REPO Game Shop Guide: What to Buy at the Service Station
Between every level in R.E.P.O. you return to the Service Station shop. Here is what you can buy, how the shared cash works, why the stock changes every visit, and what to prioritise.
Quick Answer
The REPO shop is the Service Station you visit between levels. You spend the shared cash your team earned from extractions on health packs, permanent upgrades, weapons, drones and rare items like the Energy Crystal. Health packs and upgrades always spawn; everything else is randomised each visit. Money rounds down to the nearest $1K and unspent cash carries over, so save up for the big items you actually need.
What You Can Buy in the REPO Shop
The Service Station store carries five broad categories of goods. Two of them always spawn; the rest rotate on RNG.
Health Packs
Restore HP to yourself or teammates. Come in three sizes — Small (25 HP), Medium (50 HP) and Large (100 HP). A health pack always spawns in the shop, so you can usually count on buying at least one before the next level.
Upgrades
Permanent stat boosts applied to a single player: extra max health, more stamina, higher strength, faster sprint, extra jump, longer grab range and more. Upgrades are the best long-term money sink because they never break or run out.
Weapons
Guns, grenades, the stun baton and other tools for fighting or stunning monsters. Most weapons run on a battery charge and must be recharged at the truck once depleted.
Drones & Tools
Utility items like the Recharge Drone, Roll Drone, Indestructible Drone and Zero Gravity Orb. These are one-time purchases that stay with your crew for the rest of the game and reappear each level even if broken.
Mystery & Special Items
Rarer objects such as the Energy Crystal and other one-off gadgets. The shop inventory is randomised, so these do not appear every visit — grab them when the RNG offers one you want.
How the Service Station Shop Works
The shop is a physical room, not a menu. Here is the flow each time you return between levels:
Survive back to the Service Station
The shop only opens between levels at the Service Station. You have to extract enough value and make it back alive — money you earned is lost if the whole crew wipes before returning.
Check your total cash
Everything is bought from the shared pool of cash your team earned from extractions. The game rounds your total down to the nearest $1K, so $9.6K spends as $9K.
Walk the shelves and pick items up
The shop is a physical room. Walk up to an item, grab it with your grab beam, and a price tag shows the cost. Health packs and upgrades always spawn; everything else is randomised each visit.
Pay at the checkout
Carry the items you want to the checkout point and confirm the purchase. Anything you do not buy is left behind. Unspent cash carries over to the next shop visit.
REPO Shop Prices (Approximate)
Prices vary run to run because the shop is randomised, but community-reported ranges give a useful ballpark for budgeting your cash pool.
Ranges are community estimates from the current early-access build and can change with updates. Treat them as a guide, not exact values.
Shop Tips to Spend Smarter
- Buy a health pack most rounds — a wiped run loses all its earnings, so staying alive protects your cash.
- Prioritise permanent upgrades over consumables: they never break and compound over the whole game.
- Coordinate purchases with your crew — you share one wallet, so decide together instead of grabbing duplicates.
- Save for high-impact drones (Recharge, Indestructible) once your cash pool is large enough.
- Do not overspend on the first shop — carrying cash over lets you afford a game-changing item sooner.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the shop in REPO?
The shop is the Service Station you return to between levels. After a successful run your truck arrives at the station and the store room opens. You walk through it physically, grab items with your grab beam to see their price, and buy the ones you want at the checkout before heading into the next level.
How does money work in the shop?
All purchases come from a single shared cash pool your whole team fills by extracting valuables. The game rounds your total down to the nearest $1K when you enter the shop, so a $9.6K balance only spends $9K. Anything you do not spend carries over to future shop visits, so it is fine to save up for a big-ticket item.
Does the shop restock between levels?
Yes. Every visit to the Service Station generates a fresh, randomised inventory. Health packs and upgrades always appear, but weapons, drones and special items rotate on RNG — there is no guarantee you will see the same item twice. If you spot something you want and can afford it, buy it, because it may not return next time.
What should I buy first?
Early on, prioritise a health pack and one or two cheap upgrades (health, stamina or strength) since upgrades are permanent and never break. Once your crew is stable, invest in utility drones like the Recharge Drone. Save expensive drones such as the Zero Gravity Orb for later runs when your cash pool is larger. See our upgrades and tier list guides for a full priority order.
Do purchased items carry over to the next level?
Weapons, drones, carts and most gadgets are bought once and stay with your team for the rest of the game. If they break or are lost during a level, they return at the start of the next one. Consumables like health packs and the Energy Crystal are the exception — once used up they are gone and must be repurchased.
Why do my shop items run out of power?
Most active items — weapons, drones and gadgets — run on a battery charge that drains as you use them. When an item is depleted you carry it back to your truck and use the recharge machine, or buy a Recharge Drone to top items up in the field. Plan around this: a powerful weapon is useless if its battery is dead at the wrong moment.
What happens if I cannot afford anything?
If your cash is too low, buy nothing and carry it over — the balance is saved for the next shop visit. It is better to skip a weak item and save for a health pack or upgrade than to spend everything on a low-value gadget. Focus the next level on hitting the quota and extracting more valuables so your next shop trip has real spending power.