Don't Starve / Characters guide

Don't Starve characters: roles, abilities and story connections

Identify a selection of single-player survivors and the tradeoffs that change the opening days.

Edition covered

The original single-player survival game with its standard two-season world. Reign of Giants, Shipwrecked, Hamlet and Don't Starve Together change recipes, characters or seasons and are outside this reference. Pictures come from Klei's single-player Steam listing.

5 characters · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.

Characters

Starting survivor

Wilson

Grows an insulating beard and has no special food restriction.

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Fire specialist

Willow

Has a lighter and is immune to fire damage; low sanity can trigger fires.

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Strength-focused survivor

Wolfgang

Food level changes his strength and size.

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Ghost-assisted survivor

Wendy

Can call her sister Abigail with Abigail’s Flower.

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Librarian

Wickerbottom

Can craft books and prototype Science Machine recipes without the machine.

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Quick notes

Key characters and figures. Identify a selection of single-player survivors and the tradeoffs that change the opening days.
Choose a survivor by constraint. These are original single-player traits.
Unlocking through survival. Several survivors unlock through experience earned when a survival run ends.
Abigail needs a deliberate summon. Wendy’s flower is central to summoning Abigail.

References

Guide references
Reference	Website
Don't Starve publisher listing	store.steampowered.com
Single-player wiki: Crock Pot	dontstarve.wiki.gg
Single-player wiki: Winter	dontstarve.wiki.gg
Single-player wiki: Characters	dontstarve.wiki.gg
Single-player wiki: Crafting	dontstarve.wiki.gg