Mechanics
Start with food safety, one movement answer, and a coherent affinity direction; this is the practical tips, tutorial, and strategy route for first clears.
For a broad beginner guide, the first useful answer is not a tier list. New players should solve four basics in order: safe food, one movement button, one mistake buffer, and one focused damage plan.
Start with the first-clear route, then open boss routes when the first wall is a boss, or genetics order when the question is what to unlock next.
Read next: Beginner First Clear, Regular Boss Routes, Which genetics should you unlock first?.
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A conservative first-clear route for players who feel stuck on the first level or early Pressure climbs: stabilize food, movement, regeneration, and one simple damage plan before chasing fancy branches.
Read guideDirect-contact damage, meat routing, and Physical scaling for players who want bosses to end quickly instead of becoming endurance checks.
Read guideAbility-scaling poison, Stinger routing, and ranged uptime. This route wins by applying damage safely and letting status ticks finish what raw burst cannot.
Read guideNo-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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