Kitchen Knife

The Kitchen Knife is a common melee item found in food-preparation areas throughout the game. It functions as a simple cooking blade and appears as loose loot inside kitchens, cafeterias, break rooms, and retail environments that sell household goods. The in-game description summarizes it as a blade used in cooking; the German-source wording uses the term Shiv, and equivalent descriptions in Spanish, French, Japanese, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, and Chinese all portray it as a cooking blade.

Spawn locations are concentrated in service and staff areas rather than general public rooms. Notable appearances include cafeteria kitchens on Level 1, the kitchen between the Gym locker room and the Data Farm on Level 2, and small kitchen spaces such as the Break Room and a compact kitchen beneath the Analysis Office on Level 3. Kitchen Knives also appear frequently in Kitchen Cabinets within the Furniture Store and similar retail displays.

The item supports at least two basic interactions: a normal melee swing and a thrown attack. In-game media illustrates a standard close-range swing animation and a separate throwing animation, indicating the knife can be used both for immediate melee strikes and as a ranged consumable.

• Commonly found in kitchen-focused containers (kitchen cabinets, cafeteria kitchens, break rooms) and household retail displays.
• Described in multiple locales simply as a blade for cooking; the German source uses the term Shiv, which corresponds to the same cooking blade concept.
• Usable as a melee weapon via a normal swing and as a throwable weapon via a distinct throw action.
• Because it spawns often in service and retail areas, searching kitchens and Furniture Store cabinets is the most reliable way to acquire one early in a run.

No advanced modifiers, crafting recipes, or unique unlock conditions are documented in the available sources; the Kitchen Knife is presented solely as a basic, readily obtainable bladed tool intended for culinary use and opportunistic combat.