How to use this index
The characters query is a navigation problem before it is a tier problem. Start here when you want to know which role pages exist, then choose the page that matches your question: unlock status, a specific Ghost route, or a Huntress skills and upgrades read. The official Wiki Survivors page is the roster and ability fact source; player discussions are kept on the pages where their experience is relevant.
This structure avoids turning every character-related phrase into a competing page. Hidden Characters is about access and verification. Ghost is about one character's documented kit plus cautious community observations. Huntress is a focused guide whose broad page keyword covers skills and upgrades as page content, not as a claim that those phrases are synonyms.
Choose the page by the question
A table like this is deliberately more useful than an invented roster count. It tells you where to go while preserving uncertainty where the supplied sources do not expose a complete, current list of conditions or values.
| Question | Open this page | Evidence boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Which character pages and unlock routes exist? | Hidden Characters | Wiki roster and achievement cross-check |
| How does Ghost fit a run? | Ghost | Wiki facts plus labeled player experience |
| How should I read Huntress skills and upgrades? | Huntress Guide | Wiki facts plus labeled build discussion |
| Who is strongest? | Tier List | Editorial rubric, not official ranking |
Facts versus build advice
A character's name, starting weapon, ability, and unlock status are factual fields that should be checked against the official Wiki. A statement such as a character is best with a particular team is a build opinion unless it is backed by broad, version-matched evidence. We therefore label player discussion as experience and use it to generate testable routes rather than declare a universal meta.
When you compare characters, hold the run context steady: mode, difficulty, available upgrades, and whether the comparison is solo. Without that control, a strong result may be a route artifact rather than a property of the character.
- Use the official Wiki for roster and kit facts.
- Use the build pages for route hypotheses and test notes.
- Use Tier List only after reading its version, rubric, and scope.
Unlock hygiene
Do not infer a hidden unlock condition from a Steam achievement name. If an achievement is hidden or its condition is not visible in the supplied sources, record the condition as unknown and point to the official Achievements Wiki page for a live check. This keeps a navigation index from becoming a source of confident but unverified instructions.
The three detail pages link back here so readers can return to the roster map after reading a focused guide. That back-link is part of the page design, not just a footer convenience.
Where to go next
Open Hidden Characters for the strictest unlock-source policy, Ghost for a focused character read, or Huntress Guide for skill and upgrade decisions. If your actual goal is a team rather than an individual, jump to Synergies after checking the character facts.