Do I need Reign or Giants or Shipwrecked to play Hamlet June 25, 2019 00:24 Follow Nope. Don't Starve: Hamlet is compatible with or without Reign of Giants or Shipwrecked. Hamlet only requires that you own the base Don't Starve game to run. Related articles Will Hamlet work with Don't Starve Together Do I need Reign of Giants for Shipwrecked