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 characters 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[]
Boss Monsters[]
Event 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
Event Boss Monsters[]
Only during The Forge event
Only during The Forge event
Only during The Forge event
Only during The Forge event
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| Attention: The following categories are only for the players look up the page based on their first impression, they have nothing to do with the actual categories/behavior/function/tags of these creatures | |
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| Neutral Animals |                 |
| Passive Animals |                     |
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| Follower Animals |    |
| Traders |  |
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| Attention: The following categories are only for the players look up the page based on their first impression, they have nothing to do with the actual categories/behavior/function/tags of these creatures | |
| Hostile Creatures |      |
| Neutral Animals |     |
| Passive Animals |  |
| Boss |    |
| Follower Animals |  |
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| Attention: The following categories are only for the players look up the page based on their first impression, they have nothing to do with the actual categories/behavior/function/tags of these creatures | |
| Hostile Creatures |                |
| Neutral Animals |        |
| Passive Animals |                       |
| Boss |     |
| Follower Animals |  |
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| NPC |   |
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| Attention: The following categories are only for the players look up the page based on their first impression, they have nothing to do with the actual categories/behavior/function/tags of these creatures | |
| Hostile Creatures |                      |
| Neutral Animals |            |
| Passive Animals |           |
| Boss |     |
| Follower Animals |  |
| Traders |              |
| NPC |   |
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| Attention: The following categories are only for the players look up the page based on their first impression, they have nothing to do with the actual categories/behavior/function/tags of these creatures | |
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| Neutral Animals |                  |
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| Boss |                           |
| Follower Animals |                 |
| Traders |     |
| NPC |      |
| The Forge |                  |
| The Gorge |           |
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| Attention: The following categories are only for the players look up the page based on their first impression, they have nothing to do with the actual categories/behavior/function/tags of these creatures | |
Spiders  |
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Hounds  |
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Mechanisms  |
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Bugs and Worms  |
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Сrustaceans  |
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Ungulates (no pigs)  |
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Rodents  |
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Cats  |
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Birds  |
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Amphibians  |
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Mollusca  |
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Pinnipedia  |
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Underwater Сreatures  |
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Terraria  |
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Living plants |
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Pigs  |
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Monkeys  |
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Golems  |
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Ghosts  |
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Lunar Сreatures  |
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Shadow Сreatures  |
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Follower Animals  |
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Boss  |
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NPC  |
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The Forge  |
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The Gorge  |
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Event Mobs  |
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