Forwarding Ports in Your Router for Don't Starve

Don't Starve is a 2D, Survival, Action, and Adventure game published by Klei Entertainment, 505 Games released in 2013.

Don't Starve has the following styles of play.

• A 2D game features flat graphics and are usually either side view or top down view. Side view 2D games are sometimes also called "platform" style games because they main objective is to travel from one platform to another.
• Survival games are usually focused on resource management, such as ammo and health, and occasionally include elements of stealth. They tend to be based on either supernatural enemies, have horror themes, or be post-apocalyptic. The primary gameplay mechanic is to simply stay alive.
• Games that are considered action are all about centering the player in the middle of an evolving situation.
• Adventure games are very heavily story driven. You are usually the main character and are the one who discovers the true plot as the game progresses.

When you are playing Don't Starve you might need to forward some ports in your router. Forwarding ports is a useful trick in gaming because it can really help to make your network connection most stable and intermittently even faster. Routers were not designed to allow incoming network requests and some games can play tremendously better if an incoming connection is forwarded through the router to the game.

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Before you can forward a port you need to know the following things:

• Your router's IP address.
• The IP address of the device that the game will play on: either your computer or your console.
• The TCP and UDP ports to forward.

The easiest way to locate your router's IP address is to run our free Router Detector utility. It's a part of the Network Utilities suite of tools and it's completely free to use.

The easiest way to forward a port is to use our Network Utilities suite of tools. With our software you can quickly and easily turn your port forwards on and off for multiple programs at any time. Or just keep reading to learn how to do it by hand.

The process for forwarding a port is generally:

• Open a web browser and navigate to your router's IP address.
• Find your routers port forwarding section.
• Put the IP address of your computer or gaming console in the applicable box in your router.
• Put the TCP and UDP ports for your game in the matching boxes in your router.
• Intermittently you have to reboot your router for the changes to take effect.

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The network ports for Don't Starve are as follows:

Don't Starve - Steam

• TCP: 27015, 27036
• UDP: 27015, 27031-27036

Don't Starve - PC

• We do not know the PC ports for Don't Starve yet. If you know them please send us a message using our Message System.

Don't Starve - Playstation 3

• TCP: 3478-3480, 5223, 8080
• UDP: 3074, 3478-3479, 3658

Don't Starve - Playstation 4

• TCP: 3478-3480
• UDP: 3074, 3478-3479

Don't Starve - Switch

• TCP: 6667, 12400, 28910, 29900, 29901, 29920
• UDP: 1024-65535

Don't Starve - Xbox One

• TCP: 3074
• UDP: 88, 500, 3074, 3544, 4500

We have guides that are custom tailored for Don't Starve that will show you the exact ports.

• Don't Starve - Steam
• Don't Starve - Playstation 3
• Don't Starve - Playstation 4
• Don't Starve - Switch
• Don't Starve - Xbox One

That's all it takes to forward your ports. For more on how to port forward, check out our list of games and applications.