Play with Your Food

Play with Your Food is a Teachable Perk unique to The Shape . It can be unlocked for all other Characters from Level 35 onwards:

Perk descriptions may vary from in-game descriptions for reasons explained here.
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Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	4,000	5,000	6,000	You become obsessed with one Survivor. Each time you chase your Obsession and let them escape, Play with Your Food receives 1 Token, up to a maximum of 3 Tokens: Each Token applies a stack-able 3/4/5 % Haste Status Effect, up to a maximum of 9/12/15 %. Performing Basic Attacks, or Special Attacks that can damage Survivors, consumes 1 Token. Play with Your Food has a cool-down of 10 seconds on Token-accumulation. You can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "You've fooled them, haven't you Michael? But not me." — Dr Sam Loomis

Icon	Teachable	Description
	5,000	Unlocking this Perk makes it available in the Bloodweb of all Killers You become obsessed with one Survivor. Each time you chase your Obsession and let them escape, Play with Your Food receives 1 Token, up to a maximum of 3 Tokens: Each Token applies a stack-able percentage Haste Status Effect, up to a maximum of several percent. Performing Basic Attacks, or Special Attacks that can damage Survivors, consumes 1 Token. Play with Your Food has a cool-down of 10 seconds on Token-accumulation. You can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "You've fooled them, haven't you Michael? But not me." — Dr Sam Loomis May be unlocked in the Shrine of Secrets or in The Shape's Bloodweb at Level 35.

History

Version 1.2.1

Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	5 %	6 %	7 %	You become obsessed with one Survivor. Every time you chase your Obsession and let them escape, you receive a Token up to a maximum of 3 Tokens. Each Token increases your Movement speed by 5/6/7 %. Each offensive action spends 1 Token. You can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.

Version 1.2.1d

Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	3 %	4 %	5 %	You become obsessed with one Survivor. Every time you chase your Obsession and let them escape, you receive a Token up to a maximum of 3 Tokens. Each Token increases your Movement speed by 3/4/5 %. Each offensive action spends 1 Token. Play with Your Food has a cool-down of 10 seconds. You can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.

Version 3.7.0

Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	3 %	4 %	5 %	You become obsessed with one Survivor. Every time you chase your Obsession and let them escape, you receive a Token up to a maximum of 3 Tokens. Each Token increases your Movement speed by 3/4/5 %. Performing a Basic or Special Attack will consume 1 Token. Play with Your Food has a cool-down of 10 seconds. You can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "You've fooled them, haven't you Michael? But not me." — Dr. Sam Loomis

Change Log

Hotfix 1.2.1d

• Nerf: decreased the Movement Speed bonus to 3/4/5 % per Token.
• Nerf: added a cool-down timer to Token-accumulation.

Patch 3.7.0

• Updated the Perk's description to specify the types of Attack instead of just referring to them as "offensive actions".

Attacks and Tokens

It has occurred in the past that Attack conditions changed without mention in-between Patches.
The list below should therefore be taken with a grain of salt.
Last tested: 11 July 2021, Patch 5.0.2

Killer	Attack	Token-Interaction
All Killers	Grabs	Do not deplete Tokens
The Trapper	Bear Trap Catch	Does not deplete Tokens
The Wraith	Surprise Attack	Depletes Tokens
The Hillbilly	Chainsaw Hit	Depletes Tokens
The Nurse	Post-Blink Attack	Depletes Tokens
The Shape	Kill (Tombstone Piece / Judith's Tombstone )	Does not deplete Tokens
The Hag	Post-Teleport Attack	Depletes Tokens
The Doctor	Shock Therapy Attack Static Blast Attack	Do not deplete Tokens
The Huntress	Hunting Hatchet	Depletes Tokens
The Cannibal	Chainsaw Hit	Depletes Tokens
The Pig	Ambush Dash Attack	Depletes Tokens
The Clown	Bottle Throw	Does not deplete Tokens
The Spirit	Post-Phase-Walk Attack	Depletes Tokens
The Legion	Frenzy Slash	Depletes Tokens
The Plague	Vile Purge	Does not deplete Tokens
	Corrupt Purge	Depletes Tokens
The Demogorgon	Shred Attack	Depletes Tokens
The Oni	Demon Strike Attacks	Deplete Tokens
The Deathslinger	Shooting The Redeemer	Depletes Tokens
The Executioner	Punishment of the Damned Attack	Depletes Tokens
The Blight	Lethal Rush	Depletes Tokens
The Twins	Pounce Attack (Victor)	Does not deplete Tokens
The Trickster	Showstopper Attacks	Deplete Tokens
The Nemesis	Tentacle Strike Attack	Depletes Tokens

Trivia

• Play with Your Food is often abbreviated as the initialism "PWYF".
• Play with Your Food generally does not deplete Tokens on Attacks that are inherently unable to damage Survivors when they hit.
  The exception to this is Victor's Pounce Attack, but this is due to technical reasons.
• As The Cannibal : each individual usage of a Charge during the Chainsaw Sweep is considered a separate attack and will deplete a Token each.
• As The Blight : each individual usage of a Charge performing a Lethal Rush is considered a separate attack and will deplete a Token each.
  • The charge is lost when using the Charge, not when initiating an attack, so missing a Lethal Rush Attack or not initiating one does not prevent the loss of a Token.
• As The Twins : Victor is not considered as a Killer by Play with Your Food.
  • This makes it possible to gain Tokens by switching back-and-forth between Charlotte and Victor, which breaks the Chase on the Obsession.
  • Victor does not benefit from the Movement Speed bonus, but also does not deplete any Tokens when pouncing.