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Escape from Playtime Items and Loot

Learn which Escape from Playtime items to keep, how to carry and deposit tribute with Barry, and where tools, coins, tapes, and special finds belong.

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Escape from Playtime · Gameplay
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Keep Useful Tools and Deliver Tribute

Collect tribute for Barry while keeping the navigation, healing, revival, and escape tools your team needs to survive. Save Play Coins for the hub shop, return VHS tapes to the Perm-A-Lounge, and keep Limón for the TV cart interaction tied to CraftyCorn.

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Tools, Loot, and Their Uses

Search accessible rooms, shelves, containers, vents, and beneath furniture as you explore. Knock over trash cans to check for hidden loot, and use navigation tools to maintain your return route.

ItemUse or ValueHow to Get or Recover It
Sketch-A-MapOpens an overhead minimap showing nearby space, teammates, and Barry.Every player receives it when starting a new game.
GlowsticksProvide light and mark your route back to Barry.Search for navigation tools while exploring.
FlashlightIts beam can temporarily stop Miss Delight.Recharge with batteries; returning from a shift fully restores its battery.
Flashlight BatteriesRecharge your flashlight or contribute toward tribute.Search for supplies throughout the factory.
Mini-BatteryWorth 50 tribute.Look for useful consumables while scavenging.
BackpackIncreases inventory capacity.Always available in the Vending Machine; also found throughout the facility.
Sewing KitRevives a fallen teammate; worth 300 tribute.Look for useful consumables while scavenging.
Poppy-gel InjectionProvides healing.Search for tools in the factory.
Revival SyringeRevives and heals a downed teammate.Search for supplies throughout the factory.
Healing BalloonThrow onto the floor near yourself or a teammate to restore health.Search for tools in the factory.
AntidoteCures poisoning.Search for supplies throughout the factory.
Trash Can ShieldProvides protection against enemy attacks.Search for tools in the factory.
Road FlareKeeps monsters from crossing its path while lit.Search for tools in the factory.
Cardboard BoxProvides a temporary emergency hiding place.Search for tools in the factory.
Energy DrinkTemporarily grants unlimited stamina for escapes or climbs.Search for supplies throughout the factory.
Gas AbsorberClears gas from a room or route.Search for tools in the factory.
Rope TurretFires a rope to create a zipline.Search for tools in the factory.
Bounce PadLaunches you upward to reach higher areas.Search for tools in the factory.
Hoppy EarsImproves mobility.Search for tools in the factory.
Go-Go GoopImproves mobility.Search for tools in the factory.
Luft BalloonLifts you into the air; plan your landing before it pops.Search for tools in the factory.
Colorful ParasolSlows your fall when opened.Search for tools in the factory.
PFG 2000Can stun enemies or other players.Search for tools in the factory.
BlairhornUsed for disruptive or prank-oriented interactions.Search for tools in the factory.
Slap HandUsed for disruptive or prank-oriented interactions.Search for tools in the factory.
Bron-BellsDeployed Bron-Bells do not persist between shifts.Look for tools while exploring the facility.
Playcare PastelsWorth 200 tribute.Search for loot around the factory.
Doey-CementWorth 200 tribute.Search for loot around the factory.
ToysDeliver as tribute to Barry.Find scattered throughout the factory.
Mechanical PartsDeliver as tribute to Barry.Find scattered throughout the factory.
CutleryDeliver as tribute to Barry.Find scattered throughout the factory.
Factory JunkDeliver as tribute to Barry.Check scattered loot and knock over trash cans.
Play CoinsSpend at Doohickey Den; they do not count toward quota.Find them around the factory.
LimónUse with the TV cart for CraftyCorn.Look during exploration; appears more often during Shift 7, increasingly afterward.
VHS TapesReveal lore when returned to the Perm-A-Lounge.Find them throughout the facility.
Lore NotesRead someone's accounts of time spent in the factory.Check around corners throughout the factory.
PostersInspect the strange words scrawled onto them.Look on the walls of the facility.
Red BallsHave no tribute value; carry and throw them for defense.Play the shooting-gallery minigame in the lobby.
Lost & Found BoxReclaims inventory lost after falling into the Cave hole.Use the recovery box after losing items in that hole.
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How to Carry Loot and Submit Tribute

  1. Check your carrying space. Your inventory starts with four slots, and a Backpack increases capacity. Get a Backpack from the Vending Machine or find one in the facility.
  2. Search nearby rooms and check vents, beneath furniture, and trash cans you can knock over. Use the Sketch-A-Map to track your surroundings, teammates, and Barry as you explore.
  3. Decide which tools to keep before depositing your haul. Reserve supplies that address an immediate problem, such as a low flashlight battery, a fallen teammate, or poisoning.
  4. Return to Barry and throw your tribute into the cart. Wait until teammates have finished loading, then pull the lever to send the tribute.
  5. Check your quota progress after submitting. The amount loaded into Barry is tracked separately from the amount already sent, so confirm the submission before planning another collection trip.
  6. Continue collecting if the quota remains short. Once it is met, leave through the exit hatch that opens automatically. Watch the shift timer on the main HUD when deciding whether another trip is sensible.
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Protect Your Haul on the Return Trip

Factory layouts change between runs, so use your map and Glowsticks to maintain a route back to Barry. Make regular deliveries in manageable batches. Candy Cat eats loot left on the floor, while items already loaded into Barry are safe from her.

If you lose inventory in the Cave hole, reclaim it through the Lost & Found Box. Returning from the facility after a shift fully restores your health and flashlight battery. Deployed Bron-Bells do not persist into the next shift.

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Check Special Finds Before Submitting

Before sending tribute, check whether your haul includes something intended for another destination. Play Coins belong at the hub shop, VHS tapes reveal lore back in the Perm-A-Lounge, and Limón has a TV cart interaction tied to CraftyCorn. Keep those objectives in mind when sorting what to use, deliver, or bring back.

Open the CraftyCorn unlock guide for the Lemon and TV cart objective.

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