| R.E.P.O. | |
|---|---|
 Official cover art | |
| Developer | Semiwork |
| Publisher | Semiwork |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform | Windows |
| Release | 26 February 2025 (early access) |
| Genre | Survival horror |
| Modes | Singleplayer Multiplayer |
R.E.P.O. (acronym of Retrieve, Extract and Profit Operation) is an upcoming online cooperative survival horror video game developed and published by Swedish game studio Semiwork for Windows. It was released in early access on 26 February 2025 on Steam. It is developed in the Unity game engine. [1]
R.E.P.O. gameplay is similar to Lethal Company . [2] The game can host up to six players and tasks them with finding valuable items and objects. The players must handle the objects carefully and avoid breaking or damaging them which lowers their value, all while bringing the objects to extraction points to receive in-game money called "SURPLUS". [3]
The game adheres to a roguelike format, employing randomized modular layouts to create unique map configurations for each playthrough. These environments exhibit variations in room arrangement, item placement, and enemy distribution. On each level, you are required to fill each quota at each extraction point before escaping to the truck, and you are incentivized to take more valuables to spend more, but risk transporting and managing your valuables and enemy interaction. Between levels, you visit a "Service Station" which allows the players to spend their SURPLUS on permanent upgrades, weapons, explosives, various tools, and resources like health and energy for the aforementioned weapons and tools. At its core, R.E.P.O. prioritizes verbal cooperation and coordination and strategic planning. [4] [5]
Shaun Cichacki of Vice said "R.E.P.O. is 6-player chaos in the greatest way possible", and "I can't get enough". [6] Elie Gould of PC Gamer said "R.E.P.O. is a fantastic co-op horror game that can hold its own against big shots like Lethal Company". [7] As of April 2025, R.E.P.O. has received an "overwhelmingly positive" rating on Steam. [4] [5]
Upon its early access release, R.E.P.O. reached a peak of 230,000 concurrent players during its first weekend.[ citation needed ] For the week of 11–18 March 2025, it was the highest-grossing paid game on Steam and ranked second in overall revenue behind Valve Corporation's own Counter-Strike 2 . [8] [9] As of 11 March 2025, R.E.P.O. had 145,000 active players on Steam. [10]
On October 7, 2025, R.E.P.O. was nominated for a Golden Joystick award for Best Early Access Game. [11]
On October 25, 2025, R.E.P.O.'s player characters, the Semibots, were added as a purchasable outfit inside of Fortnite: Battle Royale as part of the game's "Fortnitemares" Halloween event. [12]