Frankly, it's well-deserved. It's one of the best games that came out in recent years. It's one of the few Early Access projects where being in EA worked out well. The developers always had been open about feedback, tried to experiment, and even though the end product is not without flaws, it's an excellent experience. Literally the only survival game I have legit enjoyed as well (it helps that micro managing the hunger/water meters becomes trivial fairly early into the game).
I'm really glad for the devs.