Direct answer
Carry a bandage or medkit, clear enough immediate danger to finish the interaction, and use the healing item on the downed teammate; a bandage is the reviewed lower-cost revive choice when a medkit's larger heal is not needed.
99 Nights in the Forest teammate revive guide
Carry a bandage or medkit, clear enough immediate danger to finish the interaction, and use the healing item on the downed teammate; a bandage is the reviewed lower-cost revive choice when a medkit’s larger heal is not needed.
Bring the right item
Both bandages and medkits are described as revive items, with bandages preferred when preserving medkits for larger healing needs.
Make the revive safe
Check nearby threats before committing to the interaction, then return to preparation instead of chaining unsupported assumptions about invulnerability.
Practical sequence
- Carry a bandage or medkit.
- Reach the downed teammate.
- Check immediate threats.
- Use the healing item to complete the revive.
Evidence behind this answer
- Select the bandage recipe at the bench and place ingredients on the Anvil. — The reviewed flow notes that ingredients may need to be picked up and placed again if they do not register. Select the bandage recipe at the bench and place ingredients on the Anvil. Evidence: PC Gamer reviewed bandage crafting guide.
- A bandage or medkit can revive a downed teammate. — Hands-on guidance recommends preserving medkits for larger healing needs when a bandage can handle the revive. A bandage or medkit can revive a downed teammate. Evidence: PC Gamer reviewed survival and base guide, PC Gamer reviewed teammate revive guide.
- Revive only when the area is safe enough to complete the interaction. — The reviewed recovery flow treats threat awareness and item readiness as prerequisites rather than promising an automatic rescue. Revive only when the area is safe enough to complete the interaction. Evidence: PC Gamer reviewed teammate revive guide.
Limits and version boundaries
- No immunity window or exact interaction time is claimed.
- Applies to the checked source version and does not prove hidden odds or optimality.
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Sources
- PC Gamer reviewed survival and base guide — checked 2026-08-11
- PC Gamer reviewed bandage crafting guide — checked 2026-08-11
- PC Gamer reviewed teammate revive guide — checked 2026-08-11