R.E.P.O. What to Do if You Run Out of Money (Horror Game)
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Running out of money in R.E.P.O. is not a temporary inconvenience—it’s a full stop. The game won’t step in to help, and there’s no bailout waiting. Either you find a way to scrape together some cash, or you’re restarting from the beginning like a repo agent who gambled away their last paycheck.
Step 1: Search Again, But Actually Look This Time
Before declaring bankruptcy, make sure you’ve really searched.
Open everything that can be opened. Cabinets, lockers, drawers—if it has a handle, check it.
Scan every shelf, including the ones stuck to walls and the ones that look too empty to bother with.
If you “swear you already looked there,” check again. Objects can blend in, and your memory is not as good as you think.
If nothing turns up, you’ll need to take a more aggressive approach.
Step 2: Get Money the Hard Way—By Fighting
No loot? No problem. Some enemies drop money when defeated, meaning combat might be your only shot at paying the bills.
Most monsters drop money orbs. Exceptions: gnomes and bomb skulls, which exist purely to make your life harder.
No weapon? Get creative.
Grab a gnome and slam it into an enemy. If that works, keep doing it.
Trick enemies into walking into bomb skull explosions.
If a sword-armed mannequin is lurking around, guide enemies into its attack path and let it do the work for you.
If you manage to get some kills, you might scrape together enough cash to keep going.
Step 3: Restart (The Painful Option)
If fighting doesn’t work or there’s just nothing left, restarting from level 1 is the only way forward.
It’s frustrating, but at least you’ll be better prepared next time.
Consider it a learning experience: don’t destroy potential loot unless you’re sure you won’t need it.
Final Blurb
Try to avoid unnecessary destruction—blown-up loot is money that could’ve saved you.
Plan ahead so you don’t end up in this situation again. Or just get really good at fighting things with improvised weapons.
If you’re “soft-locked”, it’s because the game trusts you to make good financial decisions. Clearly, that trust was misplaced.
