Don't Starve

***Don't Starve*** is an action-adventure game. It uses features of a survival horror, set in an open world environment. It is developed and published by Klei Entertainment. The game was released on Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux through Steam on April 23, 2013. It was released on the PlayStation 4 on January 7, 2014.

### Before the game

A man named William Carter becomes a very popular magician with the stage name Maxwell. He used a special book called the Codex Umbra at his magic shows to create living shadows to show off. During one of his shows, his book backfired and he was sucked into a world called The Constant and became the king of it. Using his power as king, he created the world the player plays in.

### During the game

The gameplay of Don't Starve follows the main character, Wilson, or any of the other playable characters. The gameplay and story are seperated. If the player wants to, they can enter Maxwell's Door to play Adventure Mode, which is a long and hard challenge involving survival in harsh conditions and many things getting in the way. Adventure Mode is how a lot of the Maxwell related story is shown.

### Adventure Mode

Adventure Mode consists of 5 levels, each being a separate world. The main objective is to traverse all 5 worlds and make it to Maxwell's throne. Each level has the player searching for all 5 of the "Things" to build the Teleportato to move on to the next world. Each world is generated specially to add extra challenges, like a world with never ending winter, or a world where its always night time. The climax of Adventure Mode has the player confront Maxwell where he has been trapped, where the player can release Maxwell and take his place on the Nightmare Throne.

### Wilson

Wilson is the most basic playable character in Don't Starve. He is the first character the player unlocks when they start the game. He is a failed scientist who starts with no items and no abilities. He was tricked into the Constant by Maxwell who promised him "forbidden knowledge."

### Willow

Willow is the second playable character. She is a pyromaniac that spent most of her childhood in an orphanage. She starts the game with her trusty lighter. She can randomly set nearby flammable objects on fire when she is in the dark.

### Wendy

Wendy is the third playable character. She is a young child whose twin sister passed away in an accident. She was tricked into the Constant by Maxwell who promised to bring her sister, Abigail back. She starts the game with Abigail's Flower, which can be used to bring Abigail back as a ghost to fight for the player.

### Wolfgang

Wolfgang is the fourth playable character. He is a strongman who can pack a punch. He starts the game with nothing, but if he is well fed, he deals double damage.

### WX-78

WX-78 is the fifth playable character. They are an uncaring automaton who seeks to harvest the Constant for resources. They start with nothing, but they can consume gears for stat increases, are charged by lightning, and can consume rotten or spoiled food without consequences. They chose to come to the Constant and weren't tricked by Maxwell.

### Wickerbottom

Wickerbottom is the sixth playable character. She is an old librarian with an encyclopedic amount of knowledge. She starts with nothing, but she can craft items without needing as much science, and can craft books that have special effects when they are used. However, she cannot sleep, and is very sensitive to stale and spoiled food. She was forced into the Constant by Maxwell after her library was set on fire.

### Woodie

Woodie is the seventh playable character. He is a lumberjack who lived his life in a secluded cabin before he entered the Constant. He starts with a special axe named Lucy that can talk. Lucy chops trees faster than other axes. Woodie has the curse of the Werebeaver, which causes him to become the Werebeaver on full moons.

### Wes

Wes is unlocked in Adventure Mode where he is surrounded by dangerous enemies in an invisible cage. He is a mime who cannot speak. He starts with no items, and is meant to be difficult to play as. He has very low stats and takes longer to do tasks.

### Maxwell

Maxwell is unlocked after completing Adventure Mode. He is the person who started the story. He starts with some armor and a weapon, Nightmare Fuel, and the Codex Umbra. He can use the Codex Umbra which uses Nightmare Fuel to create shadow minions that can fight enemies or harvest resources.