Characters

There are currently four playable characters in Don't Starve. The first character is Wilson and other characters can be unlocked when the player dies and gains enough experience. One day survived equals 10–600 experience points, depending how long the game lasted, with a maximum experience cap at 5000. Each character has a special perk or ability. Characters can be switched via the Tent.

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 (XP). XP is given when the character dies, and the summary screen appears to show how many days the player survived for. The longer the player survives, the more XP they will earn. Current XP cap is set at 5000. The game also shows a fifth teaser silhouette for a yet unplayable character.

Maxwell


"Say, pal, you don't look so good..."

Maxwell may be the demon who supposedly trapped the player in this world/wilderness. Seen in the beginning, he disappears as soon as he is finished talking or when the player moves. If the player clicks on Maxwell before he disappears each character will say something different about him:


 * Wilson: "I hate that guy."
 * Willow: "He's so condescending."
 * Wendy: "I feel a strange kinship with him."
 * Wolfgang: "A fancy suit is no match for my muscles!"

Other than his first appearance, Maxwell has yet to show himself at any other time. This is wild speculation, but more information that Maxwell is a demon is that all of them start with a W, while he starts with a M, an upsidedown W

His name might be a reference to the late 1800s physicist James Clerk Maxwell's thought experiment, Maxwell's Demon, which showed that the second rule of thermodynamics had only a statistical certainty.

Maxwell is the only character in the game whose name doesn't start with 'W'

Abigail
"That's my twin sister. Abigail." - Wendy

Abigail is Wendy's twin sister, and as Wendy's perk, she will appear occasionally at night.

Abigail will defend Wendy by killing any hostile mob at night, but if Wendy comes too close to her, Abigail will damage and possibly kill Wendy. Abigail does try to keep her distance, however.

There is a small chance that two of Abigail can spawn at once, however the chances of this are unknown and it is quite possibly a glitch.