Don't Starve Together: Encore [Maxwell Animated Short]

Hey everyone, we really hope you enjoy the Maxwell update! We're wrapping up our year and getting ready for 2023. Along with looking forward, this time of the year we also reflect on what we’ve done.

It’s been a fantastic adventure not just this year, but each year since we launched Don’t Starve Together back in 2016. We're going to do something we don't normally do and ask a favour if you're reading this.

Thank you to all the players this year and over the years. We can't wait to show you what we have in store for 2023.

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[kleient]

Thank you to all the players this year and over the years. We can't wait to show you what we have in store for 2023.


Thank you so much to everyone who considers us and has been a part of the journey of Don't Starve <3

[killerquality]

Not only did this trailer push the plot forward in an unexpected way, it also showed how Maxwell's clones only were good for gathering resources and sucked at fighting.

[Plant-uuok]

It's nice we finally got some deeper knowlegde into the relationship with Charlie and Maxwell, good job Klei.

[Geedly]

3:04 Willow was totally getting ready to burn the body

[QilleWolf]

I love that Wilson was the one who instantly recognized that something was off at the end there. Out of all the other survivors, he has the most backstory involving Maxwell and Charlie, plus he spent some time on the Nightmare Throne too so he can probably spot it when things get spooky. It makes me really excited for his update, especially since he’s my favorite character lol. Also I adore character continuity and Klei is really good at it

[Haisebtway]

As a Maxwell fan, I just hope he doesn't really betray the other survivors. Their relief when seeing Maxwell was alive shows that now they care about him too.

[IrishPlagueDoctor]

I think it’s interesting how the phrase “let me in” both applies to Charlie asking Maxwell to let her help him and the other monster wanting to possess him before later merging with Charlie.

[owl]

This is a certified Maxwell Gaming classic

[Glermz]

IM SO READY FOR THIS. THE PLOT THICKENS!!
MAXWELL RE-WORK IS PHENOMENAL!!

[a.k]

I like that Wendy is just idling while Maxwell wakes up. Really characterises her.

[sablekitten]

Credit where it's due, Maxwell has perhaps the strongest will in the lore. He kept going through massive debt, nearly mastered the shadows, resister their domination, and was even a somewhat subversive thorn in their side on the throne - so much so he had to be replaced. He even managed to put his past behind him to work with former enemies and began to build real camaraderie with them against a mutual foe. It was only through the very shrewd maneuvering of the dark forces that he came under heel. How insidious, they finally got him through the power of the feelings he had for their current pawn. The question is, how much of what will happen is Them, and how much is actually Charlie?

[bezka]

This is a worrying development... CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHERE IT GOES

[finnyins]

It's really incredible how Klei can convey such complex emotion through their shorts without using any spoken dialogue. The composition of this short was absolutely fantastic.

[GhostInTheCogs]

The fact that Maxwell apparently didn't learn anything from his time as a survivor and so easily made a deal which turned him into a pawn is... So tragic. Amazing animation, as always.

[limonero]

PLEASE, people, nominate this game for the Labor of Love award. They REALLY deserve it.

[confusedbees]

1:54 is Wilson's hair along with the latin word 'pretiositas', which from my 10 second google search means either preciousness or costliness. Along with Wilson not being on the second chessboard, I think it's safe to say that Wilson's short will be very important for the lore of don't starve.

[SIMON_SIMONS]

I live for the day Klei creates a show out of this game

[yololthepikminenjoyer]

oh my god, it felt amazing seeing charlie after all this time, plus going more into depth about their relationship before the events of dont starve, absolutley phenomenal.

[kylerivera]

This short has some SERIOUS implications. Previously, all the shorts have shown the characters' backstories. This one also did that, but it also set up something pretty significant for the future. They are definitely planning something big for the future. With one person turning traitor, it's likely that the story will start moving towards the finale. Maybe a few more will turn traitor (like Willow), but my prediction is that Wilson's character refresh will show him starting to make significant progress in escaping the Constant which will lead to a big update (after some time obviously) that either adds an end game where the group defeats the beings who trapped them there, or adds a new area/boss to set things up to fight those beings. The only thing I'm really not sure about is how the gameplay will reflect Maxwell turning traitor, unless of course he didn't actually turn traitor and is just deceiving Charlie to get more information and the true enemies.

[maxzapsgamingzepzeap]

I love how Charlie’s “speech” is different from Maxwell’s. Maxwel always had text appear in blocky letters that instantly popped into being with some letters having strange effects on them, while Charlie has her text appear fluently and slowly as if actively being written down, all being shown through neat cursive