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No scientist is a master chef out of the GATE, but studying up on some of the best Abiotic Factor soup recipes before throwing everything in the pot can spare you from hunger headaches early on. Batches of good soup provide handy bonuses, while the bad stuff is lethal. After nailing the basics on how…

You’ll need to craft a Keypad Hacker to bypass more sophisticated locks in Abiotic Factor. This is one of the survival-crafting game’s first big walls to bypass, as it places a GATE security keypad between you and its second zone. The materials aren’t hard to come by, but the early game to-do list is a…

If you’re looking for Refined Carbon in Abiotic Factor, that’s probably because you’ve finally made it to Cascade Laboratories. Cascade is one of the meanest, most dangerous, and downright fascinating wings of GATE. It’s also a location you’ll be returning to often, as it’s host to an infinite supply of Refined Carbon (one of the…

Tracking down an anvil in Abiotic Factor is a task you’ll have to undertake if you want to construct a repair and salvage station for your worn-out gear. This is one of the first items in the game that actually gave me a little trouble; since they are quite rare early on, you’ll only find…

After wrapping things up in the Office Sector, it’s time to head out to Manufacturing West and repair parts around the Synchrotron. You’ll need to get an Optic Lens to make it beyond Abiotic Factor’s second zone—it’s one of three pieces required to open the path to Cascade Laboratories. Fortunately, it’s not left up to…

Speaking as someone who learned the hard way, working out how to open a GATE Security Crate in Abiotic Factor is a fool’s errand in the early game. The Half-Life-inspired survival adventure teases your scientist with loot drops out in plain sight, but you can’t open them for quite a while. I mean a mid-to-late…

You’ll remember the first time you encounter the coworker in Abiotic Factor, as a fully grown man crawls out of the darkness on all fours and starts begging for treats. My colleague was relieving herself when this entity first scurried into the bathroom and you can bet she jumped out of her skin. Despite his…

You’d think an office would have tons of spare batteries lying around, but no, you’ll have to make your own Energy Brick in Abiotic Factor. The makeshift power source is among the first of ideas you’ll craft, and one of several obstacles standing between you and Silo 3. It’s not just a handy resource for…

I’ll just get it out in the open: Abiotic Factor is one of the greatest survival crafting games ever made, and by far my favorite. It’s an easy declaration to make because, unlike most games I’ve put a score on, I’ve had a lot of time to think about this one. NEED TO KNOW What…