Kitchen
The Kitchen prepares meals for your survivors. Higher-level Kitchens (and better items) speed up meal preparation, distribution, and eating.
“Provides fine food to satisfy residents’ appetite.”
Overview
The Kitchen is where your survivors’ food gets made. You can choose between three meal types: Sawdust Bread, Cheese Pizza, and Deluxe Feast.
Higher-quality meals use more Bread, but they also fill survivors up more. Higher fullness means survivors are less likely to get sick or expire.
Note:
Values shown here are raw/base numbers and may vary with buffs, research, and items.
Upgrade Requirements
All levels (Lv 1–10) for Kitchen
| Level | Requirements | Cost | Upgrade Time | Unlocks Upon Upgrade | Power | Items Upgrade Cost | Total Max Item Cost | Building Output (w/ Max Items) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Built During Tutorial | 35 wood | 00:00:02 | Stove A (item), Sideboard Lv. 1 (item), Dining Table A Lv. 1 (item), Larder Lv. 1 (item) | 100 |
Stove A Lv. 1–2 = 18 wood Sideboard Lv. 2 = 10 wood Dining Table A Lv. 2 = 10 wood Larder Lv. 2 = 30 wood |
68 wood |
+1 Working Survivor Preparation: 40/50/60 fullness (tier dependent) / 8s cook time Distribution: 0.8s Eating: 6.5s |
| 2 | Town Center Lv. 2 | 50 wood | 00:00:09 | – | 190 |
Stove A Lv. 3–4 = 30 wood Sideboard Lv. 3–4 = 30 wood Dining Table A Lv. 3–4 = 30 wood Larder Lv. 3–4 = 85 wood |
175 wood |
Preparation: 40/50/60 fullness (tier dependent) / 7.4s cook time Distribution: 0.7s Eating: 5.3s |
| 3 | Town Center Lv. 3 | 240 wood | 00:00:45 | – | 325 |
Stove A Lv. 5–6 = 110 wood Sideboard Lv. 5–6 = 110 wood Dining Table A Lv. 5–6 = 110 wood Larder Lv. 5–6 = 290 wood |
620 wood |
Preparation: 40/50/60 fullness (tier dependent) / 7s cook time Distribution: 0.6s Eating: 4.9s |
| 4 | Town Center Lv. 4 | 540 wood, 105 stone | 00:02:15 | Stove B (item), Dining Table B (item), Heater (item) | 505 |
Stove A Lv. 7–8 = 165 wood Stove B Lv. 1–8 = 323 wood Sideboard Lv. 7–8 = 165 wood Dining Table A Lv. 7–8 = 165 wood Dining Table B Lv. 1–8 = 323 wood Larder Lv. 7–8 = 420 wood Heater Lv. 1–8 = 324 gold |
1,561 wood, 324 gold |
+1 Working Survivor +0.1 Warmth Preparation: 40/50/60 fullness (tier dependent) / 6.6s cook time Distribution: 0.5s Eating: 4.7s |
| 5 | Town Center Lv. 5 | 2.2k wood, 455 stone | 00:04:30 | Bin (item) | 775 |
Stove A Lv. 9–10 = 445 wood Stove B Lv. 9–10 = 445 wood Sideboard Lv. 9–10 = 445 wood Dining Table A Lv. 9–10 = 445 wood Dining Table B Lv. 9–10 = 445 wood Larder Lv. 9–10 = 1,115 wood Heater Lv. 9–10 = 195 gold Bin Lv. 1–10 = 519 gold |
3,340 wood 714 gold |
+0.1 Warmth Preparation: 40/50/60 fullness (tier dependent) / 5.6s cook time Distribution: 0.5s Eating: 4.5s |
| 6 | Town Center Lv. 6 | 5.7k wood, 1.1k stone, 285 iron | 00:09:00 | Water Bucket (item) | 1,180 |
Stove A Lv. 11–12 = 320 wood, 85 stone Stove B Lv. 11–12 = 320 wood, 85 stone Sideboard Lv. 11–12 = 320 wood, 85 stone Dining Table A Lv. 11–12 = 320 wood, 85 stone Dining Table B Lv. 11–12 = 320 wood, 85 stone Larder Lv. 11–12 = 800 wood, 210 stone Heater Lv. 11–12 = 255 gold Bin Lv. 11–12 = 255 gold Water Bucket Lv. 1–12 = 774 gold |
2,400 wood, 890 stone 1,284 gold |
+0.12 Warmth Preparation: 40/50/60 fullness (tier dependent) / 5.6s cook time Distribution: 0.4s Eating: 4.5s |
| 7 | Town Center Lv. 7 | 20k wood, 4.1k stone, 1k iron | 00:18:00 | Stove C (item), Washbasin (item) | 1,765 |
Stove A Lv. 13–14 = 400 stone Stove B Lv. 13–14 = 400 stone Stove C Lv. 1–14 = 1,088 wood, 485 stone Sideboard Lv. 13–14 = 400 stone Dining Table A Lv. 13–14 = 400 stone Dining Table B Lv. 13–14 = 400 stone Larder Lv. 13–14 = 1,010 stone Heater Lv. 13–14 = 325 gold Bin Lv. 13–14 = 325 gold Water Bucket Lv. 13–14 = 325 gold Washbasin Lv. 1–14 = 1,099 gold |
1,088 wood, 3,495 stone 2,074 gold |
+1 Working Survivor +0.14 Warmth Preparation: 40/50/60 fullness (tier dependent) / 3.8s cook time Distribution: 0.3s Eating: 4.1s |
| 8 | Town Center Lv. 8 | 37k wood, 7.5k stone, 1.8k iron | 00:27:00 | – | 2,350 |
Stove A Lv. 15–16 = 335 stone, 95 iron Stove B Lv. 15–16 = 335 stone, 95 iron Stove C Lv. 15–16 = 335 stone, 95 iron Sideboard Lv. 15–16 = 335 stone, 95 iron Dining Table A Lv. 15–16 = 335 stone, 95 iron Dining Table B Lv. 15–16 = 335 stone, 95 iron Larder Lv. 15–16 = 840 stone, 240 iron Heater Lv. 15–16 = 405 gold Bin Lv. 15–16 = 405 gold Water Bucket Lv. 15–16 = 405 gold Washbasin Lv. 15–16 = 405 gold |
2,850 stone, 570 iron, 1,620 gold |
+0.16 Warmth Preparation: 40/50/60 fullness (tier dependent) / 3.2s cook time Distribution: 0.3s Eating: 3.9s |
| 9 | Town Center Lv. 9 | 78k wood, 15k stone, 3.9k iron | 00:40:30 | Cask (item) | 2,935 |
Stove A Lv. 17–18 = 3.1k wood, 695 stone Stove B Lv. 17–18 = 3.1k wood, 695 stone Stove C Lv. 17–18 = 3.1k wood, 695 stone Sideboard Lv. 17–18 = 3.1k wood, 695 stone Dining Table A Lv. 17–18 = 3.1k wood, 695 stone Dining Table B Lv. 17–18 = 3.1k wood, 695 stone Larder Lv. 17–18 = 7.8k wood, 1.7k stone Heater Lv. 17–18 = 520 gold Bin Lv. 17–18 = 520 gold Water Bucket Lv. 17–18 = 520 gold Washbasin Lv. 17–18 = 520 gold Cask Lv. 1–18 = 2,024 gold |
26,400 wood, 5,870 stone, 4,104 gold |
+0.18 Warmth Preparation: 40/50/60 fullness (tier dependent) / 2.6s cook time Distribution: 0.2s Eating: 3.7s |
| 10 | Town Center Lv. 10 | 130k wood, 27k stone, 6.9k iron | 00:54:00 | – | 3,785 |
Stove A Lv. 19–20 = 590 iron Stove B Lv. 19–20 = 590 iron Stove C Lv. 19–20 = 590 iron Sideboard Lv. 19–20 = 590 iron Dining Table A Lv. 19–20 = 590 iron Dining Table B Lv. 19–20 = 590 iron Larder Lv. 19–20 = 1,475 iron Heater Lv. 19–20 = 640 gold Bin Lv. 19–20 = 640 gold Water Bucket Lv. 19–20 = 640 gold Washbasin Lv. 19–20 = 640 gold Cask Lv. 19–20 = 640 gold |
5,015 iron, 3,200 gold |
+0.2 Warmth Preparation: 40/50/60 fullness (tier dependent) / 2s cook time Distribution: 0.1s Eating: 3.5s |
How it works
The Kitchen runs in three phases: Preparation (cooking meals using Bread), Distribution (survivors pick up meals at the Sideboard), and Eating (they eat at Dining Tables).
Each phase takes time. A higher Kitchen level (and stronger items) speeds the process up. If survivors fail to eat before their work shift ends, their fullness may not increase (or may be skipped).
If you already upgraded Survivor Houses but people still get sick or die, the most common reason is low-quality meals. Upgrade your Kitchen and switch to better meals so survivors get full faster.