Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic, developed and published by Klei Entertainment for Microsoft Windows through Steam.
You play as Wilson, an intrepid Gentleman Scientist who has been trapped by a demon and transported to a mysterious wilderness world. Wilson must learn to exploit his environment and its inhabitants if he ever hopes to escape and find his way back home.
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Gameplay
Don't Starve is a unique sandbox-styled adventure game. The overall goal is to simply survive for as long as possible. To do this you must avoid a number of different deadly challenges, including fending off starvation, avoiding insanity, and surviving encounters with deadly mobs.
Biomes
Biomes are one of the most important things in the game to know about. The word Biome is used to describe the different kinds of land that you can find because each type of land generally has its own ecosystem with different flora, fauna, and restrictions.
Plants
There are a number of different plants found in Don't Starve, each of which plays a unique role in the game, as detailed below:
- — Tree
- — Sapling
- — Berry Bush
- — Grass
- — Reeds
- — Spiky Bush
- — Spiky Tree
- — Plant
- — Flower
Creatures
Don't Starve features dozens of different AI-controlled creatures, some of which are hostile to the player, others more passive. The following pages detail the different creatures found in the game, divided according to their characteristics.
Construction
This section is about all the various structures and buildings you can create for your home base. This will NOT include items that you carry such as traps, tools, and weapons. Most of these will require you to have a Science Machine, Alchemy Engine, or Shadow Manipulator.
- — Light
- — Structures
- — Food
- — Science
- — Magic
Items
The world of Don't Starve contains hundreds of different items, which can be acquired in a variety of ways, including by foraging, harvesting and by killing.
- — Food
- — Crock Pot Food
- — Natural Resources
- — Loot Resources
- — Refined
- — Tools
- — Survival
- — Fight (Weapons and Armor)
- — Dress
Media
The following pages cover the multiple different media coverage for this game, from concept art to game trailers.
- — Screenshots
- — Artwork
- — Videos
Pre-order Bonuses
Pre-purchasing the game from Steam gave players instant access to the Don't Starve Beta, as well as the following items:
System Requirements
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Overview
Gameplay
Sanity Hunger Health Freezing Survival Escape Adventure
Biomes
Forest Grassland Savanna Rockyland Marsh Graveyard Mosaic Chess/Maxwell Ocean
Plants
Tree Sapling Berry Bush Grass Reeds Spiky Bush Spiky Tree Plant Flower Evil Flower Light Flower Mushtree Lureplant Eyeplant
Creatures
Hostile Monsters Boss Monsters Neutral Animals Passive Animals Miscellaneous
Construction
Light Structures Food Science Magic
Items
Food Crock Pot Food Natural Resources Loot Resources Refined Tools Survival Fight (Weapons and Armor) Dress Magic Misc.
Media
Pre-order Bonuses
System Requirements
Walkthrough
Pre-Game The First Few Days Getting Settled Getting Comfortable Striking Out To the New World! Adventure Mode
