Best Skills to Unlock First in REDACTED

REDACTED is a fairly typical roguelike that does everything you'd expect. It doesn't try to break the mold and introduce new interesting mechanics, but it does what it's supposed to do very well. The levels don't feel dull, the enemies come in all shapes and sizes, and the player has a lot of options for meta-progression.

One of the main ways you can increase your overall strength in the game is by buying and equipping skills. There are five "pages" in REDACTED that require progressively more resources to unlock, each containing more powerful skills for the player to buy.

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By Harry Ted Sprinks

How Do Skills Work in REDACTED

Skills can be unlocked in the hub area of the game from the Crisis Management Terminal, located on the left side of the raised platform. Interact with the terminal to open a shop menu, which contains a list of available skills that the player can buy. Initially, these skills will be limited, with only the first page being available. Additionally, you won't be able to equip more than three skills at a time.

However, after you beat your first boss, you can use the currency you get from the boss (Samples) to unlock the next page in the shop and increase your skill-carrying capacity. The skills you unlock can be equipped and upgraded. Upgrading a skill doesn't change its effect; it only increases the duration or strengthens its effect. Buying and upgrading skills requires Contraband.

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By Adam Carradus

Best Skills To Unlock First in REDACTED

The skills found on the first page of the shop aren't worth talking about. They're not necessarily bad, but they don't have game-changing functionality. They are utility features that will incrementally make your runs feel better. The skills you unlock from this page are solely dependent on your playstyle.

It costs 2 Samples to unlock the second page. Defeating the first boss grants exactly 2 Samples.

Once you unlock the second page, you'll come across a few skills that are must-haves in your arsenal. These skills might cost much more than the others in the shop, but they are worth the extra Contraband because of their utility.

Name	Page	Description	Unlock Cost
Last Caress	2	When your health drops to zero, you restore a portion of your maximum life.	300 Contraband
Double Dash	2	You are able to dash an additional time	150 Contraband
Executioner	2	Instantly kills enemies with low health. [Health Threshold: 5%]	100 Contraband