All guns in R.E.P.O. and how to get them

Spend your tax money on R.E.P.O. guns and get back out there this instant—these monsters don’t know who they’re messing with.

Here are all R.E.P.O. guns you can get your hands on to make the monsters regret ever looking your way.

This guide is a work in progress.

How to get guns in R.E.P.O.

As throwables and melee weapons require a bit more accuracy that would result in friendly fire casualties in shaky hands, you may find better luck in the reliable R.E.P.O. firearms. Purchased at the Service Station, each firearm costs a pretty penny; being a high-risk, high-reward investment that’ll surely give you confidence heading into the next round.

The downside to these weapons is that their spawn inside the Service Station only has a small chance to appear, as the store’s stock is rotated out every time you visit it. So, there’s a good chance you never find a firearm in a single playthrough. If you’re really lucky (and super rich), there’s a chance of all three weapons making an appearance. The cost of each gun is steep, making them investment pieces that’ll surely bring you luck into the next level. If you and your team fail to exfil with these weapons, or get sent to the Disposal Area, you will have to hustle for more money to buy them again.

Here are all R.E.P.O. guns you can buy:

Item	Average cost	Description
Tranq Gun	$17,000	Temporarily puts monsters to sleep.
Gun	$46,000	A standard firearm. Don’t get too trigger happy using this, otherwise you can’t control where the bullet lands and will waste its ammunition.
Shotgun	$92,000	It’s hunting season, boys. Third shot swings the shotgun behind you, giving it uncontrollable recoil. Make every shot count.

How to use guns in R.E.P.O.

Equip the firearm to one of your inventory slots before you use it. Then bring it out and fire using “E.” These weapons have knockback effects, making it hard to control the recoil. Accuracy is hard to come by with R.E.P.O.‘s weapons so be patient and don’t panic. Spraying and praying won’t get you far. Aim the gun directly at the monster you want to shoot and hold fire, only shooting when the gun and monster lines up correctly. Wait up to one second before firing again, that way the next shot will be accurate too. Getting too trigger-happy will waste your bullets and give the monster time to bridge the gap between yourself and its grinning, salivating mouth.

All items (including guns) have a charge bar. This acts as the magazine size for firearms. You can replenish a weapon’s ammunition (or charge) with a Recharge Drone or at the Charging Station. This means there’s strategy to handling the firearms, as they will inevitably die. You cannot rely on these to get you through every round unless you have a good supply of Energy Crystals and a fully powered Recharge Drone to back you up.

Tranq Gun

The Tranq Gun does exactly what it says on the tin as it temporarily knocks out the entity you’ve shot a dart into. This weapon cannot kill a monster, but it can bring its movements to a standstill for a short period of time, allowing you to escape the area. It’s particularly useful when you need to exfil as monsters grow more aggressive and smarter, patrolling the area you need to travel through to reach the R.E.P.O. truck.

The stun effects last approximately 15 seconds. While we’re going to test which monsters you can use the Tranq Gun on, we speculate this won’t work on the Apex Predator as our tests with this weapon have already shown that this monster isn’t scared of anything. An attempt to stun or kill it will likely end with your decapitation.

This firearm is difficult to aim with as you can easily whiff your shot if you move at the last moment. Stay calm and line up your cursor. A headshot isn’t necessary here. Aim for the largest part of the monster’s body, preferably when it’s standing still. There are only three shots in the chamber, so you will need to recharge the Tranq Gun if you want to use it again.

Gun

The Gun is one of the best weapons in R.E.P.O. It has six bullets in the magazine and can kill most monsters. However, it’s difficult to predict where your bullets will end up. You could whiff your shot lining up your cursor to the monster in front of you while waiting for the perfect moment. Therefore, the Gun is best equipped with a Stun Mine/Grenade or Tranq Gun. Otherwise, you should use this weapon to sneak up on monsters, getting as close as you can before you pepper them with bullets in their back.

Once you have this gun on-hand, be sure to buy a Recharge Drone and have the Charging Station fully stocked with Energy Crystals. This is a weapon you don’t want to only use once. While the Tranq Gun puts the monsters to sleep, the Gun can take them out of the match completely. This doesn’t last the entire round, however, as monsters can respawn after you’ve completed an extraction or when you need to exfil (return to the truck to progress).

If you adopt a stealthier approach, you can easily take out Reapers, Animals, Huntsmans, Bowtie, and the Robe. However, this weapon isn’t good enough on its own to handle the Headman or Trudge, so be warned, taking that fight will likely kill you.

R.E.P.O. gun stats

Here are all monsters we’ve tested the guns on in R.E.P.O. so far: