Solo and 1–6 player survival-crafting guide hub

Science has gone very wrong.

Survive the 1993 containment disaster beneath GATE Cascade. Scavenge office junk, research improvised recipes, build powered safe zones, fight the Order and escaped entities, and raid portal worlds for renewable resources.

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ARCHIVE STATUS // 12 GUIDE DEPARTMENTS ONLINEThe complete field-guide archive is open

Start with orientation, then open focused guides for jobs, bases, crafting, cooking, resources, combat, enemies, portal worlds, traders, farming, fishing, and external tools.

Full releaseJuly 22, 2025Official Steam page

GATE://PERSONNEL_DEPARTMENT

Choose one of nine starting jobs.

Jobs set initial skills, experience bonuses, starting trait points, and sometimes equipment or a forced trait. Skills continue growing through use, so every scientist can develop beyond the starting profession.

Stealth and mobility

Lab Assistant

A flexible early profession with bonuses to sprinting, sneaking, and strength, plus generous trait points.

SprintingSneakingStrength

Medical support

Epimedical Bionomicist

Begins ahead in First Aid and earns medical experience faster while supporting a team through injuries and ailments.

First AidCookingAgriculture

Defensive combat

Trans-Kinematic Researcher

A durable physical specialist built around blunt melee, fortitude, sprinting, and strength.

Blunt MeleeFortitudeStrength

Building and fabrication

Archotechnic Consultant

Starts ahead in construction and crafting and gains extra Construction XP from deployable projects.

ConstructionCraftingStrength

Agriculture

Phytogenetic Botanist

Specializes in crops and renewable resources with strong Agriculture, Cooking, and Strength bonuses.

AgricultureCookingStrength

Food and nutrition

Somatic Gastrologist

The dedicated cooking profession, pairing rapid culinary growth with sharp melee and fortitude.

CookingSharp MeleeFortitude

Research and utility

Paratheoretical Physicist

A broad technical profession focused on crafting, throwing, research, and useful secondary skills.

CraftingThrowingResearch

Offensive combat

Defense Analyst

Starts with security gear and combat bonuses, trading flexibility for the forced Slow Learner trait.

AccuracyReloadingFortitude

Blank slate

Summer Intern

Begins without skill bonuses or starting gear but receives the largest pool of points for choosing traits.

12 trait pointsNo forced traitFlexible build

Main facility progression route

The facility is the progression system.

Objectives, keypad hackers, equipment, portal-world resources, and newly opened shortcuts carry the campaign through seven connected sectors.

Progression principleRESEARCH BEFORE ENTRYExplore, analyze, craft, and return with what the next route requires.

ST01

Stabilize

Office Sector

Learn survival needs, establish a powered bench, explore the offices, and secure Power Cells through Flathill.

Starting sector

ST02

Fabricate

Manufacturing West

Navigate the industrial heart of Cascade, work with survivors, and turn metal salvage into stronger equipment.

Order occupied

ST03

Investigate

Cascade Laboratories

Enter advanced study and containment areas filled with escaped subjects, anomalous technology, and new portal routes.

Containment failure

ST04

Break lockdown

Security Sector

Cross the darkened Defense Sector, recover security materials, and survive the threat tied to the Night Realm.

Locked down

ST05

Restore access

Hydroplant

Explore the underground dam, reservoir, power systems, and the routes leading toward the deepest facility levels.

Critical systems

ST06

Reignite

Reactors

Traverse Power Services and the reactor complex while the Order, Gatekeepers, entities, and failed systems collide.

Gatekeeper territory

ST07

Endure

Residence Sector

Prepare for extreme cold, late-game enemies, final objectives, and the frozen residential reaches of Cascade.

Frozen

GATE://FACILITY_DIRECTORY

Seven sectors form the main campaign.

Each area changes the available materials, enemies, hazards, portal access, and technology while reconnecting to Cascade through trams, roads, elevators, and shortcuts.

SectorDepartmentResource profileStatus

Administration and managementOffice Sector

Office salvage · food · early electronics

Starting area

Engineering and fabricationManufacturing West

Metal · tools · industrial components

Hostile

Advanced study and containmentCascade Laboratories

Anomalous matter · advanced tech · specimens

Breached

Cascade defense sectorSecurity Sector

Armor · firearms · defense materials

Lockdown

Cascade reservoir and damHydroplant

Hydro systems · aquatic life · power equipment

Critical

Energy research and distributionReactors

Advanced components · radioactive material · portal tech

Contested

Cascade residential sectorResidence Sector

Late-game gear · cold-weather materials · final objectives

Frozen

GATE://TRANSDIMENSIONAL_NETWORK

Facility rules end at the threshold.

Portal Worlds, also called Anteverses, are distinct locations with their own enemies, objectives, and materials. Loose resources reset on a schedule, making them renewable, while properly placed staging areas can persist between resets.

Open the Portal Worlds guide

Coordinate lockUNKNOWN MATERIALWAVEFORM: NONLOCAL · RETURN SIGNAL: ACTIVE

1Entry location mapped

2Hazards identified

3Food and healing packed

4Storage capacity reserved

5Return route confirmed

Research · fabrication · enhancement

Improvise, research, and upgrade.

Recipe ideas come from materials, objects, conversations, and exploration. Research them, share discoveries with nearby scientists, then fabricate equipment from office salvage and anomalous matter.

Prototype work orderAF-WO-014

Powered Crafting Bench

Create a safe zone, then improve it.

Inputs: Analyzed salvage · researched recipes
Station: Powered Crafting Bench
Purpose: Crafting · safe zone · upgrades

Power & logistics

Outlets, plug strips, batteries, lighting, carts, storage access, and powered equipment.

Weapons & armor

Improvised weapons, ammunition, protective gear, traps, repairs, and later enhancement.

Bench upgrades

Healing, nearby storage access, reinforcement, portal suppression, and other safe-zone improvements.

Chemistry & advanced tech

Distill materials into coatings, flasks, and tinctures while developing experimental equipment.

GATE://BASE_OPERATIONS

Turn any powered room into home.

A powered Crafting Bench suppresses normal enemy respawns inside its safe zone. Good bases add water, cooking, storage, farming, charging, repairs, defenses, and convenient routes to the next objective.

Starter base profileOFFICE CAFETERIASTRONG START

Safety82

Space64

Power96

Resources73

Travel78

A practical first base with open floor space, nearby appliances, water access, vending machines, and central routes. Secure the entrances and keep the Crafting Bench powered.

Nutrition department

Food & cafeteria science

Cooking, buffs, spoilage, vending machines, farming, fishing, and reliable team meals.

HUNGERBUFFSRENEWABLE

Biological research

Farming & renewable systems

Planters, water, seeds, crops, unusual flora, and a food loop that survives long expeditions.

GROWTHWATERYIELD

GATE://ACTIVE_RESEARCH_ARCHIVE

Open a focused field guide.

All 12 guide departments are live. Choose the system, location, threat, or survival problem you need help with and continue directly to its dedicated page.

Commerce

Traders

Trader locations, currencies, exchanges, progression requirements, and worthwhile purchases.

Engineering

Crafting

Recipes, stations, materials, repair loops, and improvised equipment.

Cafeteria

Cooking

Recipes, ingredients, hunger, buffs, spoilage, and reliable meal preparation.

Orientation

Beginner Guide

A first-shift plan for needs, scavenging, tools, base setup, and early mistakes.

Requisitions

Resource Locations

Where materials appear, what they build, and when they become useful.

Breach Records

Portal Worlds

Entry points, environments, resources, hazards, and expedition readiness.

Site Reports

Base Locations

Compare space, safety, power, travel access, and nearby resources.

Personnel

Jobs and Traits

Starting professions, useful traits, skill growth, and team specializations.

Security

Weapons and Armor

Damage, protection, ammunition, crafting, repair, and progression comparisons.

Entity Files

Enemies

Behavior, habitat, threat level, drops, weaknesses, and recommended response.

Biological Research

Farming and Fishing

Crops, planters, water, fertilizer, fishing, and renewable food systems.

External Comms

Tools

Official resources, trusted references, maps, databases, and useful utilities.

Solo or co-op · Up to six scientists

Specialize, share research, and survive together.

Abiotic Factor supports the full campaign alone or in a research team. Coordinate job bonuses, share researched recipes, divide base work, and prepare equipment together before each sector or portal expedition.

Research group06 / 06

Share researched recipes

Coordinate job and trait strengths

Assign cooking, farming, and construction

Prepare separate portal loadouts

Keep backup supplies at powered benches

Research toolkit

Useful Abiotic Factor resources

Community references, maps, guides, mods, server listings, and discussion spaces for research beyond the facility archive.

Game reference

Official Abiotic Factor Wiki

Player-maintained reference for items, recipes, enemies, locations, skills, progression, and game systems.

Route planning

Interactive Facility Maps

Interactive maps and checklists for facility sectors, important locations, collectibles, and encounters.

Community guides

Steam Guides

Player-written walkthroughs covering progression, crafting, maps, builds, achievements, and troubleshooting.

Mods and utilities

Nexus Mods

Browse community mods, utilities, collections, requirements, and installation notes for the PC version.

Server discovery

Public Server List

Search public Abiotic Factor servers and compare their player counts, status, location, and version.

Player community

r/AbioticFactor

Community questions, base tours, discoveries, progression advice, update discussions, and shared experiments.

Video guides

Trinitas Games YouTube

Abiotic Factor videos covering useful discoveries, progression help, locations, strategies, and gameplay guidance.

These third-party resources are independent from Bamboo Gaming and Deep Field Games. Watch for spoilers, check information dates after game updates, and review installation instructions before using community mods.

Live facility transmission

Abiotic Factor on Twitch

Watch the top live Abiotic Factor channel for fresh research shifts, base projects, portal expeditions, and cooperative survival across the GATE facility.

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Verified research channels

Official Abiotic Factor links

Trusted destinations for Deep Field Games announcements, releases, community channels, and official media.

Official WebsiteGame information and platform links Steam StorePurchase, install, and review Abiotic Factor Official NewsUpdates and announcements from Deep Field Games Steam CommunityDiscussions, guides, and player activity Official DiscordCommunity, support, and group-finding channels Official YouTubeTrailers, developer vlogs, and update videos Abiotic Factor on BlueskyOfficial announcements and community posts Abiotic Factor on XOfficial news and release updates Deep Field on TikTokShort videos from the development team

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