10 Video Game Hard Modes Hidden Behind Unique Challenges

10. Wes - Don't Starve

The survival game Don't Starve provides the player with a wide range of playable characters with special abilities and quirks.

Most of these characters are unlocked by gaining experience points, but some of them are locked behind special challenges that you must complete in the game. And to make things more interesting, one of these special secret characters is designed specifically to make survival more difficult.

Wes is a secret mime character that the player can unlock by rescuing him while completing Maxwell's challenge maps. He is considered a "hard mode" character by Don't Starve's community as he has the lowest stats of all the characters in the game and, being a mime, he is unable to speak, forcing you to identify objects and Wes's needs all by yourself.

The character is designed with veteran players in mind, providing them with a considerable challenge when they want to survive without any extra gimmicks and with barely enough health and sanity to feel comfortable.

Which is probably why you have to complete a series of challenges before you can even play as him.