Scavenge
Loot fuel, tools, parts, and information while buildings still stand—destroyed zones stop yielding useful finds.
Repair
Diagnose the van, gather the randomized parts and tools, and clear repair minigames before the end storm arrives.
Escape
Drive out before the final F5 closes the map. Solo or with up to seven teammates—nobody is guaranteed a second chance in the funnel.
The APEX run in one pass focus
Keep “The APEX run in one pass” decisions tied to the current van fault list and the current weather intensity—not last run’s memory.
A Funnel Runners match is not a sightseeing tour. You load into the American Suburbs biome (three random map variations in the current Early Access build), check what the van actually needs, and reverse those failures with scavenged parts while weather rolls against you. Developer notes on Steam list six van parts, six gadgets, six health or stamina items, and fifteen weather variations—selected with RNG so two runs rarely demand the same kit. Buildings collapse piece by piece; once a structure is gone, the items that lived there are gone with it.
Default APEX order
- Sit the van and read the active repair list before wandering.
- Grab crowbar, toolbox, and jack-class tools if tires or batteries are listed.
- Loot the nearest garages and gas-adjacent buildings for heavy parts.
- Keep one eye on tornado growth and one on a shelter line back to the van.
- Finish minigames early—failed repairs waste the only resource you cannot craft: time.
- Leave as soon as the van is operational and the exit window is still open.
That creates a hard priority order. Diagnose first, grab tools that unlock the diagnosed repairs, secure consumables that keep you walking, then expand outward for information collectables and tokens only if the sky still allows it. Optional boards and side tasks exist, but they never outrank a working engine when an F5 is on the clock. The gameplay page breaks the loop into systems; the beginner guide turns it into a first-session checklist.
What Early Access currently ships
| Layer | Official count / note | Player implication |
|---|---|---|
| Biome | American Suburbs | Learn one region deeply before new biomes land |
| Map variations | 3 random layouts | Do not memorize a single house path as universal |
| Weather variations | 15 | Pack adaptable gadgets, not one favorite loadout |
| Van parts | 6 pool, RNG needs | Always re-check the van—lists change per run |
| Gadgets | 6 pool | Share tools so nobody duplicates a crowbar while the jack is missing |
| Health / stamina items | 6 pool | Eat or drink to free slots; hoarding snacks kills inventory |
If you only remember one sentence from this hub, remember this: the van tells the truth for the current seed, the sky tells the truth about how much time that truth is worth, and collapsed buildings tell the truth that loot is perishable. Everything else on this wiki is a way to act on those three truths without panicking into a funnel.
