# Don't Starve Together Don't Starve Together: From Beyond - Cursed Confrontation Pt. 1 & Klei Fest 2026 - Product: Don't Starve Together (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/don-t-starve-together) - Vendor: Klei Entertainment - Date: 2026-06-11 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/322330/view/669493247455790460 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/don-t-starve-together/releases/2026-06-11-don-t-starve-together-from-beyond-cursed-confront What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — New boss and loot drops from the Sanctum - **added** — Waymark Compass to help navigate the Sanctum rooms - **added** — Rope can be used on the Sanctum Chasm to provide a way back up from the Ancient Archives - **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 - **added** — Method of mass unravelling duplicate Curios in the Item Collection screen - **changed** — The Ancient Key is no longer destroyed, but instead pops out when the Ancient Gateway destabilizes and resets the ruins - **changed** — All plant-like creatures now burn for longer and take more fire damage like Wormwood - **fixed** — Shadow Hands will no longer target Night Lights **Don't Starve Together: From Beyond - Cursed Confrontation Part 1 is Now Available for all players!** Celebrating 20 years of Klei Entertainment and 10 years of Don't Starve Together, we've got a bunch of stuff for you today! 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. **Changes** - Added a method of mass unravelling duplicate Curios in the Item Collection screen. - The Ancient Key is no longer destroyed, but instead pops out when the Ancient Gateway destabilizes and resets the ruins. - Like Wormwood, all other plant-like creatures now also burn for longer and take more fire damage - Shadow Hands will no longer target Night Lights. **Thank You for 20 Years Together - Login Bonus !** We whipped up a special surprise for you as a thanks for all your support. 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. **New Skins!** **“Rosy Roaring Stampeder Chest” **($12.99usd) “This Rosy Roaring Stampeder Chest contains the Rosy Furniture Chest, Rosy Furnishings Chest, Rosy Decor Chest, Roarer Chest, and the Stampeder Duds Chest Part II.” **Interactive Lore Conclusion** We've just reached the conclusion to our first "Interactive Lore" story arc. If you want some fun rewards, Grab a shovel and a probably a guide for some of that deep lore. [You'll need 'em](https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/forum/331-dont-starve-together-interactive-lore/). **And That's it for Now!** The team is moving on to the second part of the Cursed Confrontation update and completing the "From Beyond" story arc. We've got some fun things planned, and we're really looking forward to sharing. We'll see you soon! ##### Our annual publisher sale is back! Klei Fest is our annual celebration of all things Klei. [https://store.steampowered.com/developer/klei/sale/kleifest2026](https://store.steampowered.com/developer/klei/sale/kleifest2026) This year, we've got a ton of updates, discounts, and freebies for you. - To commemorate 20 years as a studio, we've made our very first game, **Eets **[free for everybody](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6100), forever. - A [free game update](https://klei.gg/ONIKleiFest26) for Oxygen Not Included with new buildings, bug fixes, and QOL! - The **Rotwood **[Powers-A-Plenty Update](https://klei.gg/RotwoodKleiFest26) adds a new "Weapon Power" power type, QOL, and bug fixes. - The Release of [Aquatic Planet Pack DLC](https://klei.gg/ONIKleiFest26) for **Oxygen Not Included**. - The Lowest prices ever for many Klei Entertainment games - 10 Years of **Don't Starve Together** - **90% off** and a ton of Free exclusive [Klei Fest Skins](https://klei.gg/DSTKleiFest26) - [A bunch of great bundles](https://store.steampowered.com/developer/klei/sale/kleifest2026) with additional **discounts up to 50% off**! - The **Klei Shop** has a big [Klei Fest sale](https://klei.gg/ShopKleiFest26). - The conclusion of our DST [Interactive Lore](https://exspectamus.dontstarvetogether.com) story arc - And [DST Mobile](https://klei.gg/DSTMobileKleiFest26) is coming July, 21st! ##### We've also got more news from our published titles! - **Rift of the NecroDancer **[OST Vol. 2 Music Pack](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4706330) is out now! - **Beastieball **[has a new update](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1864950/Beastieball/), including workshop support and Portug _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/322330/view/669493247455790460]_