Monsters are Mobs that will attack the player on sight (with a few exceptions), with no warning. They tend to drop useful Items, which means that despite their danger, they must eventually be sought out. Many Monsters have variants with different abilities and stronger attacking capability, such as the spider and the higher ranked spider warrior. Mobs with the "Monster" tag, including the playable character Webber, Wortox and Werewilba, will be automatically attacked by Pigs and other friendly mobs such as Bunnymen and Catcoons.
Some monsters vary depending on the season the player is currently in. For more information, check Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring.
There are also several rare Boss Monsters. Most of these creatures will drain Sanity when they are nearby.
Monsters often drop Monster Meat when killed and can eat Monster Meat without taking any damage.
Vanilla[]
Regular Monsters[]
Hostile creatures[]
Creatures that will attack on sight, but are not classified as a monster in-game:
Boss Monsters[]
Reign of Giants[]
Regular Monsters[]
Boss Monsters[]
Shipwrecked[]
Regular Monsters[]
Boss Monsters[]
Hamlet[]
Regular Monsters[]
Hostile creatures[]
Creatures that will attack on sight, but are not classified as a monster in-game:
Boss Monsters[]
Don't Starve Together[]
Regular Monsters[]
Only during Winter's Feast event
Only during Year of the Varg event
Only during Year of the Varg event
Only during The Forge event
Boss Monsters[]
Only during The Forge event
Only during The Forge event
Only during The Forge event
Only during The Forge event
