The story begins with the original Don't Starve . Wilson, a "Gentleman Scientist," is tricked by a mysterious demon-like figure named into building a machine that transports him to a nightmare realm called The Constant. In the transition to Don't Starve Together :
Unlike traditional linear games, the "complete story" is experienced through survival and exploration:
Players discover remnants of an ancient civilization—the Ancients —who were destroyed by their over-reliance on "Nightmare Fuel" (shadow energy).
