How to Play Repel The Monster
Monsters here don’t appear from nowhere. They come through portals, and those portals are the reason a level ever ends. Kill as many creatures as you like and the invasion simply refills; break every portal on the map and you’re done. That one design decision shapes how the game plays from the first second, because it makes the whole thing about pushing toward objectives under pressure rather than parking somewhere safe and running up a total.
The controls amount to two things: WASD or the arrow keys for movement, and the left mouse button held down to keep firing. Monsters leave weapons and ammunition behind when they die, so your firepower isn’t bought between levels — it’s picked up off the ground mid-fight, which makes leaving a safe angle to go grab a drop a genuine gamble. Points come from kills, so a scoring race runs underneath the objective at all times, and because the supply of enemies never dries up there’s always more to shoot if a number is what you’re chasing. The pull between those two goals, clear the portals quickly or farm the spawns for score, is most of what makes one run feel different from the next.
Tips to Clear Portals Faster
- Shoot the source, not the crowd it made. Enemies keep pouring out while a portal stands. Every second spent on the endless supply instead is a second the map gets more crowded.
- Fire while you move. The mouse button doesn’t need retriggering, so strafing with it held down costs you nothing. Standing still to shoot is a habit worth breaking early.
- Sweep for drops on your way through. Weapons and ammo land wherever monsters fall. Route yourself over the bodies as you advance instead of doubling back later, once the area has refilled.
- Take the closest portal first. Two open portals are worse than twice one, because they feed each other’s crowds. Killing the nearest immediately shrinks the problem rather than splitting your attention across two spawn points.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Repel The Monster free to play?
Yes, it plays free in the browser with no download.
How do I finish a level?
Destroy every summoning portal. Monsters keep arriving until the portals are gone, so the portals rather than the monsters are the win condition.
What are the controls?
Move with WASD or the arrow keys and hold the left mouse button to shoot. It’s built for a keyboard and mouse.
