Skills
As you play, your scientist levels up skills and unlocks perks — passive upgrades that reward how you actually play, from cooking and first aid to sprinting, crafting and combat. Abiotic Factor has 92 skill perks. The table below lists each perk with its exact in-game effect so you can decide which skills to prioritise and which perks are worth building toward.
| Name ▲ | Description |
|---|---|
| Aftercare | Aftercare is a skill that improves post-combat survivability and support, strengthening the player’… |
| Ammo Crafter | Ammo Crafter is a skill that improves the player’s ability to produce ammunition for ranged weapons… |
| Athletic | Athletic is a skill that improves physical mobility and endurance in Abiotic Factor. It supports ac… |
| Bait and Switch | Bait and Switch is a skill in Abiotic Factor that supports tactical combat and enemy management, he… |
| Basic Geometry | Basic Geometry is a skill in Abiotic Factor that supports character progression and helps shape a p… |
| Battle Charge | Battle Charge is a combat skill focused on aggressive movement and close-quarters engagement. It su… |
| Beautiful Blueprints | Beautiful Blueprints is a skill that supports construction and base building in Abiotic Factor. It … |
| Bedside Manner | Bedside Manner is a skill in Abiotic Factor focused on patient care and recovery, improving the pla… |
| Bio-Fusion Imitator Recipe | Bio-Fusion Imitator Recipe is a crafting recipe skill that unlocks the ability to make the Bio-Fusi… |
| Bio-Mimic Armwraps Recipe | Bio-Mimic Armwraps Recipe is a crafting skill that unlocks the ability to make Bio-Mimic Armwraps, … |
| Biotic Shadow | Biotic Shadow is a skill in Abiotic Factor that supports a stealth-focused playstyle. It is part of… |
| Bonesetter | Bonesetter is a skill that supports injury recovery and bone-setting in Abiotic Factor. It is tied … |
| Boomstick | Boomstick is a combat skill focused on firearms and close-range stopping power. It improves the eff… |
| Brink of Death | Brink of Death is a skill in Abiotic Factor that supports survivability in critical combat situatio… |
| Castle Doctrine | Castle Doctrine is a skill in Abiotic Factor that supports defensive play and holding a fortified p… |
| Chef Sense | Chef Sense is a skill that improves a character’s cooking-focused abilities in Abiotic Factor, supp… |
| Clean Cutter | Clean Cutter is a skill in Abiotic Factor that supports cutting-focused combat and tool use. It bel… |
| Combat Doctor | Combat Doctor is a skill that focuses on field medicine during combat, improving a character’s abil… |
| Crusher | Crusher is a combat skill focused on blunt melee weapons and heavy strikes in Abiotic Factor. It su… |
| Entangled Ecosystem | Entangled Ecosystem is a skill in Abiotic Factor that belongs to the character progression system. … |
| Eviscerator | Eviscerator is a skill in Abiotic Factor that supports close-quarters combat, improving the player’… |
| Expert Gibbing | Expert Gibbing is a combat skill that improves the player’s ability to tear through enemies with br… |
| Eye For Detail | Eye For Detail is a skill in Abiotic Factor centered on careful observation and attention to subtle… |
| Fast Food | Fast Food is a skill that improves how quickly the player can consume food, reducing downtime spent… |
| Fertilizer Tier 1 | Fertilizer Tier 1 is a skill that improves farming-related production by supporting the use of fert… |
| Fertilizer Tier 2 | Fertilizer Tier 2 is a skill that improves advanced crop production by enabling the use of Tier 2 f… |
| Fertilizer Tier 3 | Fertilizer Tier 3 is a farming skill that represents the third level of fertilizer specialization i… |
| Fertilizer Tier 4 | Fertilizer Tier 4 is a farming skill that improves the effectiveness of fertilizing crops, helping … |
| Fine Dining | Fine Dining is a skill that supports the game’s food and survival systems, improving how the player… |
| Fish Sense | Fish Sense is a skill that supports fishing by helping the player detect fish and work more effecti… |
| Freshwater Friends | Freshwater Friends is a skill in Abiotic Factor that supports progression tied to freshwater-based … |
| Grenade Cooking Timer | Grenade Cooking Timer is a skill that improves the handling of grenades by extending the time befor… |
| Group Effort | Group Effort is a skill that supports cooperative play by improving how the player works alongside … |
| Habituation | Habituation is a player skill in Abiotic Factor that belongs to the game’s character progression sy… |
| Hazy Recollection | Hazy Recollection is a skill in Abiotic Factor, part of the character progression system that impro… |
| Heartseeker | Heartseeker is a skill in Abiotic Factor, part of the game’s character progression system. It repre… |
| Hearty & Oven Recipes | Hearty & Oven Recipes is a crafting skill that unlocks a set of substantial cooked dishes and oven-… |
| Heavy Armor Specialization | Heavy Armor Specialization is a skill that supports the use of heavy armor, strengthening defensive… |
| Heavy Weapons | Heavy Weapons is a skill that governs proficiency with heavy, high-impact weapons in combat. It sup… |
| I Know Just The Thing! | I Know Just The Thing! is a skill in Abiotic Factor that belongs to the character progression syste… |
| Interdimensional | Interdimensional is a skill in Abiotic Factor that belongs to the player progression system. It rep… |
| Just In Case | Just In Case is a skill in Abiotic Factor, part of the player progression system. Skills provide pa… |
| Lightspeed | Lightspeed is a skill that improves mobility and fast movement, helping the player traverse facilit… |
| Loose Rounds | Loose Rounds is a skill that supports ranged combat by improving the handling and effectiveness of … |
 | Lucky Fishing Hat is a fishing-related skill in Abiotic Factor that supports catching fish more eff… |
| Mega Bench | Mega Bench is a skill in Abiotic Factor that belongs to the game’s character progression system. It… |
| Mil-Spec / Bio-Metric Armwraps | Mil-Spec / Bio-Metric Armwraps is a skill in Abiotic Factor, part of the character progression syst… |
| More Bench | More Bench is a skill that improves bench-related crafting and workstation use, supporting more eff… |
| Mother Knows Best | Mother Knows Best is a skill in Abiotic Factor that belongs to the character progression system. Li… |
| Nerd Rage | Nerd Rage is a skill in Abiotic Factor that contributes to character progression and build customiz… |
| Night Worker | Night Worker is a skill that supports staying productive and effective during the night, helping wi… |
| Nimble | Nimble is a movement-focused skill that improves a player’s agility and mobility in Abiotic Factor.… |
| No Survivors | No Survivors is a combat skill in Abiotic Factor that supports fighting hostile creatures and survi… |
| Office Assassin | Office Assassin is a skill in Abiotic Factor that supports fast, efficient enemy elimination in clo… |
| Out of My Way! | Out of My Way! is a combat skill that helps the player push enemies back and create breathing room … |
| Pack Your Desk | Pack Your Desk is a skill in Abiotic Factor that emphasizes organization and preparation. As part o… |
| Photosynthetic Synergy | Photosynthetic Synergy is a skill in Abiotic Factor that belongs to the character progression syste… |
| Power Attack | Power Attack is a combat skill that improves heavy melee offense, strengthening charged strikes use… |
| Power Hungry | Power Hungry is a skill in Abiotic Factor that is tied to the game’s power and electrical systems. … |
| Precision Engineering | Precision Engineering is a skill in Abiotic Factor focused on technical construction and advanced c… |
| Prep Chef | Prep Chef is a skill that improves cooking and food preparation, making it easier to process ingred… |
| Projectile Pickup | Projectile Pickup is a skill that supports ranged combat by letting you recover fired projectiles a… |
| Projectile Predictor | Projectile Predictor is a skill that improves the player’s ability to judge and use projectile atta… |
| Prudent Plucking | Prudent Plucking is a skill that improves careful harvesting and supports efficient material gather… |
| Quantum Displacement | Quantum Displacement is a mobility skill that lets the player rapidly reposition during movement an… |
| Rad Remover | Rad Remover is a skill that improves a character’s ability to deal with radiation hazards in Abioti… |
| Razed With Care | Razed With Care is a skill in Abiotic Factor. It is part of the character progression system, letti… |
| Red Shift | Red Shift is a skill in Abiotic Factor that improves a character’s capabilities when learned and de… |
| Reflective Mantle | Reflective Mantle is a defensive skill in Abiotic Factor that supports the player in combat by addi… |
| Refreshing Touch | Refreshing Touch is a support-oriented skill in Abiotic Factor that improves a character’s recovery… |
| Serving Seconds | Serving Seconds is a skill that supports cooking and meal preparation, helping the player make food… |
| Sharp Throwing | Sharp Throwing is a skill that improves the effectiveness of thrown attacks and throwable weapons. … |
| Slice n' Dice | Slice n' Dice is a combat skill in Abiotic Factor centered on close-quarters cutting attacks. It su… |
| Smash | Smash is a combat skill that improves close-range fighting in Abiotic Factor, strengthening the pla… |
| Sneak Attack | Sneak Attack is a skill that supports stealth-focused combat, improving the effectiveness of striki… |
| Soupsmith | Soupsmith is a cooking skill that focuses on preparing soups and other food recipes in Abiotic Fact… |
| Speedloader | Speedloader is a skill that improves reloading speed, helping players get weapons back into action … |
| Spongy Tissue | Spongy Tissue is a skill in Abiotic Factor that belongs to the character progression system. As a s… |
| Spontaneous Furniture Event | Spontaneous Furniture Event is a skill in Abiotic Factor that belongs to the character progression … |
| Squint | Squint is a skill in Abiotic Factor, part of a survivor’s character progression. It belongs to the … |
| Step Aside | Step Aside is a skill in Abiotic Factor that improves evasive movement and helps the player avoid d… |
| Stopping Power | Stopping Power is a combat skill that increases the force of attacks, helping players stop enemies … |
| Straight as an Arrow | Straight as an Arrow is a skill focused on improving ranged combat precision in Abiotic Factor. It … |
| Strong Ecosystem | Strong Ecosystem is a skill in Abiotic Factor that improves the player’s progression and survival c… |
| Stunning Slam | Stunning Slam is a combat skill that delivers a heavy slam attack designed to stagger or stun enemi… |
| Super Bench | Super Bench is a skill that improves the player’s bench-related training and progression in Abiotic… |
| Superior Gains | Superior Gains is a skill that improves the rewards you gain from harvesting and other resource-gat… |
 | You gain the Tacklebox recipe. |
| Terminal Velocity | Terminal Velocity is a skill that improves mobility and traversal, supporting faster movement and s… |
| Tinkerer | Tinkerer is a skill focused on crafting, repairing, and improving equipment in Abiotic Factor. It s… |
| Underhand Toss | Underhand Toss is a skill that improves the use of thrown items, making underhanded throws a more e… |