Difficulty

Drifter ●

Beginner. You are passing through, and The Hollow barely notices you. Mistakes are forgiven.

Settler ●●

Default. You mean to stay. The dead are slow by day and the nights are long, but you will learn.

Hunter ●●●

Normal. You go out after them now. They hit harder, and they remember your scent.

Warden ●●●●

Hard. You hold the line for others. Every wound counts and the night runs fast.

Hollowborn ●●●●●

Brutal. Born to this place. The dead run, the horde is big, the dark is total.

Forsaken ●●●●●●

Insane. Nothing is coming to help. Every mistake is your last.

Last Light ●●●●●●●

Beyond Forsaken. The Wendigo has your scent. You take more damage, the hordes are bigger, the dead rage more often and smell you sooner. Only the last ones still burning.

Tips

• Settler is the intended first run.
• Last Light is Forsaken one step harder: more damage taken, bigger blood moon hordes, the dead rage more often and smell you sooner.
• Every tier can be tuned further in Sandbox Options, and the overhaul systems in HOLLOW SETTINGS.