Mutators are game modifiers in Streets of Rogue which can drastically change the gameplay in various ways. Mutators can be enabled by talking to the Hacker at Home Base. Enabling mutators will apply them to your next run.
Notes[ | ]
- Mutators do not persist across game sessions. If you exit to the main menu or from the game, you'll have to re-enable any mutators you wish to use on the next run.
- Due to the nature of changes made by mutators, some of them will as a side-effect make it impossible to complete certain unlocks and/or achievements while enabled. There's also one (Sandbox AKA Cheat Mode) which even disables Chicken Nugget collection by design, due the mutator's significant affect on game balance.
- The Player can activate as many mutators at once as they wish. It's possible to activate all mutators simultaneously (except for the few which are mutually-exclusive to each other and thus cannot both be enabled).
- The in-game tooltips are from the game, not self-made.
Tips and Strategies[ | ]
- Players looking to experiment or wanting a challenge can play Daily Run, which presents a custom run with a different selection of mutators each day.
List of Mutators[ | ]
Below is a list of all mutators currently available in-game:
| Name | In-Game Tooltip | How to Unlock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ape Town | Everyone appears as a gorilla, though this has no effect on gameplay. | Complete a game with the Gorilla | |
| Assassination Nation | Assassins appear every level. | Neutralize an assassin | |
| Big Knockback | More knockback is applied to all hits. | (starting mutator) | |
| Continue? | Upon death, the player can continue the game from the beginning of the floor. 2 continues per run. Starts after you complete Floor 1. | (starting mutator) | |
| Create-A-Mutator* | (N/A; unimplemented as of Version 93. Unclear if this will ever be implemented.) | (N/A; unimplemented) | |
| Disasters Every Level | More disasters than you can shake a stick at. | (starting mutator) | |
| Doctors are Important | Health items are less effective, but doctors are cheaper and more common. | (starting mutator) | |
| Endless | The game doesn't end when you finish all the levels. (This turns off most unlockables.) | Complete a game with any character | |
| Everyone Hates You | Most people start off hostile towards you, but also have much lower health. | (starting mutator) | |
| Exploding Bodies | Bodies explode shortly after hitting the ground. | (starting mutator) | |
| Extra Health for NPCs | NPCs start with some extra health, making the game more challenging. | (starting mutator) | |
| Faster Gameplay | The game plays at 1.3 times the normal speed. | (starting mutator) | |
| Full Health for All | NPCs start with similar health to the player, instead of having their health reduced by default. | (starting mutator) | |
| High Costs | Everything costs more money. | (starting mutator) | |
| Infinite Ammo | Ammo does not deplete when firing guns. | (starting mutator) | |
| Infinite Ammo (Common Weapons) |
Ammo does not deplete when firing "common" weapons. (Typically bullet-based). | (starting mutator) | |
| Infinite Melee Durability | Melee weapons do not lose durability when hitting other people. | (starting mutator) | |
| Low Health For All | Everyone starts with much lower health -- yourself included. | (starting mutator) | |
| Many Werewolves | Werewolves appear randomly amongst the normal populace. | Neutralize 10 Werewolves (can be done across multiple games) | |
| Mixed-Up Environments | What if Lakes could appear in the Slums? What if Mobsters hung out in the Park? This mutator should answer all your questions. | Complete floor 4-2 | |
| Money Rewards | Money is always given as a reward for completing missions. | (starting mutator) | |
| Neutral Cannibals | Cannibals are no longer initially hostile. | (starting mutator) | |
| New Character Every Level | Your character class changes randomly at the start of each level. | Unlock 5 different Characters (can be done across multiple games) | |
| No Cowards | People will never run from battles after starting combat. | (starting mutator) | |
| No Custom Characters | Disallows custom characters. Intended for open multiplayer games. | (starting mutator) | |
| No Disasters | Disasters don't appear in levels. | (starting mutator) | |
| No Guns | No guns allowed! All guns are replaced with equivalent melee weapons. | (starting mutator) | |
| No Limits | Limitations removed from a number of objects, items and traits to allow for extreme exploits, grinding and min-maxing. | (starting mutator) | |
| No Melee Weapons | No melee weapons allowed -- guns for everybody! All melee weapons are replaced with equivalent guns. | (starting mutator) | |
| No Patrolling Cops | Law Enforcement classes no longer patrol the streets, though they can still appear through other circumstances. | (starting mutator) | |
| Quick Game | Only 10 levels in the game instead of 15. Most unlocks relating to finishing specific levels will not trigger. | Complete floor 5-1 with any character | |
| Random Districts | District for each level (Slums, Industrial, etc.) is randomized. | Complete floor 5-2 with any character | |
| Random Mutators | New mutators are chosen randomly each level. | (starting mutator) | |
| Remove - Bombs Dropping | Bombs Dropping disaster does not appear in the game. | (starting mutator) | |
| Remove - Bounty | Bounty disaster does not appear in the game. | (starting mutator) | |
| Remove - Hidden Bombs | Hidden Bombs disaster does not appear in the game. | (starting mutator) | |
| Remove - Killer Robot | Killer Robot (Disaster) does not appear in the game. | (starting mutator) | |
| Remove - Ooze | Ooze disaster does not appear in the game. | (starting mutator) | |
| Remove - Police Lockdown | Police Lockdown disaster does not appear in the game. | (starting mutator) | |
| Remove - Radiation Blasts | Radiation Blasts disaster does not appear in the game. | (starting mutator) | |
| Remove - Riot | Riot disaster does not appear in the game. | (starting mutator) | |
| Remove - Shifting Status Effects | Shifting Status Effects disaster does not appear in the game. | (starting mutator) | |
| Remove - War Zone | War Zone disaster does not appear in the game. | (starting mutator) | |
| Remove - Zombies | Zombies (Disaster) does not appear in the game. | (starting mutator) | |
| Remove District - Downtown | Downtown levels do not appear in the game. | Complete Downtown with any character | |
| Remove District - Industrial | Industrial levels do not appear in the game. | Complete Industrial with any character | |
| Remove District - Park | Park levels do not appear in the game. | Complete Park with any character | |
| Remove District - Slums | Slums levels do not appear in the game. | Complete Slums with any character | |
| Remove District - Uptown | Uptown levels do not appear in the game. | Complete Uptown with any character | |
| Rocket Chaos | Everyone gets a Rocket Launcher! | Complete a game with No Melee Weapons mutator enabled | |
| Rogue Vision | Objects not within your character's line-of-sight are hidden from view. | (starting mutator) | |
| Sandbox | Also known as 'Cheat Mode'. Start the game with an Item Teleporter that gives access to any Reward Item that you've unlocked. Also, no need to do missions to pass levels. Also, you can't unlock things. | (starting mutator) | |
| Slower Gameplay | The game plays at 0.8 times the normal speed. | (starting mutator) | |
| Speedrun Mode | Changes a bunch of settings to level the playing field for speedrunners. | (starting mutator) | |
| Speedrun Mode (Standardized) | Works the same as Speedrun Mode, but all traits and items are unlocked, and are all set to be active. Here's the catch: If you take more than 4 minutes to complete the level, you die. | (starting mutator) | |
| Super Special Abilities | Enables the "Super" versions of characters for the whole game. Only works after the character's Big Quest has been completed and a new game started. Non-custom characters only. | (starting mutator) | |
| Supercop Land | All Cops are replaced with Supercops. | Operate an Alarm Button with any character | |
| Time Limit | Complete the levels within 2:15 plus 45 seconds per required mission, or you're dead! | (starting mutator) | |
| Time Limit + Time Bonuses | Start the game with limited time, but gain more time by completing missions. | Complete any floor with Time Limit mutator enabled | |
| Time Limit EXTREME | Complete the levels within 0:45 plus 45 seconds per required mission, or you're dead! | Complete a game with Time Limit mutator enabled | |
| Zombies Ate My Game Balance | Zombies appear on every level. | (starting mutator) | |
| Zombies Welcome | Zombies are welcome amongst the normal population. (This includes you) | (starting mutator) |