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81 pagesAbiotic Factor is a co-op survival crafting game from Deep Field Games, set deep inside the GATE Cascade Research Facility after everything goes catastrophically wrong. You and up to five friends play a team of scientists who have to survive on improvised gear, build a base out of office junk, and figure out the breach that filled the facility with monsters and tore open portals to alien worlds. It wears its Half-Life inspiration proudly, and this wiki tracks its sectors, enemies, and systems.
How Abiotic Factor Plays
The loop is scavenge, craft, survive, explore deeper. You break down chairs, electronics, and lab equipment into weapons, tools, and base parts, manage survival needs that include hunger, thirst, sleep, and a restroom meter, and push out from a defensible home base into more dangerous sectors. Combat is improvised and often funny, but the facility is lethal, so preparation beats bravado.
Choosing a Job
Character creation starts with a job background pulled from the facility's old staff roster, and it sets your starting skills, XP bonuses, and trait points. There are no hard classes, so a job is an early lean rather than a lock: anyone can learn anything through use. The combat-leaning Trans-Kinematic Researcher and the flexible Summer Intern are standout picks, while a co-op team benefits from a dedicated Epimedical Bionomicist medic and an Archotechnic Consultant builder. Our job tier list ranks all nine.
The Facility and Its Sectors
The GATE facility is the map, layered into sectors that open up as you progress, from the starter Office Sector to Cascade Laboratories, the Manufacturing Sector, and beyond. Each is a fresh source of salvage and a fresh set of threats, and you keep returning to earlier ones better equipped.
Enemies and the Leyak
Threats come in three flavours, Human, Creature, and Robot, from the armed Order to rogue security robots to alien Exor. The standout is the Leyak, a stalker that haunts you across the facility and can only be repelled with X-Ray light or a steady stare. Learning to manage her instead of fearing her is a rite of passage.
Portal Worlds and Progression
The breach opens portals to the Anteverse, alien pocket worlds like the Mycofields, where the renewable resources live. Expeditions out there, and the better gear, power, and base tech you unlock back home, are how you turn a desperate scramble into a thriving underground settlement.
Using This Wiki
Use the section tabs to jump to mechanics, enemies, or sectors, and the left menu to browse the whole game. Every entry has an infobox so you can check an enemy's class, a sector's role, or a material's source at a glance. We keep this wiki to confirmed content and refresh it as patches land.
Tools
Construction tools in Abiotic Factor: hammers, drills, and screwdrivers for building and salvage.
The Geiger Counter in Abiotic Factor: your warning for radiation hotspots.
The Keypad Hacker in Abiotic Factor: the tiered device that bypasses locked facility doors.
The X-Ray Lamp in Abiotic Factor: the light source that drives off the Leyak.
Mechanics
How character creation works in Abiotic Factor. Picking a job background and what it changes.
The survival stats you manage in Abiotic Factor: hunger, thirst, sleep, and the restroom.
Crafting in Abiotic Factor: turning office junk and lab gear into tools, weapons, and bases.
The alien Anteverse portal worlds in Abiotic Factor, and why you keep going back.
Building and powering a base in Abiotic Factor inside the research facility.
Abiotic Factor co-op: up to six players surviving the GATE facility together.
The skills and leveling system in Abiotic Factor: classless progression by doing.
The temperature mechanic in Abiotic Factor: managing heat and cold to avoid debuffs.
The radiation mechanic in Abiotic Factor: exposure, sickness, and protection.
Taming in Abiotic Factor: turning facility creatures into helpers and power sources.
Portal world resets in Abiotic Factor: how Anteverse resources respawn on a timer.
Abiotic Factor chemistry: the Distillation Bench and Chemistry Bench system that turns anomalous materials into flasks, tinctures, and weapon coatings.
How to enable console commands in Abiotic Factor and the most useful cheats: god mode, noclip, spawn items, and master key.
How long Abiotic Factor takes to beat: roughly 35 hours for the main story solo, 60 plus to reach endgame, and 80 plus for completionists.
Enemies
The Carbuncle in Abiotic Factor: a stationary alien trap and the first stage of the Pest lifecycle.
The Exor alien in Abiotic Factor: where they appear and why they fight everything.
The Exor in Abiotic Factor: bipedal quill hunters with bio-electric defenses and ranged attacks.
The Larva in Abiotic Factor: slow grubs nesting in The Encroachment.
The Leyak stalker in Abiotic Factor: how it hunts you and how to repel it.
The Order Breacher in Abiotic Factor: disgraced shock troopers thrown at the front line.
The Order Legate in Abiotic Factor: magnum-wielding field commanders of the Order.
The Order Sniper in Abiotic Factor: elite long-range specialists of the Order.
Order Triarii in Abiotic Factor: the standard SMG and pistol footsoldiers of the Order.
The Peccary in Abiotic Factor: a psionic predator and the final stage of the Pest lifecycle.
The Pest in Abiotic Factor: a hopping alien ambusher that turns dangerous in groups.
The Power Leech in Abiotic Factor: a parasite that drains your base power during blackouts.
The Security Bot in Abiotic Factor: the G.A.S.S. patrol machine that wakes up after dark.
Rogue facility robots in Abiotic Factor: sentries and security machines turned hostile.
The Order faction in Abiotic Factor: armed human enemies in the facility.
Weapons
Abiotic Factor Baton: a basic blunt melee weapon with a handy stun.
The Crowbar 2.0 in Abiotic Factor: a heavy sharp melee weapon with top-tier damage.
Abiotic Factor Electro-Thrower: a continuous electric beam that stuns and locks down enemies.
Abiotic Factor Explosive Sledge: a heavy melee weapon that detonates on impact for big AoE.
The Flamethrower in Abiotic Factor: a fuel-burning science weapon for area damage.
Abiotic Factor Frag Grenade: a thrown explosive for clearing groups of enemies.
Abiotic Factor Kitchen Knife: a fast sharp melee weapon and handy utility blade.
The Laser Katana in Abiotic Factor: a high-end energy melee blade.
Abiotic Factor Lodestone Crossbow: a silent, hard-hitting early-to-mid ranged weapon.
The Makeshift Crossbow in Abiotic Factor: an early ranged option built from salvage.
Abiotic Factor Makeshift Spear: an early reach weapon that lets you poke from safety.
Abiotic Factor Pipe Pistol: an easy early-game craftable firearm.
The Sledgehammer in Abiotic Factor: a heavy blunt weapon that rewards Strength.
The Wessex Rifle in Abiotic Factor: a high-tier firearm gated behind skill and gear.
Items & Crafting
Abiotic Factor Gas Mask: protective headgear that filters out toxic and spore-filled air.
Abiotic Factor Hazmat Suit: full-body protection against radiation and contamination.
Abiotic Factor First Aid Kit: medical supplies for healing wounds and stopping bleeding.
Abiotic Factor Portable Recharger: a field station that tops up energy weapons and gadgets.
The Portal Suppression Field in Abiotic Factor: tech that holds back Anteverse incursions.
Power Cells in Abiotic Factor: the portal-suppression fuel recovered from Flathill.
Food
Abiotic Factor cooked food: prepared meals that satisfy hunger and grant survival buffs.
Abiotic Factor vending machine snacks and sodas: quick facility food with handy buffs.
How cooking works in Abiotic Factor: frying, soups, the Cooking skill, and the buffs that make stews the best food in the game.
The Abiotic Factor Portable Stove: a craftable cooking station you can power anywhere for frying and soups.
Jobs
Abiotic Factor Lab Assistant job: a balanced, beginner-friendly background built around stealth and mobility.
Abiotic Factor Epimedical Bionomicist job: the medic background with First Aid and support bonuses.
Abiotic Factor Trans-Kinematic Researcher job: a tanky melee bruiser background.
Abiotic Factor Archotechnic Consultant job: the builder and crafter background.
Abiotic Factor Phytogenetic Botanist job: the farming and food-production background.
Abiotic Factor Somatic Gastrologist job: the chef background with Cooking and sharp-melee bonuses.
Abiotic Factor Paratheoretical Physicist job: a throwing and crafting hybrid background.
Abiotic Factor Defense Analyst job: the security/combat background, with a learning penalty.
Abiotic Factor Summer Intern job: the blank-slate background with free trait points.
Resources
Sectors
The Office Sector in Abiotic Factor: where every run begins.
Cascade Laboratories in Abiotic Factor, home to XR Containment and the Leyak.
The Manufacturing Sector in Abiotic Factor: heavy industry and heavier threats.
The Mycofields portal world in Abiotic Factor, an alien Anteverse zone of lava and fungus.
The Security Sector in Abiotic Factor: the facility security wing and its automated defenses.
The Hydroplant in Abiotic Factor: the facility water processing and management wing.
The Reactors in Abiotic Factor: the facility power generation core.
The Residence Sector in Abiotic Factor: the personnel living quarters of the GATE facility.
Manufacturing West in Abiotic Factor: a production wing of the facility manufacturing zone.
The Encroachment in Abiotic Factor: an alien-infested subsection where the Larva nest.
Flathill in Abiotic Factor: the fog-drowned South Dakota township and Perforation Site Zero.
Far Garden in Abiotic Factor: a small irradiated Anteverse world reached from the Office Sector.
Abiotic Factor FAQ
What is Abiotic Factor?
Abiotic Factor is a 1-to-6-player survival crafting game from Deep Field Games, set in the GATE Cascade Research Facility after a containment breach. You play a team of scientists surviving an apocalypse with improvised gear, building bases from facility junk and venturing into alien portal worlds. It is heavily inspired by Half-Life.
How many players is Abiotic Factor co-op?
Abiotic Factor supports 1 to 6 players in online co-op. Solo play is fully supported, but the survival, crafting, and exploration loop is designed around a small team splitting roles, and most of the comedy lands harder with friends.
How do you stop the Leyak in Abiotic Factor?
The Leyak is a stalker entity that starts hunting you after you reach XR Containment in Cascade Laboratories. You repel her with X-Ray light sources like the X-Ray Tower and X-Ray Lamp, or by keeping her in direct, unobstructed sight. Driving her off can drop Leyak Essence, a crafting material.
What are the portal worlds in Abiotic Factor?
The containment breach opens portals to the Anteverse, a set of hostile alien pocket worlds such as the lava-filled Mycofields. They are dangerous but hold renewable resources you cannot farm in the facility, so you return to them repeatedly with better gear.
Does the job you pick matter in Abiotic Factor?
Your job background sets your starting traits and skills, but there are no hard classes. Anyone can learn any skill through use, so your job gives you an early lean rather than locking your build. Lab Assistant is a balanced, beginner-friendly choice.
What is the best job in Abiotic Factor?
For solo play, the Trans-Kinematic Researcher gives the strongest survivable start, while the Summer Intern offers maximum flexibility with free trait points. In co-op, support jobs like the Epimedical Bionomicist medic gain value. See our job tier list for the full ranking of all nine.
Is Abiotic Factor on Game Pass or Steam?
Yes to both. Abiotic Factor hit its 1.0 release on July 22, 2025, and is available on Steam, on Xbox Series X|S via Xbox Game Pass, and on PS5 via the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog.
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Latest Abiotic Factor News
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Abiotic Factor 1.4.0 Community Update 4 marks the 1.0 anniversary with Pet Pointer and Dunkeltaler Forest
Released July 13 to celebrate one year since the 1.0 launch, Community Update 4 adds the Pet Pointer for issuing commands to pets, the Dunkeltaler Forest as a new portal world accessed through the Hydroplant's western waterways, dozens of new devices, high-tech gear, exotic pets, fresh perks, spicy foods, and a broad pass of fixes.
New guide: Abiotic Factor cooking and soup recipes, with every stew and buff
We added a full Abiotic Factor cooking guide: how frying and soups work, the Portable Stove recipe, the Cooking skill milestones, and a soup recipe table with ingredients and buffs so you know what to make before a fight or a crafting session.
New guide: Abiotic Factor chemistry, distillation, flasks, tinctures, and coatings
Our chemistry guide covers the 1.3.0 Cosmic Companions system end to end: refining anomalous materials at the Distillation Bench, mixing distillations at the Chemistry Bench, and the throwable flasks, tinctures, and weapon coatings you can make.
Everything we know about Abiotic Factor: Entropic Break
A full breakdown of Abiotic Factor's first paid DLC: the tropical GATE Leaf Test Facility, underwater and submarine exploration, the new Fanatics faction, the Flesh Dimension portal world, gravity-inverting puzzles, and the Fall 2026 release window across Steam, PS5, and Xbox.
New guide: Abiotic Factor base building, power, storage, food, and safe rooms
We added a practical base-building guide for Abiotic Factor covering room selection, storage groups, power priorities, Leyak response, food and sleep planning, co-op roles, and when it is actually worth moving base.
Abiotic Factor's first paid DLC, Entropic Break, revealed for Q4 2026
Deep Field Games unveiled 'Entropic Break' at the PC Gaming Show 2026, the first paid expansion for Abiotic Factor. It sends players to a tropical GATE Leaf Test Facility and surrounding islands to confront a new enemy faction called the Fanatics, explore the Flesh Dimension portal world, and investigate digital anomalies. The DLC is targeting a Q4 2026 release with a free base-game update accompanying it.
Abiotic Factor 1.3.0 Cosmic Companions adds pets, chemistry system, and new portal world
Update 1.3.0 ships over 100 new items alongside a completely rebuilt pet system where Peccaries and other companions level up, gain stats, and mutate into new forms when fed the right foods. A brand-new chemistry crafting system arrives via the Distillation Bench and Chemistry Bench, and a new portal world -- the Alpen Signal Observatorium -- opens up through the western waterways of the Hydroplant.
Abiotic Factor 1.0 'Cold Fusion' launches
Deep Field Games' Half-Life-inspired survival crafter left Early Access with the Cold Fusion update, adding the Residence Sector, a new upgrade system, and redesigned base assaults, launching on Steam plus Xbox Game Pass and the PS Plus Game Catalog.
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Abiotic Factor: Entropic Break DLC: Everything We Know
Abiotic Factor's first paid DLC, Entropic Break, trades the GATE facility for a sun-drenched tropical test site. Here is every confirmed detail: setting, the Fanatics, the Flesh Dimension, underwater exploration, platforms, and the release window.
Abiotic Factor Chemistry Guide: Distillation Bench, Flasks, Tinctures & Coatings
How the Abiotic Factor chemistry system works after the Cosmic Companions update: the Distillation Bench, the Chemistry Bench, and how to mix distillations into flasks, tinctures, and weapon coatings.
Abiotic Factor Cooking: Every Soup Recipe and Buff
How cooking works in Abiotic Factor, from frying to the Portable Stove, plus a full soup table with ingredients and the buff each one gives you before a fight.
Abiotic Factor Beginner Guide: Your First Hours in GATE
A practical Abiotic Factor beginner guide covering jobs, survival needs, crafting, skills, and a safe first base before you push deeper into the facility.
Abiotic Factor Base Building Guide: Power, Storage, Food, and Safe Rooms
How to build a practical Abiotic Factor base with power, crafting, storage, beds, food, defenses, and co-op roles before pushing deeper into GATE.
Abiotic Factor Review: The Half-Life Survival Game Worth Clocking In For
Deep Field Games' co-op survival game traps a team of scientists in a research facility gone wrong. We review the crafting, the comedy, the Leyak, and whether the Half-Life homage holds up.
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See allAbiotic Factor Chemistry Guide: Distillation Bench, Flasks, Tinctures & Coatings
How the Abiotic Factor chemistry system works after the Cosmic Companions update: the Distillation Bench, the Chemistry Bench, and how to mix distillations into flasks, tinctures, and weapon coatings.
Abiotic Factor Cooking: Every Soup Recipe and Buff
How cooking works in Abiotic Factor, from frying to the Portable Stove, plus a full soup table with ingredients and the buff each one gives you before a fight.
Abiotic Factor Beginner Guide: Your First Hours in GATE
A practical Abiotic Factor beginner guide covering jobs, survival needs, crafting, skills, and a safe first base before you push deeper into the facility.
Abiotic Factor Base Building Guide: Power, Storage, Food, and Safe Rooms
How to build a practical Abiotic Factor base with power, crafting, storage, beds, food, defenses, and co-op roles before pushing deeper into GATE.
Abiotic Factor Tier List 2026: Best Weapons, Tools & Enemy Threats
The complete Abiotic Factor tier list: weapons, tools, and enemy threat ranked for co-op survival, each pick linked to its wiki page.
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