Characters

There are currently seven playable characters in Don't Starve. The first character is Wilson and other characters can be unlocked when the player dies, or escapes, and gains enough experience. Each character has a special perk or ability.

All characters have their own voice sound and got different Quotes when examining items and objects, with the exception of Wes who performs some pantomime moves instead.

Inventory
Each character can hold up to 25 items. Certain items are stackable, up to 10, 20, or 40.

The inventory breakdown is:


 * 12 standard inventory slots
 * 1 tool/torch/weapon slot
 * 1 log suit/amulet/backpack slot
 * 1 headwear slot (straw hat/beekeeper hat/miner hat, etc.)
 * 8 backpack slots (10 slots if the player has a Krampus Sack equipped)

Unlocking Characters
Characters are unlocked by earning Experience (or EXP). EXP is given when the character dies or escapes using the Wooden Thing. The summary screen appears to show how many days the player survived for.

One day survived equals 10–600 experience points,depending how long the game lasted. The longer the player survives, the more Experience they will earn.

Current EXP cap is set at 10.000.

The characters you can unlock are:


 * Willow; 200 exp (11 days)


 * Wendy; 1000 exp (23 days)


 * Wolfgang; 2000 exp (33 days)


 * WX-78; 4000 exp (46 days)


 * Wickerbottom; 6000 exp (56 days)


 * Wes; 10000 exp (68 days)

Trivia

 * Only Wilson can grow a Beard and shave it for Beard Hair, but all characters can kill Beardlings for Beard Hair.
 * All playable characters names start with W.
 * Maxwell is one of the few characters (other being Abigail), whose name does not start with a W, but with an M.