In Stranded Deep co‑op, you revive by using a medical item (usually a bandage) on the downed player while standing next to them, which brings them back from the incapacitated “revive” state. There is no normal “respawn” timer in co‑op; if no one can revive you, you typically reload from the last save or restart the session.

Basic revive steps

  • Craft or loot a bandage before you need it, since it is required to revive a downed teammate in standard co‑op.
  • When your friend goes down and enters the incapacitated state, equip the bandage in your hand like any other item.
  • Stand over the fallen player and hold the interact key (default: E on PC) to use the bandage and revive them.

What items you need

  • Bandages are the core revive item; without them, you cannot bring someone back from the incapacitated state in normal gameplay.
  • You can find bandages in shipwreck containers or craft them at a Loom with 1 Cloth + 1 Lashing.
  • Some guides note that specific medical items like antidotes can also be used if the incapacitation comes from poisoning, but in practice bandages are the universal revive option you should always carry.

If you can’t revive (respawn options)

  • If the host dies and cannot be revived, the usual option is to quit and reload the world from the last manual save; there is no instant respawn to a new body in that session.
  • If a non‑host player dies and cannot be revived, they also generally need to reload from a prior save or wait for the host to restart the session, since the “revive” state does not automatically time out into a fresh respawn the way some other survival games do.

Tips to avoid needing a revive

  • Keep health, hunger, and thirst high so you maintain the “healthy” status, which allows health to regenerate and makes you less likely to drop into the incapacitated state.
  • Stockpile at least one spare bandage per player in your base or raft and avoid using the last one just for casual healing, since reviving a partner is often more important than topping off a bit of health.

Bottom note: Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.