Source-checkedQuality of life & UI

Playable Pets

by Leonardo Coxington · for Don't Starve Together

My first mod uploaded to DST. It allows you to play quite a number of mobs from the base game. If theres a mob you want to play as but isn't in this mod. Check out the other versions of this mod.…

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About Playable Pets

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My first mod uploaded to DST. It allows you to play quite a number of mobs from the base game. If theres a mob you want to play as but isn't in this mod. Check out the other versions of this mod.…

My first mod uploaded to DST. It allows you to play quite a number of mobs from the base game. If theres a mob you want to play as but isn't in this mod. Check out the other versions of this mod.

Link to other versions down below, they are all independant and compatible with each other. ---------------------

Features

  • Play as Mobs!
  • Tons of configuration options
  • Most mobs have nightvision.
  • Pets might have unique abilities or their own structures!
  • Custom key inputs!
  • Press "z" to sleep and wake. Sleeping restores your hp.
  • Press "h" to taunt or primary special ability (if applicable).
  • Press "j" to activate special ability (if applicable).
  • Press "k" to activate secondary special ability (if applicable).
  • Press "l" to activate third special ability (if applicable).
  • Press "p" to return to character select screen. (this includes human characters)

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Characters

  • Hound (forged forge compatible)
  • Ice Hound (forged forge compatible)
  • Hell Hound (forged forge compatible)
  • Catcoon
  • Spider (forged forge compatible)
  • Spider Warrior (forged forge compatible)
  • Depth Dweller (forged forge compatible)
  • Spiderqueen
  • Treeguard (forged forge compatible)
  • Mossling
  • Moose/Goose
  • Deerclops (forged forge compatible)
  • Lavae (100 meat to broodling, 250 for dragonfly)
  • DragonFly
  • Bearger (forged forge compatible)
  • Pig
  • Pig Guard
  • Merm
  • Ghost
  • Smallbird (30 seeds to teen, 90 total for adult)
  • Tallbird
  • Tentacle
  • Volt Goat
  • Varg
  • Knight
  • Bishop
  • Rook
  • Krampus

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Notes

  • Mobs that cannot eat will not hunger, even if mobhunger is enabled.
  • How to Attack Enemies:
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  • Hold cntrl and hover your pointer over the thing you want to attack or hold cntrl + F to attack the nearest thing next to you.

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Click above to check out the mod! ---------------------------------------

Special Thanks / Credits

  • Amir, Lily, Morgan, Cpt. Kickass, and Kwitchler for playtesting the mod.
  • Logzombie and Xiao's contribution in making the skins for the API mod.
  • Electroely for his contributions and footage to use as a reference.
  • Indie for help and support.
  • Community forums that really helped me out with the issues I had with the mod.
  • For everyone's help and support since I uploaded the mod. I really appreciate all the feedback. Thank you.
  • Cheshire Crow for his artwork used in portraits.

---------------------------------------- Other Stuff This mod would be compatible with Forged Forge, but atm it'll crash in the beta. Once its fixed for the beta, I'll post the link here.

  • Want to get notification on updates or just talk around with other people who play PP? Then join the steam group (also we have a Discord in there as well).

For patch notes or manually downloads you can check it out on its gitlab page: https://gitlab.com/playable-pets-dst/playable-pets

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 9 mo ago.

Playable Pets on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Don't Starve Together servers. We download it from Steam Workshop, place it, and restart the server.
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Don't Starve Together — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
2026-02-16, released 2026-02-16

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Workshop

From 1 recorded build of Playable Pets.

Dependencies

Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.

Run Playable Pets on a Don't Starve Together server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Steam Workshop as “QoL”

Quality of life & UI

Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.

Compatibility

Game
Don't Starve Together

Verified at the source

  • ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-11-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorLeonardo Coxington, as published on Steam Workshop
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Playable Pets, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Is it free?

Yes. Playable Pets is free to download from Steam Workshop.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

NxLabs

Run Playable Pets on a Don't Starve Together server.

Deploy in about a minute from $4.99 a month, then add Playable Pets in one click.