Corey Rollins of Klei Entertainment recently took to the official Playstation blog to announce plans for a PS Vita version of Don’t Starve, the critically acclaimed 2013 PC hit. This news coincides with the April 30th release of the first major piece of DLC Reign of Giants, featuring two new playable characters, new biomes, creatures and special seasonal challenges to add to the already unforgiving environment.
Don’t Starve is an open world survival experience with a highly stylized hard-drawn graphical style, culminating in a game best described as Minecraft inside a Tim Burton movie. Players have to scavenge, craft, eat and fight to survive in randomly generated pseudo-3D worlds filled to the brim with nightmarish monsters and even apparitions formed from the player’s waning mental sanity. Combined with the added features of Reign of Giants newcomers on the PS Vita will have plenty to learn in order to live through the nights.
The game recently saw release on the PS4 and became a community favorite thanks to remote play capabilities adding to the already unique play style offered. Rollins made special note of alterations being made to ensure the PS Vita version takes full advantage of the handheld.
We’ve also optimized the game to take advantage of Vita’s touch features. Navigation for menus, maps, items, and crafting are all touch friendly, or you can use the classic button navigation.
Klei also recently announced a free multiplayer expansion Don’t Starve Together on May 30th, which will add four player gameplay to further enrich the experience. It is currently unknown whether multiplayer capabilities will make it into the Vita version. A release date for Don’t Starve: Giant’s Edition has yet to be revealed, with Klei stating that more information will be available soon.
Via Playstation blog.