Ingredients for food can be found while scrounging through the wilderness or from trading with NPCs. However, you won’t want to waste your resources trying to figure out recipes.
That’s where this guide comes in.
Here are all the different food recipes we’ve found so far in LifeAfter and what effects they have. They are broken into categories as best as possible, but keep in mind that there is some overlap between categories.
To create any food, you will need to find a fire. There is one in the central hub, and several you can find throughout the world of LifeAfter.
Recipes for Allaying Hunger and Increasing HP
These are recipes that mostly affect your health and your hunger. Many other recipes will increase HP or health, but it is the primary benefit of these foods.
Barbecued Meats
Ingredients: Meat (x4) Stats: +40 HP, +40 Fullness Effect: Regenerate HP over time
Bread with Jam
Ingredients: Flour, Fruit Stats: +37. 5 Fullness Effect: Allay Hunger
Candied Food
Ingredients: Honey, Fruit Stats: +60 HP, +27. 5 Fullness Effect: Allay Hunger
Carrot Patty
Ingredients: Meat (x2), Carrot (x2) Effect: Regenerate Health over time
Fried Pumpkin Strip
Ingredients: Flour, Milk, Pumpkin (x2) Effect: Allay Hunger
Fruit Milk
Ingredients: Milk, Fruit Effect: Regenerate Health over time
Grilled Mushrooms
Ingredients: Mushroom Stats: +5 Health, +30 Fullness Effect: Regenerate HP over time
Honey
Ingredients: Honey (x4) Stats: +240 HP, +20 Fullness Effect: Regenerate HP over time
Honey Grilled Meat
Ingredients: Honey, Meat Stats: +70 HP, +30 Fullness Effect: Regenerate HP over time
Jam
Ingredients: Fruit Stats: +30 Fullness Effect: Allay Hunger
Juice
Ingredients: Fruit (x2), Ice Cube (x2) Effect: Regenerate HP over time
Meat Plate
Ingredients: Mushroom, Vegetable, Meat (x2) Stats: +20 HP, +35 Fullness, +2. 5 Health
Mushroom Soup
Ingredients: Milk, Mushroom Effect: Regenerate Health over time
Steamed Vegetables
Ingredients: Vegetable Stats: +2. 5 Health, +30 Fullness Effect: Allay Hunger
Steamed Crab
Ingredients: Crab Effect: Allay Hunger
Steamed Shrimp
Ingredients: Shrimp Effect: Allay Hunger
Strawberry Muffin
Ingredients: Flour, Strawberry (x3) Effect: Regenerate HP over time
Toast
Ingredients: Flour Stats: +60 Fullness Effect: Allay Hunger
Fish Recipes
Fish recipes are nice for a few reasons - they can use a variety of different ingredients (outside of the main fish you need), and they often provide you with boosts to different stats. Fish are excellent for helping you work resources more efficiently.
Grilled Carp
Ingredients: Carp, Any vegetable or meat Stats: +10 HP, +32. 5 Fullness Effect: Increased gathering speed for 10 minutes
Grilled Catfish
Ingredients: Catfish, any vegetable or meat Stats: +5 HP, +40 Fullness Effect: Increased digging speed for 10 minutes
Grilled Grass Carp
Ingredients: Grass Carp, any vegetable or meat Stats: +35 HP, +40 Fullness Effect: Increased logging speed for 10 minutes
Grilled Grass Pufferfish
Ingredients: Pufferfish, Any vegetable or meat Stats: +35 HP, +40 Fullness, +10 Health
Grilled Grouper
Ingredients: Grouper, any vegetable or meat Effect: Increased gathering speed for 10 minutes
Grilled Napoleon Fish
Ingredients: Napoleon fish, any vegetable or meat Effect: Increased logging and Mining speed for 10 minutes
Grilled Parrotfish
Ingredients: Parrotfish, any vegetable or meat Effect: Increased logging speed and Critical Chance for 10 minutes
Grilled Ribbonfish
Ingredients: Ribbonfish, any vegetable or meat Effect: Increased logging speed for 10 minutes
Grilled Silver Carp
Ingredients: Silver Carp, any vegetable or meat Effect: Max breath increased for 10 minutes
Grilled Tilapia
Ingredients: Tilapia, any vegetable or meat Effect: Increased mining speed and Critical Chance for 10 minutes
Grilled Turbot
Ingredients: Turbot, any vegetable or meat Effect: Increased mining speed for 10 minutes
Grilled Yellow Croaker
Ingredients: Yellow Croaker, any vegetable or meat Stats: +35 HP, +40 Fullness
Damage Altering Recipes
These are foods that will help you do better damage to the assorted enemies you’ll meet in LifeAfter.
Fruit Pie
Ingredients: Flour, Honey, Fruit Stats: +60 HP, +35 Fullness Effect: Increased damage against Humanoids
Meat Skewer
Ingredients: Flour, Meat Stats: +10 HP, +32. 5 Fullness Effect: Increased damage against Wild Animals
Meatballs
Ingredients: Vegetable, Meat Stats: +10 HP, +2. 5 Health, +35 Fullness Effect: Increased damage against Infected
Milk Stew
Ingredients: Milk, Meat Effect: Increased damage against Infected
Mince Pie
Ingredients: Fruit, Meat Stats: +30 HP, +45 Fullness Effect: Increased damage against Humanoids
Nutrition Stew
Ingredients: Flour, Milk, Meat Effect: Increased damage against Wild Animals
Sandwich
Ingredients: Flour, Fruit, Meat Stats: +10 HP, +40 Fullness Effect: Increased damage against Infected
Special Pizza
Ingredients: Flour, Mushroom, Vegetable, Meat Effect: Increased damage against Buildings
Temperature Altering Recipes
LifeAfter also tasks you with keeping your body temperature regular. There are a variety of foods that can increase and decrease your temperature if you’re getting slowed down by it.
Bee Syrup
Ingredients: Honey, Ice cube (x3) Stats: +60 HP, +5 Fullness Effect: Cures cold
Cream Soup
Ingredients: Milk, Meat, Vegetable Effect: Increase to body temperature
Dumplings
Ingredients: Meat, Mushroom, Flour Effect: Increase to body temperature
Fruit Popsicle
Ingredients: Fruit, Ice cube (x3) Stats: +7. 5 Fullness Effect: Decrease to body temperature
Fruit Smoothie
Ingredients: Fruit (x2), Honey, Ice Cube Stats: +60 HP, +20 Fullness Effect: Decrease to body temperature
Hot Water
Ingredients: Ice cube Effect: Cures cold, Increase to body temperature
Milk
Ingredients: Milk Effect: Increase to body temperature and increase to health
Milk Pudding
Ingredients: Milk, Honey, Ice Cube Effect: Decrease to body temperature
Stewed Fish Soup
Ingredients: Fish Effect: Cures cold and restores body temperature
Miscellaneous Recipes
Here are a few more of LifeAfter’s recipes that don’t fit neatly into other categories. These will increase a variety of stats when you consume them.
Assorted Platter
Ingredients: Mushroom, Vegetable, Fruit, Meat Effect: Increased logging speed and critical chance
Egg Tart
Ingredients: Honey, Flour, Milk Effect: Increased digging critical chance
Fruit and Vegetable Salad
Ingredients: Vegetable, Fruit Stats: +30 Fullness Effect: Increased hemp gathering and critical chance
Fruit Cake
Ingredients: Honey, Milk, Flour, Fruit Effect: Increased movement speed
Honey Croissant
Ingredients: Honey, Flour Stats: +80 Fullness, +60 HP Effect: Increased logging speed and critical chance
Honey Mushroom
Ingredients: Honey, Mushroom Stats: +27. 5 Fullness, +60 HP, +2. 5 Health Effect: Increased hemp gathering critical chance
Ice Strawberry Yogurt
Ingredients: Honey, Milk, Strawberry, Ice Cube Effect: Increased movement speed
Milky Croissant
Ingredients: Milk, Flour Effect: Increased logging speed
Mushroom Skewers
Ingredients: Mushroom, Meat Stats: +10 HP, +2. 5 Health, +32. 5 Fullness Effect: Increased critical chance
Mushroom Udon Noodles
Ingredients: Mushroom, Flour Stats: +37. 5 Fullness, +2. 5 Health Effect: Increased digging speed and critical chance
Spaghetti
Ingredients: Meat, Vegetable, Fruit, Flour Stats: +42. 5 Fullness, +10 HP, +2. 5 Health Effect: Increased critical chance
Strawberry Jelly
Ingredients: Strawberry, Ice Cube (x2), Milk Effect: Increased movement speed and critical chance
Toffee
Ingredients: Honey, Milk Stats: +140 HP, +20 Fullness, +20 Health Effect: Increased movement speed
Vegetable and fish ball soup
Ingredients: Vegetable, Fish Effect: Increased maximum energy
Vegetable Cake
Ingredients: Vegetable, Flour Stats: +52. 5 Fullness Effect: Increased logging critical chance
LifeAfter is a massive game and will probably continue to see content changes as updates are released. Keep on the lookout for more recipes and more guides from us to keep you going in the fight against the infected.