History VideoGame / DontStarve

* LetterMotif: All the playable characters (Wilson, Willow, Wendy, Wolfgang, WX-78) have names that begin with 'W'. As a matter of fact, the only ones who breaks this rule are the NPCs Maxwell and Abagail.

* [[InfinityPlusOneSword Infinity Plus One Character]]: Wolfgang. He has twice the health and 150% of the hunger of the other characters and does twice as much damage with any weapon. Naturally, he requires a ''ton'' of experience to unlock.

* [[InfinityPlusOneSword Infinity Plus One Character]]: Wolfgang. He has twice the health and hunger of the other characters and does twice as much damage with any weapon. Naturally, he requires a ''ton'' of experience to unlock.

* LetterMotif: All the playable characters (Wilson, Willow, Wendy, Wolfgang) have names that begin with 'W'. As a matter of fact, the only ones who breaks this rule are the NPCs Maxwell and Abagail.

* NonIndicativeName: While there is a hunger mechanic, it quickly becomes apparent that starvation is the ''[[EverythingTryingToKillYou least]]'' [[EldritchAbomination of your worries]], though this is becoming closer to reality with the addition of food spoilage, which makes obtaining food regularly a much more urgent task.

* BossInMookClothing: Tallbirds. They tend to be encountered in the same areas as [[{{Mooks}} spiders]], but they have a ''ton'' of health and can kill an unarmored character in two hits. (unless you're playing as Wolfgang, in which case they kill you in four hits)

* NonIndicativeName: While there is a hunger mechanic, it quickly becomes apparent that starvation is the ''[[EverythingTryingToKillYou least]]'' [[EldritchAbomination of your worries]].

* NoPlotNoProblem

''Don't Starve'' is a game where you try to last for as long as possible in an unforgiving and harsh environment. ''Don't Starve'' is a {{roguelike}} game available on {{Steam}} and Google Chrome. It's currently in beta. Like every other video game and it's dog, it has a [[http://dont-starve.wikia.com/ wiki]]

* LetterMotif: All the playable characters (Wilson, Willow, Wendy, Wolfgang) have names that begin with 'W'. As a matter of fact, the only one who breaks this rule is the NPC Maxwell.

''Don't Starve'' is a game where you try to last for as long as possible in an unforgiving and harsh environment. ''Don't Starve'' is a {{roguelike}} game available on {{Steam}} and Google Chrome. It's currently in beta.

* LetterMotif: All the playable characters (Wilson, Willow, Wendy, Wolfgang) have names that begin with 'W'.

* WhenTreesAttack: Every so often when you cut down enough trees, a "treeguard" will spawn. It's a very formidable opponent, and is very unhappy that you're messing with nature.

* 1up: the craftable amulet and meat effigy revive you when you die.

This game provides examples of:

* EverythingTryingToKillYou: The only things that aren't are the redbirds, crows, turkeys, pigmen and ''most'' trees.
* MixAndMatchCritters: The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackalope Jackalope]] mob.
* LetterMotif: All the playable characters (Wilson, Willow, Wendy, Wolfgang) have names that begin with 'W'.
* ForSCIENCE: The researching aspects in the game.
* CreepyChild: Assuming that Willow and Wendy are [[VagueAge children to begin with]].
* DarknessEqualsDeath: A ''literal'' interpretation with [[http://dont-starve-game.wikia.com/wiki/Night_Monster The Night Monster]].
* KarmaMeter: Killing too many innocent animals results in [[TheKrampus Krampus]] appearing and stealing the items in your chest.

* NoPlotNoProblem
* HiveQueen: The aptly-named 'Spiderhat' lets you control spiders.

* EverythingTryingToKillYou: The only things that aren't are the redbirds, crows, turkeys, pigmen and /most/ trees.

* SurvivalHorror: YMMV