Screwdriver
In-game text: While carrying this, scavenging in the Dumping Grounds yields 10% more Screws.
It is an input for 2 recipes.
- Base value
- 25 credits
- Type
- Tool
- Legal status
- Legal
- Flavour text
The humble screwdriver, a common fixture of the spare drawers of citizens in the Upper and Lower Levels alike.
- Version
- 1.0.0.12 (6 November 2026) and hotfix 100-Rev13
Where to get it
- Engineering Foundry Supply Crates: 50% per crate
- Dumping Grounds scavenging
- The Handy perk starts you with one
- Scavenger customers (20%)
- Retired Gunsmith starter kit (Wild's Network)
- Retired Gunsmith (weekly, after the Wild's Network upgrade)
- Addicts sometimes offer it in a barter
- Dumping Grounds scavenging
- Gunsmith starting scenario
Recipes that use it
| Recipe | Machine | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Electronic Parts (Common) + 3D Printing Filament + Junk | By hand | 1 (Screwdriver (tool)) |
| Gun Parts (by hand) | By hand | 1 (Screwdriver (tool)) |
Other uses
- Use it on a gun you own to take it apart for Gun Parts. See Firearms
- Use it on a Ruined Module to break it down for parts
- Carry it when you go scavenging in the Dumping Grounds: you find 10% more Metal Screws
- Sells to material buyers brought in by your Display Case
Guides that mention it
3D Printer chips, Furnace ingots and Gun PartsHow long each 3D Printer chip takes, which need the Metal Printer and CNC modules, how ingot purity sets Gun Parts and melee condition, and how to make High-purity ingots.
Keycards, supply crates, the Desequencer and scavengingWhich keycard opens each supply crate, Desequencer chip times and keycard values, what the Dumping Grounds can give and the wound chance for each search.
Machine modules: Performance, Efficiency, Quality and +250 QualityWhat each module stat does on every machine, the thresholds that make Quality worthwhile, repairing Corrupted Modules, stuck modules, and reaching +250 Quality for Cranked to Eleven.
Source: Probably Stolen Wiki, Screwdriver (revision of 11 November 2026). Reviewed 12 November 2026.