Mission brief
Responders persist through successful extractions and grow through skills, Credits and Supplies, but loss can become permanent.
Facts checked on August 24, 2026. Store prices, ratings and player counts can change.
Verified intel
- Each Responder starts with a background-linked skill and can develop further.
- Low health and failed grabs raise infection risk; Phalanx Pills delay infection while Gene Therapy can cure it.
- Beginner and Normal offer limited recovery windows; Hard and Nightmare enforce permadeath more aggressively.
Field advice
Maintain more than one developed Responder, plan an early extraction when a run collapses, and reserve medical resources for real infection risk.