Shared Unlocks FAQ still calls full crossplay something the studio would like to build. As of September 2026 the FAQ leaves the ship calendar blank.
A Don't Starve Together server on berrybyte is the Steam dedicated stack, left up for a Steam group that wants the world running after the host logs off.