How to Get Food Easily in Outbound

While playing Outbound, you’ll need to keep an eye on your hunger. It’s shown by the green circle around the banana icon in the bottom right corner of the screen. If your hunger gets low, your character will move slower and won’t be able to sprint. The game is fairly lenient with this mechanic, but it can still be annoying when you’re trying to make progress. Many players are likely wondering how to easily find food in Outbound so they don’t have to constantly worry about being hungry.

How to Get Food Easily in Outbound

You can find food by gathering it in the wild or growing your own. At the start of the game, the quickest way to get food is to look for bushes with blue berries – these are called Roadberries. Each Roadberry will restore about 15-20% of your hunger. You can also find mushrooms growing near trees and plants, which provide a similar amount of hunger recovery. See the screenshot below to help you spot the berry bushes.

You can get a blueprint to build a Food Processor, which lets you make more complex meals. However, I didn’t find it to be much better than simply eating the fruits, vegetables, and mushrooms I farmed.

After playing for a few hours, you’ll be able to get a ‘Gardening Blueprint’. This lets you craft a Crop Plot (found in the build menu) and a Watering Can (made at the workbench). Here’s what you’ll need to make each one:

  • Crop Plot: 2 Everwood & 2 Everwood Planks
  • Watering Can: 4 Scrap Metal

After creating your Crop Plot and watering can, simply click the sign in front of the plot to select what you want to grow. You don’t need to search for seeds! Any fruit or vegetable you already have – either in your inventory or stored in your camper van – can be planted. This lets you harvest it again and again from your van, so you won’t have to keep finding it out in the world.

Remember to water your crops regularly, or they won’t grow. After watering, you’ll need to wait a few days for them to be ready to harvest.

I’ve learned the hard way that not everything you plant actually ends up on your plate! That’s why I always make sure to carry some foraged food – like berries or mushrooms – with me, either in my backpack or back at the camper. It’s just a good idea to have something to eat if my crops fail or I’m caught short.

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2026-05-11 17:12