Kenshi

Kenshi Base Building Guide — Location, Research, Farming and Defense

Building a base is Kenshi's mid-to-late game, turning a wandering squad into a self-sufficient outpost. This guide covers choosing a location, research and production, farming and food, and defending against the raids your base will inevitably attract. Plan it well and your base becomes an engine for gear, food and income; plan it badly and raids will wipe you out. Learn the trade-offs so settling down strengthens your squad instead of ending your run.

Kenshi Beginner Guide — Survive the Brutal Opening and Build Your First Squad

Kenshi drops you into a brutal sandbox with no goals and almost no guidance, and new players die fast. This beginner guide covers what matters first — fleeing fights, making early money, recruiting a squad, and training skills safely. Follow these habits and the harsh opening becomes survivable, letting you grow from one weak nobody into a capable squad ready to explore, build and shape your own story in the world of Kenshi.

Kenshi Combat Guide — Skill-by-Use Training, Weapons and Surviving Fights

Kenshi combat is unusual: there are no levels, skills rise only through use, and losing a fight rarely means death. This deep dive explains how to train safely, which stats and weapons matter, and how to survive and recover from brutal fights. Master these systems and your weak starting squad becomes a deadly force, able to take on bandits, beasts and entire factions — built entirely through deliberate training rather than handed to you by a level-up screen.

Kenshi Races Tier List — The Best Playable Races Ranked for New Runs

In Kenshi, your race shapes survivability, combat potential, healing, hunger and how factions treat you. This tier list ranks the playable races — Skeletons, Shek, Hivers and the human Greenlanders and Scorchlanders — by how well they carry a run. You will learn which race is most forgiving for new players, which has the highest combat ceiling, and how faction relations and needs should shape your choice before you commit to a playthrough.