Update Information:
Don't Starve Together: Update 1.29.0 (Nintendo Switch - released July 14, 2026)
Don't Starve Together: From Beyond - Cursed Confrontation Part 1 and Midsummer Cawnival are available now on Nintendo Switch!
Don't Starve Together: From Beyond - Cursed Confrontation Part 1
Walk a forbidden path. Cross a warded threshold. Accept a fate long sealed. Choices of unimaginable consequence await.
Highlights
- New boss and loot drops from the Sanctum.
- Added Waymark Compass to help navigate the Sanctum rooms.
- A rope can be used on the Sanctum Chasm to provide a way back up from the Ancient Archives.
Other Additions
- Added Heat Gland that drops from Geothermites, used in new crafts.
- Added Thermic Tools.
- Added Coals, a new trap type.
- Added Thermal Balm, a new healing salve.
Don't Starve Together: Midsummer Cawnival Event is back!
The Cawnival is back in the Constant! Our survivors are once again greeted by the festive feathered Corvus Goodfeather and his crow compatriots. Decorate, try your luck at the Cawnival games, and maybe even win some prizes!
This year's star attraction is Mini-golf! Take a swing on one of several pre-built courses for your chance at some tickets, or build your own course for some added fun.
Highlights:
- Start of the annual Midsummer Cawnival event.
- The master of ceremonies, Corvus Goodfeather can be found near the Florid Postern.
- Mini-golf! New decorations and Prebuilt Cawnival courses.
- Build your own golf courses with placeable course parts.
- Buy the Cawnival Tree, games and Game Tokens from Corvus Goodfeather.
- Earn Prize Tickets from playing games and exchange them for decorations and other goods at the Prize Booth.
- Place decorations near the Cawnival Tree and more feathered spectators will come join the festivities.
Changes
- Added a method of mass unravelling duplicate Curios in the Item Collection screen.
- A rope can be used on the Sanctum Chasm to provide a way back up from the Ancient Archives.
- The Ancient Key is no longer destroyed, but instead pops out when the Ancient Gateway destabilizes and resets the ruins.
- All plant-like creatures burn for longer and take more fire damage.
- Shadow Hands will no longer target Night Lights.
Fixes
- Fixed Endothermic Fire being layered incorrectly.
- Fixed Dwarf Stars not dissipating Miasma.
- Fixed Willow's skill tree layout being misaligned.
- Fixed a bad sequence with the Beckoning Hand showing up when reloading the game as the Ancient Fuelweaver is dying.
- Fixed certain projectiles getting stuck on physics and staying around longer than intended.
New Skins:
“Cawnival Mini-Golf Chest” (6000 Bolts)
“This Cawnival Mini-Golf Chest contains the following skin items: Cawnival Putter's Pack, Tee Time Sweater Vest, Par None Sweater Vest, Fairway Sweater Vest, Mulligan Sweater Vest, Chipper Sweater Vest, Lucky Stroke Sweater Vest, Black Birdie Pants, Plum Birdie Pants, Red Birdie Pants, Black Mini-Golf Skirt, Green Mini-Golf Skirt, Red Mini-Golf Skirt, Egg Caddy Cap, Bow Caddy Cap, Flag Caddy Cap, Cawnival Torch, Cawnival Plaque, and Cawnival Egg Lamp.”
Some people take Mini-golf way too seriously. Look. We had to do it. You gotta look the part right?
We want to make sure the login drops have proper time for people to pick them up so we're going to continue running the current sets.
Login Bonus:
Log in to Don't Starve Together to receive the "Thank You Box" containing the Klei Fest 2026 Clay-potted Succulent as well as Eets, The Bee-Stealthy Cowl, The Hermetic, Duplicate Dungarees, and an assortment of Space-age Sweaters.
That's all for now!
We're back to working on the next update and we're also working separately on the next intermission. Here's to another great summer! Till next time!
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