Melee
Kitchen Knife Location & Stats
Quick answer
Confirmed pickup
Returning Home· Myers House
Part of Halloween: The Game Weapons
- Damage
- 50–115
- Executions
- 7 variants
In-game description. The signature choice of Michael Myers, perfect for slashing and stabbing.
Where to Find the Kitchen Knife
You can pick this up during Returning Home, inside the Myers House.
Quick answer
- Returning Home
- ↓ Myers House
- ↓ Kitchen Knife pickup
Picked up during the chapter "Returning Home", in Myers House kitchen.
Confirmed pickup
Also used in Story
- You have to use it here during the chapter "Main Street", so it is available in that chapter — the exact source has not been confirmed.
Carried in the story — not a way to get it
- Carried by Rachel during the chapter "Main Street". This is not a confirmed way for you to get it.
Multiplayer
- Multiplayer loadout for the Killer.
Story pickup locations do not automatically apply to multiplayer matches.
Kitchen Knife in Story Mode
- First available
- Returning Home
- Area
- Myers House
- Acquisition
- Confirmed pickup
Multiplayer Availability
Kitchen Knife
Multiplayer sources
Hunt Loot
Configured count range: 2–3
Current configuration: Required inclusion
The current Hunt Loot configuration marks this item for required inclusion. This does not by itself prove the final number of reachable copies in every match.
The game applies a minimum spacing rule between copies.
Hiding Spots
- Dumpster
Container any-loot chance
- Dumpster 80%
These percentages describe whether the hiding spot contains any loot. They are not the probability of getting a specific item, including Kitchen Knife.
A specific item probability is not confirmed.
Combat Stats
Combat
- Damage per hitDamage on landed attacks
- 50–115
- Average damageUsed for comparison
- 77
- Attack PowerSeparate property
- 10–75
- StaminaCost varies by attack
- 10–20
- Average staminaComparison value
- 15
- MovesAttack move count
- 5
Effects
- Daze
- None
- Bleed
- 5
- Force
- 85
- Fear
- 15
How these stats work
Damage on hit and Attack Power are separate values. Daze, Bleed, Force and Fear are separate combat effects; they are not added to damage.
How the Kitchen Knife Compares
Each number uses the same comparison function as the weapon comparison tool. There is no combined rank.
- Average damage
- 77 · Higher than 9 of 15 melee weapons
- Average stamina cost
- 15 · Lower than 5 of 15 melee weapons
- Bleed buildup
- 5 · Higher than 0 of 10 melee weapons
- Force
- 85 · Higher than 6 of 15 melee weapons
Compare the Kitchen Knife
Default:Pick-Axe vs Pick-Axe
Kitchen Knife
VS
- 77DamagePick-Axe →103
- 15Stamina← Kitchen Knife22
- NoneDazePick-Axe →5
- 5BleedTie5
- 85ForcePick-Axe →100
Kitchen Knife has lower stamina cost, while Pick-Axe has higher damage per hit, stronger Daze and stronger Force.
Compare these two →Weapon Progression
Kitchen Knife progression is three separate tracks. This page only summarises them and sends you to the chain that actually holds the detail.
- Weapon Level
- Progress belongs to the Kitchen Knife itself. Using another weapon does not advance Kitchen Knife Weapon Level.
- Progressive Challenges
- Sequential weapon challenge chain —3 Challenge Levels,13 published tasks.Open Kitchen Knife Progressive Challenges →
- Weapon Prestige
- P1–P5 · base attempt cost3,000 Perk Points. Each tier has its own confirmed pool of possible Challenges. Open Kitchen Knife Prestige →
Progressive Challenges and Weapon Prestige are separate tracks. Each page lists its own requirements, so check the exact wording there.
Kitchen Knife progress not moving?
- • Make sure you are using the Kitchen Knife itself.
- • Weapon Level belongs to each weapon separately — kills with another weapon advance that weapon’s own track.
- • On a Progressive Challenge, check that the tracked action matches word for word.
Challenges Using the Kitchen Knife
Story Challenges are few and exact, so they are listed by name. Progressive Challenges and Weapon Prestige Challenges are whole chains, so they link out to their own pages instead of being copied here.
Progressive Challenges
3 Challenge Levels · 13 published tasks
One sequential chain bound to the Kitchen Knife. The exact task order lives on the Progressive page.
Open Kitchen Knife Progressive Challenges →Prestige Challenges
P1–P5 · Base attempt cost 3,000 Perk Points
Each tier draws from its own pool of possible Challenges. The pool, exact targets and What Counts live on the Prestige page.
Open Kitchen Knife Prestige →Kitchen Knife Achievements
These Achievements name the Kitchen Knife as an exact requirement.
Rite of Passage
As Michael, stalk a Resident to level 3 and execute them with a kitchen knife.
How to UnlockPurist
As Michael, win a match only using the Kitchen Knife to kill.
How to Unlock
Kitchen Knife Executions
TheKitchen Knife has 7 confirmed cinematic executionvariants.
These are weapon executions tied to the Kitchen Knife itself. They are different from context executions performed on environmental objects.
7 variants
View all 7 Kitchen Knife executions →Full system split: Executions
Can't Find the Kitchen Knife?
The confirmed Story pickup is associated with Returning Home.
Open Returning Home Walkthrough →
Where the Kitchen Knife Fits
Story pickup, Multiplayer progression and Combat are separate routes. A Story pickup is not a prerequisite for levelling or Prestiging the weapon.
Story
- Returning Home
↓
- Myers House
↓
- Kitchen Knife
Multiplayer Progression
- Kitchen Knife Weapon Level
↓
- Progressive Challenges
↓
- Weapon Prestige P1–P5
Combat
- Kitchen Knife
↓
- 7 executions
Kitchen Knife Reference
- Weapon type
- Melee
- First Story availability
- Returning Home
- Pickup
- Myers House
- Damage
- 50–115
- Attack moves
- 5
- Attack Power
- 10–75
- Stamina
- 10–20
- Bleed
- 5
- Force
- 85
- Fear
- 15
- Cinematic executions
- 7
Related Weapons
Kitchen Knife FAQ
- Where is the Kitchen Knife?
- Myers House, Returning Home.
- When can I first get the Kitchen Knife?
- Returning Home
- Is the Kitchen Knife better than the Pick-Axe?
- Kitchen Knife has lower stamina cost, while Pick-Axe has higher damage per hit, stronger Daze and stronger Force. There is no combined winner.
- Does the Kitchen Knife have executions?
- Yes. 7 confirmed cinematic variants. These are weapon executions, not environment executions.
- Does the Kitchen Knife have its own Weapon Level?
- Yes. Weapon Level is tracked per specific equipable weapon. Using a different weapon advances that weapon's own track instead.
- Does the Kitchen Knife have Progressive Challenges?
- Yes. 3 Challenge Levels with 13 published Progressive Challenges, completed in chain order.
- Can the Kitchen Knife Prestige?
- Yes. Kitchen Knife Weapon Prestige runs from P1 to P5.
- Is Force extra damage?
- No. Damage on hit, Attack Power, Daze, Bleed, Force and Fear are separate combat values. They are never added together.