How to extract in R.E.P.O.

You may be wondering how to extract in R.E.P.O. to escape the nightmare each level houses, but failing to meet the quota will not only displease the Taxman—it will also send you to Disposal, resulting in a game over where your save file is deleted.

If you want to progress and appease the Taxman, then here’s everything you need to know about paying the Taxman and extracting in R.E.P.O.

Full R.E.P.O. extract guide

As soon as you enter a R.E.P.O. level, you’re told the quota you need to hit and where to go to extract. Exiting out of the R.E.P.O. truck, you’re greeted by the cold, atmospheric interior of an abandoned facility. The quota and entrance is randomly generated every time. Tasked to locate valuable goods and avoid detection, you need to fill the cart near the entrance/exit until you’ve hit the required quota.

Reach the quota

The back of the cart (where you can interact and pull it, indicated by the red hand icon) calculates the value total you’ve accumulated inside. You don’t need to only fill the cart with items of value, either. You can place goods straight onto the extraction point. This is especially useful for heavy objects that you can’t pick up without a teammate.

After reaching the quota (you can exceed it for a bonus), you need to move the cart onto the platform inside the extraction point. It’s a metal platform with a display above it near the entrance, sporting a crying face. Move the cart onto the platform when you’re ready.

You will know when you’ve hit the quota as a giant green tick will appear after the crying face switches to a smile. The platform suddenly closes in on itself and the valuable items you placed disappear. Move off the platform when you’ve reached or exceeded the quota. Standing on it after seeing the tick will crush you, killing you instantly. There is a three second countdown before extraction begins (where the crusher descends on the extraction point). You will lose the mission and have to start from the beginning of the game if you’re killed while playing solo.

The difficulty rises from level two, where multiple extraction points are added. Refer to the red counter (top right, underneath the valuables quota) to tell you how many times you have to extract valuable goods. A different extractor will spawn in as the old extractor disappears. You must find the next extractor, activate it by pressing the big red button, and move your cart filled with new goodies into this extraction point. You can only leave once all extraction points despawn, indicated by a completed red counter.

How to extract

Darkness engulfs the area when the quota is hit, implying it’s the end of the round, but monsters are still roaming. Exit through the truck you arrived in as quickly as you can. Turn around once you’re inside and look at the overhead display, where a chat between your character and the Taxman can be read. Press and hold interact on the bar that has a white envelope at its center; this executes the extraction, moving you on to the next level.

You can only leave a level by returning to the truck. Use Tab to look at the map if you get lost navigating from a new extraction point, to the R.E.P.O. truck. The way back is shown by a trail of white dots.

R.E.P.O. Service Station, explained

Between every level, you will have the opportunity to use what you earned from the previous mission on upgrades and items. This is the Service Station. Health is not replenished here, so be sure to purchase health packs if you need them. The game automatically saves when you enter the next level and your save file is deleted if you and your teammates die in a round.