You see, when you take damage, when you have an empty stomach, or your character’s weaknesses are exposed, you begin to lose sanity. Which brings us to my favorite – and the epitomal – mechanic of the game. Slowly and surely, otherworldly beasts, only visible to a wounded mind, begin crawling out the woodwork and dicing your face to oblivion. It’s slow and steady at first, but quickly builds up if you don’t pick flowers (a mentally relaxing hobby apparently). Using fire at nighttime is absolutely necessary due to the terrible creatures that descend in the darkest hours. Being insane at nighttime is a sure death warrant as your character is driven away from camp and into the clutches of a menacing fright. This is the crux of Don’t Starve, but not a negative one, mind you. I find a particular draw for Don’t Starve‘s slowly building stakes and increasing threats especially at the multiplayer level. Yes, you can play Don’t Starve Together, the multiplayer client which allows you to not starve with your friends. It’s quite entertaining to see someone’s sense of reason dissolve before your eyes and thus bolt off into the night, only to return as a sheet-shrouded ghost who haunts your items. It’s equally entertaining trying to split tasks and prepare for wolf invasions, bribing pigmen to attack your friends, or even setting everything they’ve ever loved on fire by “accident”.

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