How tool recipes work
Recipes unlock when you pick the item up for the first time. That’s why you can’t craft a Hammer or Axe until you’ve found one in the dungeon. In co-op, each player unlocks recipes separately.
Tool by tool
| Tool | How to get it | Recipe (after unlocking) | Used for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammer | The only one in the world is in the sewers, next to a rusty fence. You reach it by turning a handwheel to change the water level, swimming across and crouch-walking along the ceiling pipes. | 3 Iron Rod + 3 Rock (Workbench) | Rusty bars and fences; full damage to some skeletons |
| Pickaxe | Found near the prison — location. No recipe. | — | Goo piles, Clay |
| Axe | Found in the dungeon; a chest also holds a Great Axe. | 1 Leather + 2 Iron Rod (Workbench) | Roots |
| Iron Rod | Found in the prison cells and some chests, or smelted: Scrap Metal + Coal in a Smelter (players report 9 Scrap Metal → 3 rods). | Smelter needs 5 Clay + 5 Scrap Metal | Workbench, Hammer, Axe, Hook, Harpoon |
| Rope | Hand-craft. | 2 Vines + 1 Stick | Climbing down at wall spikes; Grappling Hook |
| Grappling Hook | Craft. | 1 Hook + 1 Rope (Hook = 1 Iron Rod) | Reaching high cranks and openings |
| Harpoon | First one is in a small chest in the sewers. | 1 Hook + 3 Iron Rod | Catching eels — hold fire to reel in |
| Wooden Bow | Chests, or craft. | 2 Wood Plank + 1 Leather | Ranged attacks |
| Long Bow | Craft. | 1 Wood Plank + 1 Iron Rod + 1 Leather | Ranged attacks |
| Silver Dagger | Behind the Jaguar Door (3 Key Pieces) — keys guide. | — | The only weapon that hurts Apparitions; true ending item |
| Pouch | Craft. | 2 Leather + 2 Vines | +3 inventory slots |
| Backpack | Hand-craft. | 1 Leather + 2 Ragged Cloth + 1 Rope | More inventory |
| Torch | Hand-craft. | 2 Sticks | Light; burns spider webs (right hand only) |
Reports disagree on whether you raise or drain the water to reach the Hammer — try the handwheel both ways.