Game developers Blobfish released top-level rogueliteBrotatoin September 2022, and the game has received an overwhelmingly positive response for the simple but fun survival shooter. The title tasks players with helping the title character survive 20 waves of aliens using an array of weapons and an assortment of tools to better his chance of survival.
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The game features over 35 different characters to choose from, each with their own unique abilities. While players need to pick the right character to suit their play style, the selection of weapons is just as crucial. Given the abundance of close-quarter combat weaponry in the game’s arsenal, players should familiarize themselves with the punchiest melee options.
10Ghost Axe
The Ghost Axe is an ethereal weapon that delivers moderate close-quarter damage while also granting players a stat bonus for the number of kills made. It can deliver up to 40 points of damage per hit at tier 4 and offers a 100% damage boost according to the player’s melee damage stat.
While the Ghost Axe does not have the offensive potency of some other damaging melee tools, its ability to increase player damage according to the number of kills made with the weapon makes it a strong candidate for selection. Players will receive a 1% increase in their damage stat for every 20 enemies killed with the axe, which improves to +1% per 12 kills if it is at tier 4. This is a default weapon that players can test as soon as desired.
9Lightning Shiv
A crudely crafted blademeets the power of a storm as the Lightning Shiv provides a precise weapon that can damage multiple enemies. While it doesn’t have high damage, given the tier 4 version only delivers 20 points of pain, its ability to spawn lightning makes it a favorable close-quarter combat tool.
The Lightning Shiv offers an 80% damage boost according to the player’s melee damage score and will spawn an electric projectile each hit. The projectile will bounce between 1 and 3 enemies, based on the weapon’s tier, and inflicts up to 15 damage with an additional 100% boost from the player’s elemental damage score. This is a default weapon and can be selected as the first-choice when starting a new run.
8Plank
Part ofBrotato’s charm and appeal to its audience is its ability to take everyday items and turn them into tools for killing aliens. The Plank is no exception. While the name suggests the weapon is merely a chunk of wood, the Blobfish team attached an explosive to it to give the Plank some pyrotechnic flair.
The Plank is not a potent offensive tool on the surface, offering melee damage as high as 25 points, but the extra perks make it desirable. It offers bonuses of 50-65% in damage according to melee and elemental damage and engineering score, which prove significant when those stats are boosted. What’s more, hits have a minimum of 25% chance of causing an explosion each time. This elemental weapon is available by default, so players can make use of its explosive style straight away.
7Screwdriver
Much like the plank, this everyday item becomes a surprisingly effective way of clearing out aliens. It offers very little by way of melee damage, however the Screwdriver appeals by spawning landmines throughout the arena,which explode on contact.
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From tier 1, landmines spawn every 12 seconds and for each tier upgrade, this improves by 3 seconds until mines are spawning every 3 seconds on tier 4. The landmines deal 10 points of damage and offer a 100% damage boost according to the engineering score. The Screwdriver is a default option, so new players are able to test its explosive qualities immediately.
6Wrench
While the Wrench is considered to bemore of a tool than a melee weapon, it can be the difference between winning and losing in the later rounds. Its ability to deliver melee damage is nothing to get excited about, however it’s the tool’s additional abilities that make it a very handy weapon.
While melee damage is low for the Wrench, it offers a 20 point knockback across all tiers, which is useful for providing space to allow other weapons to deliver damage. Although it is the addition of a turret on the field that makes the Wrench appealing. The quality of the turret’s offense improves with each tier, with tier 2 offering incendiary attacks, laser for tier 3 and explosive projectiles for tier 4. This tool is available as a default option, so players won’t need to work hard to earn its perks.
5Flaming Brass Knuckles
While one might question how this weapon doesn’t turn the game’s character into a baked potato, the Flaming Brass Knuckles are a fiery twist to the standard unarmed combat routine. Offering a damage range of between 16 and 64 points and a 100% melee damage bonus, these knuckles are capable of significant damage at close-quarters.
The Flaming Brass Knuckles are one of the game’s faster melee weapons, with a cooldown as fast as 0.59 seconds. They also offer additional burn damage. For players with a tier 4 version of this weapon, the character can deliver 15x7 damage with a 100% boost coinciding with the player’s elemental damage. This weapon is available from tier 2, so players can find this in between waves from the shop.
4Hammer
Little needs to be said about the practical uses ofa big hammer in combat situations, but it would not feel right for fans of brute force to not have one. The Hammer is a heavy, blunt weapon available from tier 2 and provides a high damage and boasts one of the highest knockback scores in the game.
The Hammer can deliver between 30 and 100 damage and gives players a damage bonus between 150-200% based on their melee damage score. While it does not have bonuses in stats like some other weapons, its ability to deliver a knockback of up to 40 makes this one of the best ways to create space. This is a defaultBrotatoweaponhowever, given its tier 2 minimum, players will most likely find this in the shop between waves.
3Power Fist
The Power Fist is an unarmed explosive alternative to a regular clenched fist, empowering players to punch their enemies with explosive repercussions. This weapon is available as a tier 3 or tier 4 offensive tool, with a damage count of 40-60 per hit and a short cooldown as low as 0.59 seconds.
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In addition to its short cooldown and potent damage, the Power Fist also flexes a 100% melee damage boost and will provide a well-needed knockback of 15 points to help players separate themselves from aliens that get too close. This weapon is unlocked when players complete a run with the Brawler character.
2Thunder Sword
While the Thunder Sword may not havethe mythical reputation of Thor’s Mjolnir, it certainly shares the legendary weapons ability to smash and zap its adversaries. This tier 3 and 4 weapon delivers a damage count of 30-60 with a melee and elemental damage boost of up to 150%.
The Thunder Sword can offer some close-quarter relief when enemies get too close due to its 5 knockback count, however the appeal of the blade is its ability to spawn 2-4 lightning projectiles each hit, which slows down enemies and causes an additional damage equivalent to 100% of the player’s elemental damage level. The sword can be used in the game once players complete a run with the Mage character.
1Plasma Sledgehammer
The Plasma Sledgehammer combines everythinggamers love about dishing out blunt-force traumawith damaging pyrotechnics. This weapon is only available from tier 3, which means that even at its lowest tier, it’s an effective tool for close-quarter offense.
The Plasma Sledgehammer boasts a damage count of 80–120 points with a melee and elemental damage boost of 150-200%, depending on the weapon’s tier. The sledgehammer also offers a 30 point knockback bonus and gives players a 25-50% chance of explosion for each hit delivered. to make this weapon available for use, players must first successfully complete a run with the Knight character.
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