R.E.P.O.

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About

R.E.P.O. is a 2025 online co-op horror video game developed and published by semiwork. In the game, a group of up to six players is tasked with collecting and extracting valuables from locations filled with various monsters, with the core gameplay similar to Lethal Company. Released in early access in February 2025, the game went viral as users shared humorous gameplay clips on social media.

History

On February 6th, 2025, the teaser trailer for co-op horror game R.E.P.O. premiered on YouTube,^[1] accumulating over 130,000 views in two months.

On February 26th, 2025, developer semiwork released the game in early access on Steam. On the same day, a release trailer for the game was uploaded to YouTube,^[2] where it garnered over 172,000 views in one months (shown below).

Gameplay and Features

In R.E.P.O., a group of up to six players are robotic beings tasked with exploring abandoned locations and retrieving any valuables found in them. The locations are patrolled by aggressive monstrous beings able to dispatch players with ease, with the core gameplay revolving around avoiding monsters and hiding from them rather than attacking them head on.

The players work for an intelligent AI known as the Taxman, represented by a cursed version of the Tears of Joy emoji. Between levels, players can purchase additional equipment and upgrade their stats.

The game features a proximity chat, meaning that players can't communicate if they stray away too far from each other, and risk being heard by the monsters.

Reception

The game received positive reviews from critics and audiences. As of March 21st, 2025, the game was rated Overwhelmingly Positive (96%) with over 41,000 reviews on Steam.^[3] The game received positive reviews from PC Gamer^[4] and VICE.^[5]

Fandom

In the weeks following its release, the game became a popular choice with streamers while humorous clips from the game saw viral spread on social media, most notably on TikTok and X. For example, on February 26th, 2025, TikTok^[6] user @beef_online posted a clip in which they interacted with an in-game item while referencing the That Fucking Bird That I Hate meme. The video (shown below) gained over 1.5 million views in one month.

On March 1st, 2025, YouTuber CircleToons shared a clip from the game that gained over 1.9 million views, 4,600 reposts and 66,000 likes on X^[7] in three weeks (shown below).

On March 19th, 2025, X^[8] user @Roldier shared a clip in which a dog barking in the background in one of the player's house led to a humorous in-game situation. The video (shown below) received over 1.2 million views, 4,300 reposts and 42,000 likes in two days.