Must‑Have Upgrades & Movement Abilities

Upgrades are essential to long‑term success in R.E.P.O. Permanent upgrades boost your stats and unlock new traversal options, helping you survive tougher missions and haul heavier loot. With many options available, it's important to prioritise those that offer the largest benefits.

Core Upgrades

  • Strength: Increases grabber strength by 25%, allowing you to carry heavier objects and even pick up certain monsters.
  • Range: Extends your grabber range by 30%, letting you snatch items from a distance and reach high shelves.
  • Stamina: Adds 10 stamina points so you can run longer during critical escapes.
  • Sprint Speed: Boosts your sprint speed by 20%, though it consumes stamina more quickly.
  • Crouch Rest: Improves stamina regeneration while crouching, letting you recover faster between sprints.
  • Health: Grants 20 additional health points, allowing you to survive more attacks.

Movement Abilities

  • Tumble Launch & Tumble Wings: Upgrades to your tumble dash increase its speed and distance, while the Tumble Wings ability lets you glide through the air and travel farther.
  • Extra Jump: Grants an additional mid‑air jump, perfect for clearing large gaps and avoiding fall damage.
  • Map Player Count: Adds a live player count to the in‑game map, helping you track how many teammates are still alive.

These upgrades dramatically change how you approach missions. Prioritise the core stat upgrades first to increase your carrying efficiency and survivability. Once you've improved your baseline stats, invest in movement abilities to traverse levels quickly and stay one step ahead of the monsters.

For insight into how to handle the game's increasing difficulty, read our companion article Community Feedback: Difficulty & Adaptation Strategies.