50 Fun Facts About Don't Starve

Besides hunger and health, which third meter must every Don't Starve survivor keep topped up?

Sanity drains at dusk and through the night, and once it runs low the shadowy figments a survivor imagines turn real enough to attack.

Which filmmaker's dark yet cartoonish style influenced the art of Don't Starve?

Tim Burton was one of three named influences on the game's look, alongside the writers Edward Gorey and H.P. Lovecraft.

In Don't Starve, which unseen menace attacks any survivor caught in complete darkness?

Charlie was pulled into the game's world alongside Maxwell, and she goes on to become the main antagonist of Don't Starve Together.

Which Canadian studio, also behind Mark of the Ninja and Oxygen Not Included, made Don't Starve?

Klei Entertainment published Don't Starve itself, and co-founder Jamie Cheng said having no major publisher left the team free to try different approaches.

In Don't Starve, gloomy survivor Wendy can summon the ghost of her twin sister, who has which name?

Abigail fights at Wendy's side, attacking whatever her sister attacks; she is at her weakest by day and her most powerful at night.

Woodie, the Canadian lumberjack of Don't Starve, carries a talking axe that goes by which name?

Lucy never wears out, unlike nearly every other tool in the game, and she eggs Woodie on whenever he chops wood.

Which shaggy herd animal of the Don't Starve savanna can be shaved for wool while it sleeps?

Beefalo wool grows back three days after a shave, and blowing a horn taken from one makes up to five of the herd follow a survivor by day.

Which Don't Starve cooking station turns basic foods into dishes such as Meatballs and Honey Ham?

Crock Pot recipes can even use up otherwise inedible fillers such as twigs, and the finished dish is worth more than its raw parts.

Which 2011 hit did Don't Starve's team name as a major influence, particularly its exploration?

Minecraft led a wave of games that drop players into a world with few instructions and a single goal, survival, and Don't Starve joined it.

Wes, the weak Don't Starve survivor whose one skill is making balloons, is what kind of performer?

A mime cannot talk, so Wes never warns the player about incoming enemy waves or other dangers the way the other survivors do.

Willow, the fire-obsessed survivor of Don't Starve, begins every game carrying which unique item?

A lighter gives Willow a dependable light from her first night, and she takes no damage from fire, though she starts blazes herself when her nerves fray.

Wickerbottom, the Don't Starve librarian who writes her own books, is troubled by which condition?

Insomnia stops Wickerbottom from sleeping, yet in Don't Starve Together a Pan Flute can still knock her out, revealing that she dozes with her eyes open.

In Don't Starve, Wilson's one special ability is growing what, which slows freezing in winter?

A beard is Wilson's only perk: fully grown it keeps out the winter cold, but when summer comes the same whiskers make him overheat faster.

In Don't Starve, which monsters hunt the survivor down in recurring attacks, with bigger groups as the days pass?

Hounds give themselves away first: distant growling grows louder before each attack, and the survivor remarks on the noise before the pack arrives.

Which seasonal boss of Don't Starve is active only in winter and can flatten a survivor's camp?

Deerclops drops a single huge eyeball when it dies, one that never spoils, and survivors can craft it into the Eyebrella.

In Don't Starve, what does the Pig King hand over when a survivor offers him gifts during the day?

Gold nuggets are what the Pig King pays in, and he deals solely by day; at night he falls asleep and cannot be traded with.

Chester, the walking storage chest of Don't Starve, follows whichever survivor carries which item?

Eye Bone in a survivor's pack means Chester tags along with up to nine stacks of items; his full name is Otto von Chesterfield, Esquire.

What is the name of the bleak parallel world where the survivors of Don't Starve are trapped?

The Constant resembles the real world at first glance, but it teems with monsters, and shadow creatures take shape there whenever a survivor feels afraid.

Woodie, the lumberjack of Don't Starve, is cursed to become which animal when the full moon rises?

A beaver is the shape Woodie's curse takes: as the Werebeaver he cannot use anything in his inventory, but he gains night vision for working in the dark.

WX-78, the robot survivor of Don't Starve, raises their maximum health and hunger by consuming what?

Gears lift WX-78's top stats for only one lifetime: the upgrades reset when the robot dies, and the corpse gives back just a portion of the parts.

Wickerbottom's intellect lets her craft many Don't Starve items without building which station?

Science Machine recipes come free to Wickerbottom, but her learning has a price elsewhere: spoiled food hurts her more than it hurts other survivors.

Don't Starve survivors speak in instrument sounds, not words; which woodwind voices Wickerbottom?

Oboe notes stand in for Wickerbottom's speech, just as a tuba plays for Wolfgang and a cello plays for Woodie.

Reading The End is Nigh!, one of Wickerbottom's books in Don't Starve, unleashes what around her?

Lightning strikes sixteen times in a row near the reader, and in the game's expansions any one of those bolts can hit Wickerbottom herself.

In Don't Starve, Maxwell's book, the Codex Umbra, costs him health to summon which helpers?

Clones of himself, known as shadow puppets, fight, mine and chop wood for Maxwell; only three can exist at once, and each fades after two and a half days.

Before ruling the world of Don't Starve, Maxwell was a penniless Londoner dreaming of fame as what?

A magician was all he hoped to be until a book of genuine dark magic came into his hands and turned a meek stage performer into a master of shadows.

Finding Maxwell's Door in the sandbox world of Don't Starve opens which five-chapter campaign?

Adventure Mode strips a survivor of every item and recipe on the way in, and only four items can be carried from one chapter into the next.

Which thief breaks open chests in Don't Starve when a survivor kills too many innocent creatures?

Krampus carries a sack that he drops only very rarely when killed, and the game gives the creature its own plural: Krampii.

In Don't Starve Together, Willow's protector Bernie grows huge when she panics; what is Bernie?

A stuffed bear that only Willow can craft, Bernie swells into a 2,000-health brawler that taunts nearby enemies once her mind starts to slip.

Which expansion, the first paid add-on for Don't Starve, introduced survivors Wigfrid and Webber?

Reign of Giants was trailed by three cryptic teasers, each named after a season of the year, before its full release in 2014.

Don't Starve's Wolfgang, who starves faster than other survivors, has which circus job?

Strongman Wolfgang grows mightier as his stomach fills, so a well-fed Wolfgang has both more health and a harder punch.

Warly, one of four survivors added to Don't Starve by Shipwrecked, has which profession?

A chef by trade, Warly arrived alongside a surfer, a monkey king and a pirate captain, the other three Shipwrecked newcomers.

In Don't Starve's Hamlet expansion, the aristocratic Pigmen of the Pig City trade in which currency?

Oincs can be earned and spent inside the Pig City, where buying food and even a place to live makes survival easier than in the wild.

Which rare Don't Starve plant, if picked at dusk or night, comes alive and follows the survivor?

Mandrake roots picked by day die at once and can be made into a Pan Flute; they cannot be regrown, so each world holds only a handful.

Which flightless bird of Don't Starve's rocky biomes guards a nest holding one pale-blue egg?

Tallbird eggs never spoil, and a survivor who steals one can hatch it into a Smallbird, after being chased for several screens by the parent.

MacTusk, the walrus hunter of Don't Starve winters, has a one-in-four chance of dropping which hat?

Tam o' Shanter drops are scarce, yet MacTusk gives up one of his tusks half the time, and he attacks from a distance with a blow dart.

Which Don't Starve structure, ringed by four pig heads, revives a survivor who activated it earlier?

Touch Stone revivals work only once: the stone is destroyed after bringing a survivor back, and a default world contains just two of them.

In Don't Starve, which substance refined from dark petals is spent to craft the game's magic items?

Nightmare Fuel also feeds Night Lights, and packing every one of Chester's slots with it under a full moon transforms him into Shadow Chester.

Don't Starve's Wooden Thing, rebuilt from scattered parts to reach a new world, has which nickname?

Teleportato is what players call the Wooden Thing once its four missing pieces are attached; its base is guarded by clockwork chess pieces.

How can a Don't Starve survivor calm an angry Treeguard instead of fighting the towering boss?

Planting new trees nearby pacifies a Treeguard, which then sinks back into the ground disguised as an ordinary evergreen.

In Don't Starve's origin story, which device talks Wilson into building a strange contraption?

A radio in his home laboratory promised Wilson secret knowledge, and when he pulled the finished contraption's switch, ghostly arms dragged him into another world.

Don't Starve began in 2010 as a prototype built in 48 hours at which kind of event?

A game jam produced the idea, but the team shelved it for two years and returned to it only as Mark of the Ninja neared completion.

Don't Starve arrived on iPhone and iPad in July 2015 under which subtitle?

Pocket Edition earned a perfect five-star review from TouchArcade, and in 2019 it picked up a Webby Award nomination.

The studio that created Don't Starve in 2013 is based in which Canadian city?

Vancouver is home to the studio, which Jamie Cheng started in 2005 using money from selling shares and a $10,000 loan from his brother.

Which 2D sandbox game shared a crossover update with Don't Starve Together in 2021?

Terraria lent Don't Starve Together its Eye of Cthulhu, renamed the Eye of Terror, as a boss to fight; a crossover with Cult of the Lamb followed in 2023.

Which Chinese conglomerate took a majority stake in the studio behind Don't Starve in January 2021?

Tencent agreed to leave the studio in full control of its own games; the deal was meant to help those games reach players in China.

At which 2014 awards was Don't Starve a grand prize finalist, with an honorable mention for audio?

Independent Games Festival judges also named Don't Starve a finalist for Excellence in Design at the same ceremony.

Wigfrid storms through Don't Starve dressed as a Valkyrie, but what was her real profession?

An actress devoted to method acting, Wigfrid never drops her warrior role, and she refuses to eat anything except meat.

In Don't Starve Together, the cheerful boy Walter is accompanied by a scruffy dog with which name?

Woby remains a mystery even to Walter, who befriended her after he became trapped and has vowed to return her to her rightful home one day.

Which 2005 Nintendo DS survival title, with its own day-night cycle, also influenced Don't Starve?

Lost in Blue also contains supernatural elements, another trait of the handheld game that Don't Starve went on to share.

Which studio, known for Super Time Force, co-developed the Shipwrecked expansion for Don't Starve?

Capybara Games helped take the series to sea: Shipwrecked reached PC early access on the first day of December 2015.