In a year full of surprise hits on Steam, the humorous horror game R.E.P.O has been one of the biggest successes so far. In a Q&A on YouTube, the developers answered players’ questions.
Which game is it about? The co-op game R.E.P.O has been one of the biggest hits of the gaming year 2025 so far. At its peak, it recorded more than 270,000 players simultaneously, and even two months after release, according to SteamDB, there are still over 100,000 players active nearly every day. The developers actually wanted to mess up their game quickly.
On Steam, the title currently has “very positive” status with 117,000 reviews (as of 29.04.2025). R.E.P.O is still in early access and regularly costs €9.75. The price may change with the full release – but one thing the game will never be is Free2Play.
In a Q&A on YouTube, the developers from semiwork answered some fans’ questions on April 25, 2025, including those about monetization (via 3D Juegos).
Developers may reveal more than they intended
What are we being protected from? As the developers explain, there are no plans to offer R.E.P.O for free, as they do not want to introduce microtransactions into the game. Players should also not be able to simply buy cosmetics. Instead, they should be able to earn them by simply playing the game – after having purchased it, of course.
This is interesting in that R.E.P.O currently does not have any significant personalization options. The developers may have inadvertently leaked their plans to introduce unlockable cosmetics into the game.
Whether microtransactions are really such a great evil is certainly debatable. Some players are happy about free fun and simply block out the tempting buy banners – as long as it’s only about cosmetic items. With Pay2Win, the fun is known to stop, as currently with CoD. Others would prefer to pay once and be left alone.
However, the decision seems to be well received by the R.E.P.O community. We have summarized some of the reactions for you:
- Darkoxan894: “Honestly, HUGE respect to the developers for not making it free to play because they don’t want to add microtransactions, brilliant decision.”
- snakegamingtv4458: “When he said the game wouldn’t be free to play, for the simple reason of not wanting microtransactions in the game, he immediately earned all the respect from me and my friends. Such a solid developer team.”
Besides the Free2Play topic, fans in the comments are especially concerned about stamina regeneration. The developer casually mentions the possibility of an upgrade that would allow players to restore their stamina while crouching. However, this is still in development.
Like R.E.P.O, the wacky drug simulation Schedule 1 is a co-op game that thrives on entertaining interactions between players and funny situations. How the game will progress can be found here on MeinMMO: Developers show their work on Schedule 1 on Twitch, revealing the release timeframe
