REPO Guide: How to Beat the New Enemies in the Monster Update
Welcome back, semibots!
The Taxman’s thrown open the doors and unleashed a full buffet of nightmare fuel. With the new Monster Update live for REPO, you’re not just dodging that old Shadow Child or some lazy crawl monster anymore. You’re stepping straight into high-octane panic mode.
Below you’ll find a breakdown of every new freak, what they do, and how you can keep your head attached.
The Loom
Image: The Loom | R.E.P.O. | semiwork
The Loom is nightmare fuel in motion.
It knows exactly where you are on the map, no matter what you do. When it gets close, it claps its hands to create a shockwave that deals about 100 HP of damage. You’ll recognize it by its creepy crouching animation as it slides under doors like a horror movie extra that forgot it’s not invited.
How to Stay Alive vs. The Loom
The Loom’s biggest weakness is how slow it moves. Use your surroundings to stay out of reach. A big table or set of crates can save your life while you kite it around until it gives up.
It’s got plenty of health, so if you plan to fight it, bring a solid ranged weapon and enough ammo to make it count.
The Gambit
Image: The Gambit | R.E.P.O. | semiwork
The Gambit doesn’t kill you outright – it lets chance do it for you.
This thing scoops you up and spins a colorful wheel that decides your fate. There are five outcomes, each with different effects. When the wheel stops, it drops you and wanders off, ignoring everyone else nearby.
How to Stay Alive vs. The Gambit
If you spot Gambit first, hide and wait until it loses interest. If you’re unlucky enough to get grabbed, keep swinging or shooting while it spins.
Sometimes aggression pays off. Sometimes not. It’s called “Gambit” for a reason.
Bella
Image: Bella | R.E.P.O. | semiwork
Bella looks harmless and as long as you stay the heck out of her way – she will be.
Just a tiny ghost girl on a tricycle, pedaling around the level. She won’t attack unless provoked. But touch her, block her path, or hover near her too long, and you’ll hear her bell ring three times. That third bell means you’re about to regret your life choices.
Once she’s mad, she goes straight berserking poltergeist and chases you for about ten seconds straight.
How to Stay Alive vs. Bella
Let Bella do her thing. She’s chill if you’re chill. Stay out of her way and she’ll keep rolling peacefully. Play stupid games, get ghost-girl prizes.
Oogly
Image: Oogly | R.E.P.O. | semiwork
Oogly is basically the alien cousin of the Eye of Sauron. It patrols the map with a bright spotlight, and if you step into it, you’re instantly attacked. It swoops down from above, claws you for roughly 40 HP, then disappears into the void again.
How to Stay Alive vs. Oogly
Stick to the shadows or hide under furniture when you see that light sweep across the floor. If it locks onto you, dodge fast and leave the room before it reappears.
Heart Hugger
Image: Heart Hugger | R.E.P.O. | semiwork
Heart Hugger starts off looking like a pretty flower, but the second you walk into its pink mist, you’re in for a bad time. The mist gives you faint pink wings and drags you closer to the plant. When you’re close enough, it snaps shut like a Venus flytrap on steroids and chews through your health bar.
How to Stay Alive vs. Heart Hugger
The moment you see pink mist, back away. Break the line of sight or duck behind something solid to cancel the pull before it reels you in.
Cleanup Crew
Image: Cleanup Crew | R.E.P.O. | semiwork
Cleanup Crew doesn’t just chase, it throws its own head at you.
The head bounces toward you and explodes, spreading a radiation mist that deals continuous damage. It’s one of the nastiest monsters in the update and easily one of the most aggressive.
How to Stay Alive vs. Cleanup Crew
As soon as you see it, break line of sight and take cover. Don’t try to catch or throw back the bouncing head – doing so only shortens the fuse and makes it blow faster. If you were planning to use its own head as a weapon, don’t bother. It barely hurts the body.
Birthday Boy
Image: Birthday Boy | R.E.P.O. | semiwork
At first glance, Birthday Boy seems like comic relief. He wanders around placing balloons and humming like it’s party time. But the moment a balloon pops, everything changes.
He goes ballistic and starts smacking anyone nearby.
How to Stay Alive vs. Birthday Boy
Don’t touch the balloons. Don’t walk into them. Don’t even breathe near them. If a balloon pops by accident, run like hell. If he locks onto you, he’ll follow you even into hiding spots, so keep moving until he calms down.
This becomes harder if you’ve left an area alone for a while (you’ll see a massive landscape of balloons) so if you have a decent weapon, I would recommend taking Balloon Boy out before the balloons become impassible.
The Tick
Image: The Tick | R.E.P.O. | semiwork
Tiny but deadly, the Tick only attacks when you pick it up. Once it latches on, it drains your HP like a vampire leech. The fun twist is that if you attack it with a weapon or tumble into it after it’s done feeding, it dies and releases a healing mist that restores your health.
How to Stay Alive vs. The Tick
The best move is to leave it alone. If you’re feeling bold, wait until it’s fully grown, then try the tumble-kill to turn it into a health piñata.
Just make sure to let it finish before killing it or you won’t get your health back.
Elsa
Image: Elsa | R.E.P.O. | semiwork
Let it snow, let it…No, not that Elsa.
Elsa flips the script on how you deal with Apex Predator…she’s harmless by default (and even adorable) until someone hurts her. Once damaged by players or other enemies, she transforms into a massive beast that deals constant contact damage. She will also do this if you ignore her.
How to Stay Alive vs. Elsa
You must pet the doggo. If you don’t appease her need for pets, she will attack.
But be nice! Pet, don’t punch. If she’s under attack, protect her instead of fighting her. And yes, you can use a Duck Bucket on her if you really want to play it safe.
It’s surprisingly effective and pretty funny.
Headgrab
Image: Headgrab | R.E.P.O. | semiwork
The Headgrab lives up to its name. It wanders aimlessly until it spots a player, then lunges and starts biting repeatedly. In co-op mode, it can pick up a fallen teammate’s head and wear it, making it faster and much more aggressive.
How to Stay Alive vs. Headgrab
Avoid its sightline whenever possible. If it steals a teammate’s head, recover it fast. The longer it wears that head, the deadlier it becomes.
Have Fun in the New Monster Update in REPO!
That wraps up the monster roll call from REPO’s latest update. Each of these funderful freaks of nature adds new dumb ways to die, scream, and occasionally – get that relief from beating a map.
Want to dive deeper into map changes, loot runs, or the new mechanics? Check out our other REPO guides and our guide for the rest of the REPO monsters lurking in the dark.
Gear up, stay paranoid, and remember: in REPO, curiosity doesn’t just kill the cat. It claps, bites, explodes, or just drags you robotic butt into the dirt.
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