Search nearby for supplies. Dead bodies, crates, and chests are among the things that can contain useful items.

Chests and other containers may contain items. Press Interact while targeting these containers to open them.

You must stay hydrated and full to survive. You can see the state of your hunger and thirst in the upper left corner of the screen.

Use waterskins in your inventory Inventory or place it in a shortcut slot and select it to drink.

You can eat food such as berries and insects the same way.

It is important to carry water on your adventures. Waterskins will empty when used.

To refill a waterskin, select the item from a shortcut slot or use it from your inventory while facing nearby a water source.

Plant Fiber can be gathered from bushes and shrubs.

Harvest Plant Fiber from a bush by facing it and interacting with Interact. Continue to interact with the bush until it breaks to fully harvest it.

Many objects in the world can be interacted with in this way.

Craft Coarse clothing in the crafting panel in your inventory Inventory, on the right side of the screen. You may need to gather more plant fiber to craft them.

In addition to reducing damage, clothes and armor offer protection against the heat and cold of the world.

Bedrolls designate a respawn point in case you perish while adventuring.

Craft a Fiber or Rawhide Bedroll from your inventory crafting panel Inventory.

You may only have a single bedroll placed at any given time, so consider where you want to place these while traveling.

You can place some objects in the world by selecting them with a shortcut slot then pressing the corresponding button to confirm their placement location.

The world is full of danger. Stones can be used to craft rudimentary weapons and buildings.

Press Interact while facing small Stones on the ground to pick them up. Larger Stones will require a tool to harvest.

Branches can be used to craft basic weapons and can be used as fuel in campfires.

Press Interact to pick up branches.

Stone Picks are primitive but versatile tools. You can use them to crack rocks for Stone or harvest Bark from trees.

Craft a Stone Pick from your inventory crafting panel Inventory.

Equip your Stone Pick and swing it at rocks with Attack.

Continue swinging until the rock is fully broken to acquire all of its resources.

Unlock the Warrior, Bruiser, or Skirmisher Knowledge from the Knowledge menu.

Craft a Stone Weapon from your inventory crafting panel Inventory.

Draw your weapon and slay any enemy.

The contextual menu in the lower right corner of the screen will inform you of the actions you can take while wielding a weapon.

Wraps allow you to heal yourself when you are hurt. The most basic Wraps can be crafted with Plant Fiber.

Craft Rough Wraps from your inventory crafting panel Inventory.

Wraps remove Bleeding effects immediately when used and while bandaging, you will slowly heal over time. It is not advised to use them while engaged in combat!

Use the item in your inventory or place it in a shortcut slot and select it to heal. You may only use wraps while not at full health.

Harvesting corpses with tools may yield raw meat and hide that you can use for cooking food and tanning.

Some corpses may have items in their inventories for you to take. Corpses remain in the world for 30 minutes before they vanish.

Equip a Stone tool and swing it at a corpse with Attack. Continue to swing until the corpse disappears to acquire all of its resources.

Unlock Primitive Cook from the Knowledge menu.

Craft a Campfire from your inventory crafting panel Inventory.

Craft a Campfire from your inventory crafting panel Inventory.

Place the Campfire on the ground the same way you placed your Bedroll.

Open the Campfire inventory by pressing Interact while looking at it.

Place fuel and raw meat in the Campfire's inventory and activate it by pressing the Play button. Branches and Wood both work as fuel.

Open the Campfire inventory by pressing Interact while looking at it.

After the meat has cooked, take it from the Campfire's inventory for yourself.

While it is possible to survive on berries and grubs, keeping starvation at bay is best accomplished by eating cooked food.

Use the food in your inventory, or place it in a shortcut slot and select it to eat.