Route purpose
No-damage, no-hit, and low-violence routing built around normal-run eligibility, food access, Prey affinity, boss outlasting, and avoiding player-owned damage sources.
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Vegan Pacifist public records: 24. Starting genetic coverage is 10/24, and numeric result coverage is 9/24. The most repeated related routes are Smol, Ruminant, Tail Wag.
No-damage, no-hit, and low-violence routing built around normal-run eligibility, food access, Prey affinity, boss outlasting, and avoiding player-owned damage sources.
Read guideThe links below support specific dated claims, mechanics, or player-route observations on this page; after a patch, use the current in-game text for exact values.
daniladriki cleared Pressure 1 at level 126 in 25:02 with zero kills, zero damage taken, and zero damage dealt, unlocking Zen; the Russian result card also shows 58 mutagen and 9 POIs.
Read guidedaniladriki cleared Pressure 1 at level 79 in exactly 25:00 with zero kills and zero damage dealt; the Russian result card also shows 288 damage taken, 44 mutagen, 23 POIs, and Cataclysm as the Main Predator.
Read guideA July 31 Steam success screenshot records a Harmless clear at level 59 in 22:55 with 0 kills, 0 damage dealt, 581 damage taken, 79 mutagen, and 16 POIs found.
Read guideTwo linked Steam screenshots from July 29 show a Pressure 1 clear with zero kills, zero damage taken, zero damage dealt, level 214, 444 Max HP, 75% dodge, 59 plating, and a heavily developed food-and-survival shell.
Read guideA July 17 Steam discussion adds a late-pressure Vegan plus Pacifist success case: the player says a Pressure 18 clear became extremely durable once the run focused on dodge and Social charm pressure instead of racing damage.
Read guideA July 1 post-patch Zen attempt says the run started with Fin, leaned on Burrow, chased 75% Dodge, parked in water to thin minions, and ended when a Krabken push-beam wall-clipping bug broke the no-damage attempt.
Read guideA fresh early-July Reddit gallery frames Boss Rush as a social shell where Pacifist makes leveling 66% cheaper, other creatures do the killing, and decent POI stat boosts help the run get over the line.
Read guideA June 15 no-hit proof post says the player trapped two bosses outside contact range and waited out the timer during an Underdog plus Pacifist-style run, showing that boss spacing can matter more than DPS for Can't Touch This.
Read guideA fresh June 13 screenshot-backed Zen achievement proof post confirms the demand for no-damage and no-hit routing is still active, even though the public listing does not expose a typed route breakdown.
Read guideA June 9 Reddit gallery post records a successful Frenzy challenge run described as a zero-damage result, with the author noting they wanted Hibernation but never saw it.
Read guideA Russian Steam screenshot caption saying pacifist is the most broken build adds Russian-language pacifist coverage; the visible listing does not expose a full route or end-screen stats.
Read guideA screenshot-backed Zen achievement record focused on speed and size, then Tail, Sprint, Burrower, Ruminant, and Legs while avoiding damage-dealt and damage-taken triggers.
Read guideA Japanese Steam guide for the Zen achievement describes a no-damage and no-hit clear plan on patch 1.0.1 using Vegan, speed, dodge, food efficiency, Nomadic, Pollinator, movement branches, and emergency charm or escape tools.
Read guideA Wounded Challenge screenshot record documents a charm route that exceeded the apparent companion limit, reaching an army of around 40 before Krabken began killing allies.
Read guideA detailed Wounded challenge guide reports a Precocious route that resets for early Ruminant, drafts Prey evolutions, chains Burrow across one grass area, and uses Legs plus Wings to survive bosses and final meteor pressure.
Read guideA source-linked Pressure 20 plus Extinction 4 clear record that points players toward a Prey survival shell: speed, dodge, terrain adaptation, smaller body, damage reduction, HP, regeneration, and poison resistance.
Read guideA high-pressure route record built around early Prey direction, Ruminant after the first boss, Burrower or Courting for survival windows, and charm or burrow control before the final boss.
Read guideA Chinese Steam guide reports clearing N20 with a vegan big-body route built around Robust, Hump, Body Slam, Nomadic, Beak, Cheek Pouch, movement skills, and late Max HP scaling.
Read guideA Japanese Steam screenshot titled 'kept running and cleared' gives localized evidence for escape-first survival clears; the exact route is unknown from the visible listing.
Read guideA Simplified Chinese Steam screenshot titled 'Dove victory' adds localized no-damage and pacifist coverage; exact route and stats are unknown from the visible listing.
Read guideA screenshot-backed Harmless challenge post reports level 186 and says the run reached level cap, making it useful for Harmless, no-attack-slot, and high-score questions.
Read guideA screenshot-backed Ruminant post reports 77 Prey affinity and about 700 XP every 2.5 seconds, while the comments flag that cooldown reduction may not actually apply to Ruminant.
Read guideA player reports beating all pressures with Vegan plus Minimalist, empty early slots, Herbivore when offered, and Spines as the standout high-pressure finish.
Read guideA Steam discussion player reports beating Wounded with a low-damage avoidance route: Precocious, Legs, Elusive or Smol, Tail Wag, and Leap.
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