Beginner Tips For No More Room In Hell 2

The survival horror genre has branched out into a multitude of areas, becoming known for its attention to atmosphere and tone throughout many subgenres and subversions to typical tropes. This is a genre that is perfect for those who want adrenaline-pumping action or a slower-paced, more insidious style of horror. Part of the reason that No More Room In Hell 2 is such a good game is that it manages to combine both of these styles of gameplay into a single title.

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By  Christian Buckley

Zombies are a staple among survival horror games and other genres beyond it, such as FPS titles or even roguelikes, but No More Room In Hell 2 puts an incredibly novel spin on this trope with compelling objective-based gameplay that keeps things dynamic, and puts a lot more pressure on the players than simply surviving. This game might be in early access at the moment, but there are already plenty of things for players to try and remember as they work together.

6 Named Locations Have Quality Loot

There Are Risks And Rewards Within Named Locations

Named locations in No More Room In Hell 2 often have high quality gear hidden within safes and caches - they are endemic to this objective-focused style of gameplay where the zombies are the main hindrance coming against a group that needs to get several places back online again.

Most of these named locations will be hiding their loot behind a location specific puzzle, such as rewiring a junction box. Grabbing the loot in here as promptly as possible will benefit players as they head towards the next main objective.

5 Assign Teammates Roles

Organization Beats Organized Chaos

Once players have met up with one another and formed a group, moving from locations and objectives can be made much easier by assigning players roles. These don't need to be permanent positions within the party, but rather at any one time, if someone's doing a puzzle, they have lookouts. If someone is taking the lead, someone is taking the rear.

Giving each player a focused task to do prevents zombie attacks from turning into frenzies of bullets and blood and panic, and this can greatly improve the longevity of each character (which is important - this game has permadeath!).

4 Group Up Veterans With Newbies

If Possible, Have The More Experienced Lead Each Group

Like a lot of co-op survival games, No More Room In Hell 2 works best in a larger group. However, there may come a time when this group needs to split up in order to cover more ground. In the one map currently available, there's only one main objective, but various supplementary ones that must first be completed all over the place, each with named locations between them.

Covering ground effectively and with minimal deaths means putting those who have more experience with the first game or zombie shooters in general into groups with those who are newer to this kind of game.

3 Prioritize Extraction

Let Nothing Stop You From Getting To The Helicopter

Once the main objective is complete, the next and last thing is to get to the extraction helicopter and get out of the area, fast. Players carry over any xp to the next game, so it can be tempting to finish off a few zombies on the way back.

Best practise is to not do this, as the zombies will be incredibly aggressive at this point, and if players are downed, they might doom the whole team, or lose all their experience.

2 First Thing Is Friends

Find Your Comrades Before Moving On

Finding the people closest to you is the most important thing early on in this game. Checking out named locations is a good way to potentially find more allies, and rushing straight for objectives without people to provide cover is a surefire way to be overwhelmed by the horde.

Getting the other people together as one team is vital for this co-op experience, and it's important that players are looking for their allies as the first thing when deploying back to the area. Finding out a higher level player is also part of your team is an incredibly relieving aspect of this game.

1 Classes Are Important - But Not Essential

Don't Stress If Your Class Isn't Perfect

There are a multitude of classes available even in the early access state of No More Room In Hell 2, with each class currently having one ability that changes the way they move and function as part of a team. For example, the Detective has increased headshot damage, while the Nurse can heal themselves and others faster, making them a great pick with players of any skill level.

Players will get to choose three from this pool of 26 classes whenever starting a new character. It can be easy to hope for a certain class, and be disappointed with the results, but every class has its use, and each can be further augmented with abilities. Learn to experiment with abilities and classes, and try to gain familiarity with as many classes as feasible.