Map

The World Map

The Map is used to help navigate the islands of Maxwell's World. Nearly all resources such as Plants, Boulders and Beehives show up as icons on the Map. Different terrain types (often called Biomes) are clearly outlined, along with water. The Map shows Roads and Trails, as well as world objects such as the Wooden Thing or Maxwell's Door and built/crafted objects such as Backpacks and Farms. The map can be zoomed in for better detail, or out to see the entire world. The map is brought to view by pressing TAB. Pressing TAB again closes the map. On PS4, the map can be opened by clicking the touch pad. On Wii U, the map can be dragged on the gamepad.

Exploration

When a world is first generated, the Map will be black except for the area immediately surrounding the character. As the world is explored, the map will be filled in. Generally, everything that can be seen on the screen will be added to the map as it comes into view, except for the corners which are slightly out of range. To be sure something is added, try to get at least half a screen away from it.

Map Legend

Plants
Icon	Name	Location
	Evergreen	Surface & Cave
	Lumpy Evergreen	Surface
	Spiky Tree	Surface
	Deciduous Tree	Surface
	Red Mushtree	Cave
	Green Mushtree	Cave
	Blue Mushtree	Cave
	Cave Banana Tree	Ruins
	Cave Lichen	Ruins
	Light Flower	Cave & Ruins
	Grass	Surface & Cave
	Sapling	Surface & Cave
	Berry Bush	Cave & Surface
	Cactus	Surface
	Reeds	Surface & Cave
	Lureplant	Surface
	Totally Normal Tree	Surface
	Bamboo Patch	Surface
	Viney Bush	Surface
	Palm Tree	Surface
	Jungle Tree	Surface
	Mangrove Tree	Surface
	Regular Jungle Tree	Surface
	Seaweed	Surface
	Coffee Plant	Volcano
	Elephant Cactus	Volcano

Mineable Objects and other Naturally Spawning Objects
Icon	Name	Location
	Tall Stalagmite	Cave
	Stalagmite	Cave
	Boulder or Gold Vein Boulder	Surface
	Flintless Boulder	Surface, Cave & Ruins
	Glommer's Statue	Surface
	Marble Pillar	Surface
	Marble Tree	Surface
	Harp Statue	Surface
	Maxwell Statue	Surface
	Ancient Statue	Ruins
	Mini Glacier	Surface
	Basalt	Surface
	Plugged Sinkhole	Surface
	Thulecite Plugged Sinkhole	Cave
	Ruins Pond	Ruins
	Surface Pond	Surface
	Swamp Pond	Surface
	Broken Clockwork	Ruins
	Grave	Surface
	Big Tentacle	Cave
	Limpet Rock	Surface
	Crate	Surface
	Magma Pile	Surface
	Coral Reef	Surface
	Shoal	Surface
	Brainy Sprout	Surface
	Krissure	Surface
	Charcoal Boulder	Volcano
	Obsidian Boulder	Volcano
	Steamer Trunk	Surface
	Gunpowder Barrel	Surface

Mob Spawning Entities and Mob Housing
Icon	Name	Location
	Bee Hive	Surface
	Buzzard Landing Ground	Surface
	Dangling Depth Dwellers' Sticky Webbing	Ruins
	Hollow Stump	Surface
	Hound Mound	Surface
	Rundown House	Surface
	Slurtle Mound	Cave
	Spider Den	Surface & Cave
	Spilagmite	Cave
	Splumonkey Pod	Ruins
	Tallbird Nest	Surface
	Killer Bee Hive	Surface
	Walrus Camp	Surface
	Pengull Nesting Ground	Surface
	Wobster Den	Surface
	Merm Hut	Surface
	Sharkitten Den	Surface
	Stink Rays	Surface
	Seagulls	Surface

Structures
Icon	Name	Location
	Improved Farm	Placeable on all Maps
	Alchemy Engine	Placeable on all Maps
	Ancient Pseudoscience Station	Ruins
	Bee Box	Placeable on all Maps
	Bird Cage	Placeable on all Maps
	Chest	Placeable on all Maps
	Crock Pot	Placeable on all Maps
	Drying Rack	Placeable on all Maps
	Endothermic Fire Pit	Placeable on all Maps
	Basic Farm	Placeable on all Maps
	Fire Pit	Placeable on all Maps
	Houndius Shootius	Placeable on all Maps
	Ice Box	Placeable on all Maps
	Ice Flingomatic	Placeable on all Maps
	Lightning Rod	Placeable on all Maps
	Maxwell's Door	Surface
	Maxwell's Light	Adventure Mode only
	Meat Effigy	Placeable on all Maps
	Night Light	Placeable on all Maps
	Nightmare Light	Ruins
	Obelisk	Surface and Adventure Mode
	Ornate Chest	Ruins
	Pig House	Surface & Placeable on all Maps
	Prestihatitator	Placeable on all Maps
	Rabbit Hutch	Cave & Placeable on all Maps
	Relic	Ruins
	Touch Stone	Surface (also Caves in Don't Starve Together)
	Scaled Chest	Placeable on all Maps
	Science Machine	Placeable on all Maps
	Shadow Manipulator	Placeable on all Maps
	Siesta Lean-to	Placeable on all Maps
	Sign	Placeable on all Maps
	Telelocator Focus	Placeable on all Maps
	Tent	Placeable on all Maps
	Thermal Measurer	Placeable on all Maps
	Rainometer	Placeable on all Maps
	Wooden Thing	Surface & Adventure Mode
	Wildbore House	Placeable on all Maps
	Prime Ape Hut	Placeable on all Maps
	Dragoon Den	Placeable on all Maps
	Piratihatitator	Placeable on all Maps
	Chiminea	Placeable on all Maps
	Palm Leaf Hut	Placeable on all Maps
	Ice Maker 3000	Placeable on all Maps
	Doydoy Nest	Placeable on all Maps
	Mussel Stick	Surface
	Buoy	Surface
	Slot Machine	Surface
	Obsidian Workbench	Volcano
	Volcano Altar of Snackrifice	Volcano

Turfs and Floorings
Icon	Name	Location
	Blue Fungal Turf	Cave
	Red Fungal Turf	Cave
	Green Fungal Turf	Cave
	Cave Rock Turf	Cave & Ruins
	Guano Turf	Cave
	Mud Turf	Cave & Ruins
	Slimey Turf	Cave
	Deciduous Turf	Surface
	Forest Turf	Surface & Cave
	Grass Turf	Surface & Cave
	Marsh Turf	Surface & Cave
	Rocky Turf	Surface & Cave
	Sandy Turf	Surface
	Savanna Turf	Surface
	Turfless Ground	Surface, Cave, & Ruins
	Dark Runic Turf	Ruins
	Purple Runic Turf	Ruins
	White Runic Turf	Ruins
	Abyss or Ocean	Cave & Ruins or Surface respectively
	Cobblestone	Surface
	Checkerboard Flooring	Surface
	Wooden Flooring	Surface
	Carpeted Flooring	Surface

Characters and other Mobs
Icon	Name	Description
	Wilson	Only visible on the map when playing as Wilson or Playing DST with other Players
	Willow	Only visible on the map when playing as Willow or Playing DST with other Players
	Wolfgang	Only visible on the map when playing as Wolfgang or Playing DST with other Players
	Wendy	Only visible on the map when playing as Wendy or Playing DST with other Players
	WX-78	Only visible on the map when playing as WX-78 or Playing DST with other Players
	Wickerbottom	Only visible on the map when playing as Wickerbottom or Playing DST with other Players
	Woodie	Only visible on the map when playing as Woodie or Playing DST with other Players
	Wes	Only visible on the map when playing as Wes or Playing DST with other Players.
	Maxwell	Only visible on the map when playing as Maxwell or Playing DST with other Players
	Wigfrid	Only visible on the map when playing as Wigfrid or Playing DST with other Players
	Webber	Only visible on the map when playing as Webber or Playing DST with other Players
	Chester	Can be found on the Surface
	Snow Chester	Only visible on the map when Chester has been upgraded to Snow Chester during a Full Moon
	Shadow Chester	Only visible on the map when Chester has been upgraded to Shadow Chester during a Full Moon
	Glommer	Can be found around Glommer Statues
	Walani	Only visible on the map when playing as Walani
	Warly	Only visible on the map when playing as Warly
	Wilbur	Only visible on the map when playing as Wilbur
	Woodlegs	Only visible on the map when playing as Woodlegs
	Packim Baggims	Can be found on the Surface
	Fat Packim Baggims	Only visible on the map when Packim Baggims is upgraded to Fat Packim Baggims.
	Fire Packim Baggims	Only visible on the map when Packim Baggims is upgraded to Fire Packim Baggims.

Items and Character Specific
Icon	Name	Description
	Bee Mine	Only visible when dropped
	Bird Trap	Only visible when dropped
	Tooth Trap	Only visible when dropped
	Trap	Only visible when dropped
	Divining Rod	Only visible when dropped
	Backpack	Only visible when dropped
	Piggyback	Only visible when dropped
	Krampus' Sack	Only visible when dropped
	Pile o' Balloons	Only visible on the Map when dropped. Only available when playing as Wes
	Willow's Lighter	Only visible on the Map when dropped. Only available when playing as Willow
	Lucy the Axe	Only visible on the Map when dropped. Only available when playing as Woodie
	Abigail's Flower	Only visible on the Map when dropped. Only available when playing as Wendy
	Thatch Pack	Only visible when dropped
	Booty Bag	Only visible when dropped
	Chef Pouch	Only visible when dropped
	Portable Crock Pot	Only visible when dropped
	Surfboard	When placed in water
	Log Raft	When placed in water, can be found in the Ocean
	Raft	When placed in water, can be found in the Ocean
	Row Boat	When placed in water, can be found in the Ocean
	Cargo Boat	When placed in water, can be found in the Ocean
	Armoured Boat	When placed in water, can be found in the Ocean

Others
Icon	Name	Location
	Road	Surface
	Trail	Surface
	Worm Hole	Surface
	Sick Worm Hole	Surface
	Cave Exit	Cave & Ruins
	Cave Entrance	Surface & cave Only Visible after the Plugged Sinkhole has been removed.
	Electric Isosceles	Surface
	Volcano Exit	Volcano
	Message in a Bottle	Surface
	X Marks the Spot	Surface
	Seaworthy	Surface
	Whale Carcass	Surface
	Volcano	Surface

Trivia

• The new map generation method (with rough landmasses rather than circles) was introduced in the Long Live the Queen update, and the old map generation algorithm was deprecated in Progress!.
• Opening the map pauses the game.

Gallery

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  The old style map generation from early beta.

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  A more recent map.

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  "Huge" map generation.

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  Weird map generation in "Chapter": Archipelago".

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  A Caves map.

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  A Ruins map.

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  Wilson's Reign of Giants map from Klei's April 2014 ARG.

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  All Don't Starve Icons(Including RoG and SW) as of Feb 26th, 2016

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  All Don't Starve Together Icons as of Nov. 9th, 2016

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  A default Shipwrecked world map.