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Don't Starve Together 2026 Roadmap

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YourWorstNightm

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9 minutes ago, Waywarbler said:

It's unfortunate but I'm not sure what the alternative is. Giving up on skill trees? Trying to do 3 at a time again (which didn't go so well last time)?

At least we're getting a content update next.

I hope they touch up the last content update by finishing the Sanctum.

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Edible Coal

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5 hours ago, Waywarbler said:

It's unfortunate but I'm not sure what the alternative is. Giving up on skill trees? Trying to do 3 at a time again (which didn't go so well last time)?

At least we're getting a content update next.

they never say content update cannot be joined with a skill tree, i doubt they can fit 4 update in the rest of the year

tttlloo

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Bro, I literally do not care about skin compatibility on the new DS game because i would be happy to buy new skins again to support you guys, lol.

The only important thing for me is... Release the game as soon as possible, please, it looks amazing and i can't wait to play it with my friends. And make sure the new game has Wurt and Wormwood in the character roaster or I'll become depressed.

 

Oh and also webber's skill tree? It has become a meme at this point :')

 

Anyway keep up with this amazing work Klei ❤️

 

P.s. sorry for potential bad english

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Soliloquy

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On 4/16/2026 at 11:24 PM, JoeW said:

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Today, we’re bringing you the 2026 Roadmap for Don’t Starve Together. We are releasing this a bit late because we also want to address the recently announced “Don’t Starve Elsewhere” and how it relates to Don’t Starve Together scheduling. 

Reminder: This roadmap is only a communication of our schedule as we currently have it planned and may change.

Last year, we saw the Year of the Depths Worm event, we finally released the skill trees for Walter, Wendy, and Wortox, and a Crossover update with Balatro. We completed the lunar Rift arc across two updates and moved forward with the shadow arc. We also had some good holiday event updates as well. For a full list of game updates, you can check out our forums over here: https://forums.kleientertainment.com/game-updates/dst/

Early last year, we made some adjustments to how we plan our updates, and we intend to continue that throughout 2026. We have been working toward updates that are wholly designed with a focus on current goals, rather than designing an update based on a story arc theme and what we can get in during the allotted scheduling period.

You will notice that this year we are a bit more conservative with our plans, as we are allowing for more room to adjust scheduling should we need more time for an update.

This is what we currently have in our scheduling plans. As in previous years, it is always possible that some of this may change based on shifting priorities during development. 

  • Year of the Clockwork Knight
  • 2 (or more) content updates
  • 2 (or more) Skill trees
  • Usual Game events
  • Interactive Lore
  • 3 intermission shorts

What we’re doing and why. 
With the 2023 Roadmap, our updates had an emphasis on endgame content. We did spend some time improving the readability of the game for new players, but it’s been a little while since we spent some real time focused on the meat of the game.

I hesitate to call this coming year a QOL focus, because we’re not so clearly defining it that way internally, but we’re going to spend a lot of time strengthening the core of the game - the parts that you spend the most time with and areas where we could clearly improve.  

So what does that mean? 

This roadmap covers two things: our long-term content plans and our scheduling. The above addresses our scheduling until the next roadmap, and the following addresses how our updates will be arranged going forward.

- Skill Spotlights
Skill tree updates are going to be more focused, and we’re going to keep things limited to one or maybe two characters for an update. Players have come to expect a lot from these updates now, and we want to make sure we do our best to try and deliver on that. 

- Early/Mid-game content
Mostly mid-game here, but we know there is plenty of room for us to work, and many of you have been asking for it. 

- Retouching previous updates
Because of our constant update schedule, we’re often more focused on finishing up and moving to the next thing. We want to go back and see what we can do for previous updates to address balance, older skill updates, and bug fixes.

- The future of Don’t Starve Together
With the announcement of Don’t Starve Elsewhere, we know there is going to be concern about what it means for Don’t Starve Together. 

Don’t Starve Elsewhere has been in development for several years now, and we are not winding down Don’t Starve Together. We aim to support both games concurrently. The update cadence will be slower, as it has been; there are no planned changes to the operation of the game beyond what was already done last year. If that changes, we’ll let people know. 

Going forward, lore is going to cover overall “Don’t Starve” lore and not just DST. We’re going to continue interactive lore stories, Intermissions and update trailers. 

- What about my skins?
We don’t have a direct answer for how exactly we are going to address this right now. We know that we would like to allow you to use your skins purchased in DST. Early on in the development of Don’t Starve Elsewhere, we chose not to let skin compatibility be a design constraint for the game. DSE is a new game, so we chose not to limit character design by compatibility with DST skins. However, it has been clearly in our mind that it’s something we want to solve.

We’re not exactly sure how this is going to work out just yet, but as soon as we know, we’ll let you know. Rest assured that your support is appreciated.

We aren’t ready to say more about Don’t Starve Elsewhere for now. But we’re very excited that you finally get to see it. 

That’s it for now! Have fun out there!

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I love this game so much and I always play with my gf and my younger brothers. I have only one request if it is possible, please give skill tree to Wickerbottom first. She is my main character and I cant imagine how fun if  this character got a skill tree. I am look forward to playing this game with Wickerbottom skill tree. Thank for your hard work!

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