Every item in Peak and what they do
Here's what every item does in Peak so you can stop guessing.

As you make your way around Peak, you'll come across a variety of items that give you no guidance toward what they actually do. Occasionally, you can make an educated guess, but a lot of the time these items leave you questioning how much use they will really be. Should you take up precious bag space carting one around and hoping it comes in handy later? Or is it best to leave it and hope you haven't made a mistake that costs you your life?
Each expedition will have different items spawning, despite the luggage appearing in the same place. So, if you've found something particularly useful one run, there's no point in heading to the same spot the next time you play as it probably won't be there. Unfortunately, there's no way to predict what items you'll find, but that's all part of the fun. Here's everything you need to know about the functions of each item to save yourself the stress of finding out the hard way.
Every item in Peak and what it does
All items can be picked up with E, and activated by right-clicking the mouse. Occasionally, you might need to hold right-click to activate the ability. Here's what they do when used.
Item name | Function |
Antidote | Removes the poison status effect |
Anti-Rope Spool | A spool of rope that goes upwards |
Ancient Effigy | Revives any dead players at a campsite, or gives a mystical item if no one died |
Anti-Rope Cannon | Works like a normal Rope Cannon but the rope goes upwards |
Bandages | Heals 12 points of damage |
Bing Bong | Serves no real purpose except unlocking the Bing Bong badge when you complete the Peak with it in your inventory |
Banana Peel | Slips a player up when stepped on |
Blowgun | Causes extreme (temporary) sleep status effect |
Bugle of Friendship | Nearby players will get infinite stamina for 10 seconds when played |
Bugle | No real use besides being annoying, and unlocking the Animal Serenading badge when played to the Capybaras in the Alpine biome |
Chain Cannon | Shoots a long chain that pins to the ground, which you can climb like a vine |
Compass | Shows the direction you are facing |
Cure-All | Fully restores stamina and heals all status effects besides bag weight |
Cursed Skull | Instantly kills the user to revive any dead teammates |
Campfire | Gives players a morale boost, but every player has to be near for it to be activated |
Flare | Emits smoke the same colour as the user, removes frost status effect temporarily |
Faerie Lantern | Heals all status effects to players in a close radius of the user, but very slowly |
First-Aid Kit | Fully heals any damage |
Heat Pack | Removes frost status effect |
Lantern | Provides a light source, also removes frost from nearby players |
Magic Bean | Grows a climbable beanstalk when thrown on a surface |
Pirate's Compass | Points you toward the nearest sealed luggage |
Piton | Can be placed on walls as a temporary place to rest and restore stamina |
Portable Stove | Temporary stove to cook food items on and slowly removes the frost status effect |
Rope Cannon | Shoots an arrow that drops a rope down for you to climb |
Rope Spool | Pins a length of rope into a stable surface for players to climb |
Remedy Fungus | Will release spores that heal players when thrown |
Scout Effigy | Revives one dead player |
Scroll | Turns into a torn page when used |
Shelf Shroom | Turns into a temporary platform when thrown against a wall |
Torn Page | Read eight of them to unlock the Bookworm badge. Sometimes they have helpful survival tips on |
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Kara is an evergreen writer. Having spent four years as a games journalist guiding, reviewing, or generally waffling about the weird and wonderful, she’s more than happy to tell you all about which obscure indie games she’s managed to sink hours into this week. When she’s not raising a dodo army in Ark: Survival Evolved or taking huge losses in Tekken, you’ll find her helplessly trawling the internet for the next best birdwatching game because who wants to step outside and experience the real thing when you can so easily do it from the comfort of your living room. Right?
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