Don't Starve Video Game Series

The series also lived to see a conversion for portable consoles - PlayStation Vita and Wii U. Released in late 2014 and early 2015, the game Don't Starve: Giant Edition used functionality specific to handhelds. The series - in the form of Don't Starve: Pocket Edition - also made its way to mobile devices, running on Android and iOS operating systems.

The primary task of the player in the series Don't Starve is to survive in adverse conditions. Accordingly, the indicator that best illustrates our success is the number of days survived, constantly visible on the screen. Initially, the game's protagonist is Wilson - a Victorian scientist - but over time we can unlock other playable characters.

The default game mode is Sandbox Mode, in which we explore the world on our own. However, after encountering an object marked Maxwell's Door, we can start a campaign consisting of five stages. In it, the player's main opponent is Maxwell, who presents him with successive challenges. Completion of a sequence of missions or death cause a return to Sandbox Mode.

The rhythm of our activities is determined by the cycle of day and night. During the day we are mainly engaged in exploration, gathering food and fuel, and constructing items and building a base. At night, dangerous beasts come out to prey, and our primary concern becomes sustaining lighting (without which we are defenseless) and fighting the creatures lurking in the darkness. Each day in the game lasts eight minutes of real time, but the relationship between the length of day and night depends on the current season.

As in roguelike trach, death in the series of Don't Starve is irreversible - the moment you die, you lose your saved game state and have to start playing from the beginning. Therefore, the player must carefully plan his moves and not take unnecessary risks. Our condition is evidenced by three basic statistics - health, hunger, and sanity. The latter is lost by staying too long in the dark, or by taking various unpleasant actions, such as digging up the graves we encounter. As we lose our sanity, our character's fears - personified through shadowy shapes at the edge of our field of vision - become more and more corporeal and insistent. We can regain our mental health through stress-relieving activities such as picking flowers, sleeping, or staying out in the sun.

The gameplay is presented from a third-person perspective, with an isometric view camera. The developers have opted for a distinctive graphic style with strongly outlined contours. The design of locations and characters is reminiscent of Tim Burton's works - on the one hand we are dealing here with exaggerated humor, based on overexpression and references to popular culture, but on the other hand the whole thing is presented in a grotesque way, with numerous horror elements. The atmosphere is complemented by evocative sound design and music track, composed by Vince de Vera and Jason Garner.