Fog System

The Fog is a new hostile zone system in Don't Starve Elsewhere. Klei introduced it in the game's announcement materials as a risk-reward exploration layer, framed with the direct question: 'Will you run from it, or risk your sanity to explore its secrets?'

How It Works

The Fog sits in specific regions of the map rather than filling the entire world. Entering it exposes the player to real danger, particularly via sanity, but the regions the Fog covers hide secrets the rest of the world does not. That makes it one of the main exploration hooks of Elsewhere.

Why It Matters

The Fog is the clearest mechanical reason Elsewhere is not just Don't Starve Together on new terrain. It adds a specific, exploration-linked system that shapes how players route around the map and how they spend their sanity resource.