Nobody Saves The World is the latest indie RPG to take the gaming industry by storm. Developed by Drinkbox Studios (the people behind the Gaucamelee series), Nobody Saves The World is a fresh and irreverent take on the RPG formula that makes it a worthy addition to January's Xbox Game Pass lineup.
With its quirky characters, eye-catching art style, and innovative gameplay, Nobody Saves The World has everything it needs to be a hit. But there's a surprising amount of depth to the game, and with that depth comes added complexity that can make it difficult to know what to do when first diving in. For all those players just starting out, here are some great tips to succeed in Nobody Saves The World.
Updated May 26th, 2022 by Russ Boswell: There is a ton to see and do in Nobody Saves the World. The top-down RPG adventure is deceptively simple, seeming like a straight-forward hack-and-slash but quickly devolves into something rather in-depth. Players will find themselves unlocking tons of new and exciting forms, as well as upgrading abilities, discovering hidden paths, battling bosses, and clearing out immense dungeons. Nobody Saves the World is definitely a much bigger experience than many players assume going in and it's rife with mechanics and abilities that players need to master. To better help new players, the following list has been updated with even more beginner tips for Nobody Saves the World.
14 Keep An Eye Out For Fairies
There is a lot to keep an eye out for in Nobody Saves the World. In some of the later dungeons, players will find themselves completely overrun by enemies, turning the game into something more akin to a Bullet Hell than anything else. Because of this, it can be pretty difficult to discover every little hidden item lurking in the corners of the release, but players should keep an eye out for certain items and creatures during their journey.
Fairies are a great example. These mystical creatures are vitally important to gamers who want to get the most out of their adventure through Nobody Saves the World. Each Fairy will increase a player's mana bar permanently, which will allow them to spam more abilities, making it easier to get through the tougher dungeons in each area.
13 Environmental Objects Restore Mana
Mana is a vital resource in Nobody Saves The World, as it powers almost every ability in the game. Mana is finite, though, and players can run out if they're not careful. Fortunately, each class comes with a basic attack that restores a proportional amount of mana with each hit, which can often be upgraded with the use of skill tokens.
However, what many players might not realize right away is that destroying random objects in the environment also restores mana. Basic attacks don't discriminate between a monster and a barrel, so players should feel free to smash every object they see with extreme prejudice. There's even a specific passive perk, Horse Power, that boosts the amount of mana recovered when destroying breakable objects.
12 Don't Just Break Items For Mana
Breaking things is vastly important in Nobody Saves the World, not just for Mana-gain, but thanks to the wide array of items that players can find hidden within the objects in each area. Although it's important to break the environment in each zone to keep players "in the fight" and with a full mana meter, it's also smart to break items even when players are fully stocked on mana. This is because there are other items hidden within breakable objects, including things like HP restoratives, money, and even upgrade points. Breaking stuff can be a great way for players to pick up some extra cash and even enhance their characters further.
11 Switch Forms Often
Nobody Saves The World's central gameplay mechanic is the titular character's ability to transform into a variety of different magical forms, each with its own skills and powers. At first, players will only have access to a single form, the Rat, but they'll quickly start unlocking new forms the more they play.
It pays to switch between these forms as often as possible, both to fully experience everything the game has to offer and to earn Stars to unlock the main dungeons. Each completed quest also awards experience toward the player's overall level, reducing the need for dedicated time spent grinding later on. Having multiple forms at a high level also comes in handy when the customization feature is unlocked later on in the game's story.
10 Customize To Suit The Challenge
At a certain point early in the game, players will unlock the ability to customize their forms with any other perk or attack. This opens the game's combat up in some incredible ways and allows for in-depth build crafting to suit just about any challenge the game might dish out. There's almost no limit on how players can customize their forms, including stacking damage buffs or shoring up a form's defense with multiple passive perks.
And this customization is there for a reason, as the dungeons only get more intricate from that point on. New parameters like reduced mana regeneration, explosive enemy corpses, and wild damage multipliers will force players to think carefully about both the form and abilities they're using to overcome each obstacle.
9 Don't Fear The Shop
Although a majority of Nobody Saves the World seems like an upgrade fest, in terms of doing Form Quests and leveling the different characters, players shouldn't ignore the Shop. Grinding out money can be a worthwhile activity in the RPG release as it allows players to purchase a wide array of goods from the shopkeep. Players will likely see items they didn't know they could buy, including some powerful buffs that remain permanent throughout the entire adventure. It's important to always keep tabs on the shop, constantly checking to see if new items show up in stock and grinding out money to buy the more useful things that combine well with a player's chosen playstyle.
8 Focus On Unlocking New Forms
One of the most fun and innovative elements of Nobody Saves The World is the ability to unlock new forms. Each form comes with its own suite of new attacks and passive perks that dramatically alter how the game is played. It takes some work to unlock every one of them, but it's a worthy investment to get the full roster.
It can be tempting to stick with one, reliable form, but it isn't worth it as the game gates progress on them behind specific milestones in the main story. Having a wide variety of forms available provides access to a greater suite of abilities as well as a wider selection of form quests that can help players level up faster. There are even a few side quests that can only be completed after unlocking specific forms.
7 Explore Off The Beaten Path
Nobody Saves The World is a massive game that is bursting with secrets and hidden collectibles just waiting for players to find them. Treasure chests, mana boosts, and side quests can be found around almost every corner, but many of these treasures can only be found by straying from the path.
Almost every inch of Nobody Saves The World's map can be explored, especially after unlocking some of the more specialized forms, and it pays to spend time just exploring. In fact, to unlock the powerful Dragon form, players will have to find five hidden bird nests scattered throughout the land.
6 Check The Map
Nobody Saves The World's map is one of the most useful tools in the game, especially for finding new pathways and discovering every collectible. Whenever players find themselves on the wrong side of a set of wooden spikes or a dense copse of trees, pulling up the map is always the best option for finding an alternate way around.
The map also comes in handy for keeping track of various other points of interest, including the optional demi-dungeons that dot the landscape. If players find themselves under-leveled for a particular dungeon, all they have to do is check the map to find a region or dungeon at their level to get some much-needed experience.
5 Break Warded Enemies First
Warded enemies are some of the most challenging elements of Nobody Saves The World, particularly when they're grouped up with baddies protected by a different type of ward. It's always the smartest move to prioritize breaking the wards on all enemies before trying to take down the group. There's also a certain enemy monster who can restore wards, and it's always recommended to take him out first.
Just about every attack in Nobody Saves The World can hit multiple enemies at once if used properly, but they won't have any effect if any enemy still has a ward up. Take note of which ward types are in a dungeon by checking it on the map first, then build a customized form that can deal with each of those wards with ease. It's also a good call to pick a form with a ward-breaking standard attack to balance out mana costs.
4 Pick Up Infinite Quests ASAP
There are a variety of different quests types in Nobody Saves The World, from side quests to form quests to story quests. Each quest awards a certain amount of experience before disappearing forever. While these quests are at the core of NSTW, their single-use nature and challenging criteria make them less reliable for boosting the player's overall level. This is why it's crucial that players buy the Infinite Quests as early as they possibly can.
The merchant woman who can be found throughout the world will periodically sell Infinite Quests, which are quests with simple criteria that can be completed an infinite number of times. They get progressively harder with each completion, but they're the most consistently reliable source of experience in the entire game, especially considering the fact that each successive tier rewards more experience.
3 Forms Have Environmental Uses
There's so much variety to each form in Nobody Saves The World that it can be easy to miss certain elements of them. Early on, the game introduces the environmental uses of the forms by showing that the Rat can crawl through tunnels, but other forms have specific uses as well.
The most notable of these is the ability to travel across water, which is something the Turtle, Mermaid, Ghost, and Dragon forms can accomplish. In fact, the Mermaid and Turtle forms move significantly faster while in water, which is something players can use to their advantage. Certain side quests also require very specific form combinations to complete, like one quest that challenges players to solve a series of riddles using the forms as answers.
2 Choose Upgrades Carefully
There are so many viable builds in Nobody Saves The World that it can be difficult to pick which abilities to upgrade first. Upgrade coins can be hard to find, and certain abilities require several coins just to upgrade a single tier. While all the ability upgrades are useful additions to the player's arsenal, some are more valuable than others.
Upgrades that reduce mana cost, like those for the Ranger's Arrow Flurry, are always a good option especially if it's an ability the player uses frequently. Boosting power is another good upgrade choice, like the Bodybuilder's Strongman passive perk. It's also a good call to upgrade the Egg's Incubate ability as often as possible, as it's the most reliable source of healing in the entire game. Most basic attack upgrades also increase the amount of mana they generate, which might make them the best upgrades of all.
1 Pay Attention To Form Quest Objectives
The Form quests in Nobody Saves The World are arguably the most important quests in the game, as they're the only way to level up each individual form and unlock its full potential. These quests start out fairly easy with simple instructions to defeat a certain amount of enemies with an ability or inflict a status effect a certain number of times.
As the form levels up, though, these quests become more complex, and players will need to pay close attention to their objectives. Many of these quests, dubbed Custom Quests, require the use of specific abilities from different forms, so it pays to read the quest's description carefully to make progress.
Nobody Saves the World is available on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PS4, PS5, and Switch.