R.E.P.O. Tips and Tricks
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Looks as if you’re diving into R.E.P.O.—a game where you steal junk, avoid monsters, and pay off the Taxman before he turns you into a distant memory. You’ll need more than luck to survive. Here’s a guide with some useful tips to help you last longer than your first extraction attempt.
Step 1: Understand Your Job (Or Get Fired—Permanently)
Your goal: Grab valuable junk and toss it into a cart.
Meet the quota, find the extraction point, and get out alive.
Fail? The Taxman wipes your save file like you never existed.
Best Items to Buy First
Not all items are worth your hard-earned cash. Here’s what actually helps the most (in our opinion, but note that items are random each time you go to the store):
Best Throwable
Grenade ($3K) – Pull the pin, throw, boom. Great for clearing rooms or making teammates rethink their life choices.
Explosive Mine ($3K) – Step on it, and it’s game over. Comes with a warning beep. No one listens to it.
Zero Gravity Orb ($44K-46K) – Turns any room into a zero-gravity nightmare. Good for trapping enemies or creating chaos.
Best Upgrade
Sprint Speed Upgrade ($6K-8K) – Run faster, die slower.
Strength Upgrade ($6K-8K) – Carry heavier loot without moving like a snail.
Range Upgrade ($6K-8K) – Grab items from farther away, so you don’t have to work as hard.
Best Weapons
Shotgun ($92K) – Unlimited ammo, massive recoil, high damage. If you can handle it, it’s a powerhouse.
Sledgehammer ($44K-48K) – Slow but devastating. Great for breaking things (including enemies).
Frying Pan ($24K-27K) – Smacks things into next week. Not fancy, but effective.
*See our guide on the best/all items here.
How to Stay Quiet and Not Die
Monsters can hear you. If you talk too much, they will find you.
Use push-to-talk instead of an open mic (unless you want to be bait).
Crouch to move quietly. It also turns off your flashlight.
Avoid breaking objects unless absolutely necessary.
If a monster is near, shut up. Your final words don’t need to be, “Bro, I think it sees me.”
*See our guide on all monsters here.
How to Extract Without Dying (Or Losing Your Save)
Meet the quota – Grab enough loot and load the cart.
Find the extraction point – It changes every run, because why make things easy?
Push the cart onto the platform – If the icon turns green, you’re good to go.
Don’t stand on the platform – It will crush you. No exceptions.
Run to the truck – The lights go out, the monsters get mad, and it’s time to move.
Interact with the white envelope – This confirms your escape and saves your progress.
*See our extraction guide here.
Solo vs. Co-op: Should You Play Alone?
Yes, you can play solo.
No, the game doesn’t scale difficulty for you, so it will be tough.
Expect to run, hide, and regret your decisions often.
Co-op is definitely better—more hands, more loot, more blame to spread around when things go wrong.
*See our article on single-player here.
Max Lobby Size
Supports up to 6 players.
Uses peer-to-peer hosting, so the best internet connection should host.
No official way to have more than 6 players, but mods exist if you like bending the rules.
*See our article on the max lobby size mod here.
How to Revive and Heal
No healing in Level 1 – Survive the first round to unlock health packs.
Visit the Service Station after extraction to buy supplies.
Health Pack Prices:
Small ($3K) – Restores 25HP
Medium ($6K) – Restores 50HP
Large ($11K) – Restores 100HP
Teammates can share health by holding left-click on the back of someone’s head (true friendship).
*See our guide here on how to revive players here.
Final Blurb: How to Not Get Deleted
Spend money wisely. Some items are lifesavers; others are expensive regrets.
Stay quiet. Monsters don’t need an invitation to wreck you.
Extraction is not the time for sightseeing—run like your save file depends on it.
If you die, at least make it entertaining for your teammates.
Now get out there and steal some junk before the Taxman comes knocking.
