How to Heal in R.E.P.O. — Health Packs & Reviving
From health packs and teammate heals to reviving downed players at the extraction point — here is every way to restore health and keep your crew alive in R.E.P.O.
Quick Answer
To heal in R.E.P.O., buy a health pack at the Service Station shop (small +25 HP, medium +50 HP, large +100 HP) and use it in the truck, or heal a teammate by standing behind them and holding the grab button to transfer 10 HP per second from your own health. Buy the Health Upgrade to permanently raise your max HP. To revive a dead teammate, carry their head to the extraction point and extract it — they return with 1 HP.
How to Heal in R.E.P.O. — Every Method
R.E.P.O. has no passive regeneration. These are the four ways to get health back:
Health Packs
The main way to heal. Buy a health pack at the Service Station shop between levels, carry it to the truck, and use it to restore a fixed chunk of HP. Small packs restore 25 HP, medium 50 HP, and large a full 100 HP.
Heal a Teammate (10 HP/sec)
Stand behind a hurt teammate and hold the grab/interact button. You transfer 10 HP per second from your own health bar into theirs. It costs you HP, so only heal when you have more health to spare — priceless in the middle of a chase.
Health Upgrade (+20 Max HP)
The Health Upgrade at the Service Station raises your maximum health by 20 HP and refills you when purchased. It costs roughly $6,000–$8,000, stacks every time you buy it, and is the only permanent way to grow your health pool.
Recover in the Truck / Shop
Between levels you are safe inside the truck and at the shop. This is where you spend health packs, buy upgrades, and get revived teammates back into the group before the next quota run begins.
Health Pack Sizes & Prices
Health packs come in three sizes. Prices scale with how much HP they restore:
How to Revive Downed Teammates
A dead teammate is not lost. Reviving them takes four steps:
Find the head
When a teammate dies, their body breaks and leaves behind their head. Pick it up like any other object — it can be grabbed, carried, and even thrown.
Carry it to the extraction point
Bring the head to the extraction point (the same spot where you cash in valuables). Place it inside the extraction zone alongside your loot.
Complete the extraction
Finish the extraction with the head inside the zone. This is what actually triggers the revive — the head must be extracted, not just carried around.
They respawn at 1 HP
The revived player comes back in the truck at the next shop with only 1 HP. Heal them immediately with a health pack or a teammate heal before the next level starts.
Healing & Survival Tips
Five habits that keep your whole crew alive from level to level:
Keep a health pack in the truck
A small pack is cheap insurance. Buying one every shop trip means you always have a heal ready for the run where a monster catches you off guard.
The healthiest player heals the others
Because teammate healing drains the healer, the person with the most HP should top up low teammates. Spread the health evenly so nobody is one hit from death.
Prioritize the health upgrade early
Extra max HP compounds. Buying health upgrades in the first few shops keeps the whole run survivable and reduces how often you have to spend cash on consumable packs.
Never leave a head behind
A dead teammate is not gone — grab their head and extract it. Even if it means a risky trip back through the level, a revived player is worth far more than a single valuable.
Avoid chip damage between fights
Fall damage, cart bumps, and traps all eat your HP with no easy heal on the map. Move carefully so you reach the shop with enough health to skip an expensive pack.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do you heal in R.E.P.O.?
You heal mainly with health packs bought at the Service Station shop between levels — small (+25 HP), medium (+50 HP), and large (+100 HP). You can also heal a teammate by standing behind them and holding the grab button, which transfers 10 HP per second from your own health bar. Buying the Health Upgrade raises your maximum HP permanently and refills you when purchased.
How do you heal a teammate in R.E.P.O.?
Walk up behind the injured teammate and hold your grab/interact button. Your character transfers 10 HP per second from your own health bar into theirs. Because it costs you HP, only the player with more health should heal, and you should stop before you drop too low yourself. It is the fastest way to save someone mid-level when no health pack is on hand.
How do you revive a dead teammate in R.E.P.O.?
When a teammate dies they leave behind their head. Pick up the head, carry it to the extraction point, and extract it alongside your loot. Once the extraction completes, the player is revived and returns in the truck at the next shop with 1 HP. Heal them right away with a pack or teammate heal before the next level begins.
Why does a revived player only have 1 HP?
That is by design — reviving through extraction brings the teammate back alive but extremely fragile at 1 HP. The intended flow is to revive them, then immediately restore health using a health pack in the truck or a teammate heal, so they enter the next level at full strength instead of dying to the first hit.
How much do health packs cost in R.E.P.O.?
Health pack prices scale with how much they restore. A small pack (+25 HP) runs around $3,000, a medium (+50 HP) around $6,000, and a large (+100 HP) around $11,000. Exact prices vary slightly with the shop, but the small pack is almost always the most cash-efficient heal early in a run.
Can you increase your max health in R.E.P.O.?
Yes. The Health Upgrade at the Service Station adds 20 HP to your maximum health each time you buy it, and it stacks across the run. You start every campaign at 100 HP, so stacking a few health upgrades early is the most reliable way to survive the tougher later levels where monsters hit much harder.
Does R.E.P.O. heal you automatically over time?
No — there is no passive health regeneration during a level. Any HP you lose stays gone until you actively heal with a pack, a teammate heal, or a health upgrade. This is why managing health packs and playing carefully matters so much: a mistake early in a level cannot simply be waited off.