R.E.P.O. Review: Where Unhinged Horror Meets Comedy Gold
If Lethal Company had a cousin that dropped out of college to become a stand-up comedian while dodging death at every turn, it’d be R.E.P.O.
This game is another horror/online co-op looter fest in the same vein as Lethal Company, but what really sets it apart is its absolutely unhinged humor, frantic gameplay, and an array of monstrous enemies that want to send you straight to robot hell.
So, let’s break it down and see why R.E.P.O. might just be the best chaotic horror looter game to bless Steam in a long while.
What Is R.E.P.O.?
Imagine you and your buddies are adorable little loot robots, tasked with scouring abandoned locations to extract valuable items for cash.
Sounds simple, right? Wrong.
Every step is an opportunity for disaster, whether it’s a misstep that shatters your precious loot into worthless dust or one of the game’s absurdly terrifying monsters deciding you’d make a great afternoon snack.
Your mission is simple – grab loot, carefully place it in the cart (because even looking at it wrong can break it), and haul it back to the extractors.
The loot itself ranges from cheap knick-knacks to absurdly massive clocks and computers worth tens of thousands of dollars—assuming you don’t utterly annihilate them before cashing in. Once you’ve filled the extractors with enough loot, congrats, you’ve survived!
Sort of.
You still have to make it past all your new friends and back to the ship.
And if you’ve been a total disaster and broken everything of value? Well… the only way out is to hunt monsters for their precious cores to make up the deficit.
Good luck with that.
The R.E.P.O. Monsters That Hate You
Unlike some horror games where enemies just want to spook you, R.E.P.O.’s monster roster is a cocktail of malevolence and absolute nonsense.
Here are just a few of the many charming psychopathic entities you’ll meet:
Apex Predator
A duck. A sweet, innocent little duck. That will murder you without hesitation if you so much as think about touching it! This thing plays mind games with your soul.
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Headman (Floating Heads?)
They hate light. You should probably use that knowledge to your advantage. Or don’t. I’m not your babysitter.
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Huntsman
A blind lunatic with a shotgun who will end your entire career if you so much as breathe too loudly. Stealth is your best friend here… or maybe just baiting him up the stairs and watching physics do its thing.
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General Survival Tips
Run like hell and hide.
If you break line of sight, you can dive under a bed, a chair, or whatever else you can squeeze your adorable robo-body into.
Other strategies exist—like chucking lawn gnomes for funsies—but let’s be real, you’re probably just going to panic and run from most of these terrors.
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And when all else fails?
Killing some of these monstrosities with grenades or landmines is a thing…but it’s also sometimes not worth the risk.
Use your best judgement.
The Glorious Chaos of the Item System
After successfully surviving (or, more likely, barely scraping by), you’ll be able to take your earnings and invest in better gear. R.E.P.O. offers two main item paths:
Storable Items
Tools to make your heists smoother or more explosive. Early purchases might feel underwhelming (cough inflatable hammer cough), but some standouts include:
Hand Grenades & Land Mines – Because nothing says “problem solved” like an explosion.
Melee Weapons – Mostly underwhelming, but hey, if smacking a monster with a frying pan makes you feel better, go for it.
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Player Buffs
Passive upgrades that make your tiny loot bot just a little less pathetic. Priorities include:
Strength – So you can carry those ridiculous mega-loot items without fumbling them like an idiot.
Speed & Stamina – Because if you can’t outrun death, you become death.
Dying in R.E.P.O. is (Somehow) Fun?
In most horror games, dying is the worst possible outcome. In R.E.P.O., it’s a feature.
If your whole squad wipes, instead of just getting booted back to the menu with nothing but your regrets and shame, you’re treated to an all-out battle royale of the dead.
That’s right. You and your fellow losers are thrown into a sudden-death, free-for-all melee where the winner gets crowned King of the Losers. There’s no in-game reward (besides a funderful title and a little aesthetic crown)—just pure, hilarious, unhinged carnage where you can take out all that pent-up frustration on the idiots who got you killed in the first place.
Did your teammate try to cuddle with the Apex Predator and fail spectacularly? Grab a bat and teach them a lesson in the afterlife. It’s pointless, it’s chaotic, and it’s the best addition to a game I’ve seen in a long time.
The Verdict
R.E.P.O. isn’t just another Lethal Company clone—it’s what happens when horror devs decide to embrace absolute insanity while still delivering a damn good time.
The combination of precise loot mechanics, unpredictable monsters, and laugh-out-loud deathmatches make this game a must-play for anyone who loves chaotic horror co-op experiences.
As the game continues to grow, it’ll be exciting to see what new monstrosities and mechanics get thrown into the mix. If R.E.P.O. is any indication, horror gaming’s future isn’t just about scaring players—it’s about making them laugh, scream, and occasionally throw their frustrations at the wall.
And honestly? I’m here for it.
Go Play R.E.P.O. for Yourself!
Whether you’re here for the loot, the laughs, or the absolute terror of being hunted by a demonically cute duck, R.E.P.O. delivers in all the right ways.
If you haven’t already, grab some friends, dive in, and prepare for the most chaos-filled horror experience you’ve had in a long time. Just, uh… maybe don’t touch the duck.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a baseball bat with my teammate’s name on it.
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Kaiden
March 21, 2025
Thanks
Ayefkay
March 24, 2025
Lol just saw your other comment, thanks for checking out some other stuff while you were here!
Pomtastic
March 22, 2025
OMG thats so funny I might have to try this one
Ayefkay
March 24, 2025
Hey Pomtastic (love the name), you absolutely should play this game. It’s not expensive and really fun. The ONLY negative is that it only has peer-to-peer lobbies and no online matchmaking ability for some reason. Maybe this will be added in the future, but I feel like something like that would be pretty core to the design and would likely require a lot of work to go back and change. Regardless, with friends and even playing solo – this game is absolutely amazing and I really do recommend it.