Despite its simplistic appearance and mechanics, Brotato can be hardcore. It features some frantic gameplay as the player must fight to survive through several intense 60-second waves to make it to the final boss fight. New players may initially struggle with the intensity, but here are some beginner tips and tricks for Brotato.
6 Activate Manual Aim
Brotato is similar to Vampire Survivors in that they are both top-down arena shooter rogue-lite games. However, Brotato has one setting that differs from Vampire Survivors. If players glance through the menu options, they will see that they can toggle manual aim.
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Brotato’s default will see the player firing with an auto-aim. This can be helpful in some situations, but more often than not, the player will end up aiming at a distant enemy or missing entirely. It may be better to toggle manual aiming to allow for more precision and direction when aiming at enemies with the cursor. However, this decision is entirely down to the player’s personal preference.
5 Avoid Corners
All of Brotato’s maps are square-shaped with four corners. As the waves become progressively harder, players may find it increasingly difficult to avoid the massive hoards of enemies swarming around their position. As a result, players are advised to kite around in circles to avoid getting too close.
That being said, while frantically moving around the small map and avoiding the bullet-hell-style elements, it can be easy for players to accidentally back themselves up into a corner with no escape. This will inevitably lead to death, so players should avoid staying in corners for too long and should keep moving to improve their survivability.
4 Save Any Fruit
Occasionally, an unappealing green fruit will drop from enemies or trees. These are called Life Fruits and are one of the few methods of self-healing in Brotato aside from the Life Steal and Health Regen stats. It can be tempting to pick these up at full health, but players should avoid them as it will be a waste of resources.
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If the player is injured, these Life Fruits will magnetize towards the player’s position to heal them. It is best to gather and save these Fruits for emergencies, as they don’t provide much healing.
3 Don’t Underestimate Turrets or Landmines
If players get turrets or landmines as one of their potential item choices, they should make sure to buy them. Both Turrets and Landmines will randomly spawn at the blue crosses at the start of a wave. Turrets are a bonus weapon in the players’ arsenal that can help clear the battlefield. Landmines are also an excellent zoning tool. If players are being chased by a massive group of enemies, they can easily kite them into a landmine.
Aside from the default, which is a useful weapon, there are other variations of the turret available to purchase. For example, a Medical Turret is extremely useful for keeping the player topped up with health if they get into serious trouble.
2 Pay Attention To Stats
Like most games of this ilk, stats are extremely important in Brotato. Players must pay attention to their stats and what they are building towards with each item upgrade. Some stats are self-explanatory, while others are harder to understand. For example, players may not realize that the Dodge stat gives them a chance to avoid taking some damage, even if they walk through a crowd of enemies. All weapons and items are one of four rarities: black (common), blue (rare), purple (epic), and red (legendary).
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Players can increase their stats by looking at the weapons and item keywords in the shop. Each item will have specific positive stats for the player and sometimes a negative modifier to balance it out. Depending on the Brotato they have chosen, the player must consider their combat build carefully. Some characters are built for melee, while others are better with ranged weaponry. Certain stats will either hinder or help them in future waves. Regardless, Speed is always a good stat to maintain distance from rampaging enemies.
1 Changeable Difficulty
Difficulty elitism is a problem many rogue-like games face. Some gamers that can tackle harder games display degrees of snobbery towards other players who may struggle with difficult games. Luckily, that is not an issue in Brotato. This title features adaptive difficulty adjustments that can be altered to suit players of all calibers.
Many new players may not realize this, but the difficulty of Brotato can be tweaked in the settings — and it’s more complex than choosing between easy, medium and hard. The settings featuresoptions where players can change the enemy’s speed, health, and damage, so the experience can be adapted to fit the player’s individual needs. If the default settings aren’t enough and the player wants more of a challenge, they can max out these settings at their own risk.
Brotato is available in Early Access on PC.
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