If you want to give your player an edge or make the game harder by having a character crippled by many different traits, you can select them during character creation in game. This is a comprehensive list of all the positive and negative traits in Abiotic Factor.
Positive Traits
| Trait | Description |
| Decathlon Competitor | Gain all fitness related skills at a faster rate such as sprinting, strength and throwing.. +3 Sprinting to start. |
| Wrinkly Brainmeat | Gain 20% more XP than normal. |
| Night Owl | Become fatigued 50% slower. |
| Hobbyist Chef | Gain the Cooking skill twice as fast. |
| Inconspicuous | Attract enemy attention twice as slow. +2 Sneaking to start. |
| Weathered | Become affected less by temperature changes. |
| Fanny Pack | Permanently gain two extra hot-bar slots. |
| Thick Skinned | Gain a 50% lower chance of receiving bleeding injuries. |
| First Aid Certification | Start the game with 5 bandages. +3 First Aid to start. |
| Gardener | Gain agriculture experience twice as fast and start with recipes for gardenplots. |
| Light Eater | Require 20% less food |
| Naturally Moist | Gain a 20% slow thirst rate. |
| Self Defense | Deal +3 damage with all melee weapons. |
| Bladder of Steel | Reduce toilet needs by 20% |
| Buff Brainiac | Carry 15% more weight. +1 Strength to start. |
| Lead Belly | Drinking tainted water without getting sick. |
Negative Traits
| Trait | Description |
| Fear of Violence | You cannot engage with combat related skills past level 5 |
| Feeble | Have a 25% lower maximum health and break your bones more frequently. |
| Narcoleptic | Grow fatigued 75% faster than others. |
| Asthmatic | Lose stamina 40% faster. |
| Painfully Obvious | Attract enemy attention 40% faster |
| Hearty Appetite | Get hungry 60% faster. |
| Dry Skin | Get thirsty 20% faster |
| Slow Healer | Healing interval becomes 1.5 seconds slower. |
| Slow Learner | Learn skills 20% slower and become unable to learn recipes by picking up crafted items and sharing. |
| Hemophilia | You are twice as likely to bleed from a wound and possibly severely. |
| Weak Bladder | Toilet needs increase by 15% and you must sit longer. |