Each run will see the floor layouts, enemy placement and weapon pick-up positions randomly generated. You will always start with a pistol you can take from the room between your apartment and the elevator in the emergency weapon box. The rest of the weapons will be placed on the first floor on each department. You will start your first run with four weapons being available (one from each category of weapon), however, playing the game and hitting set unlock requirements will add more to your randomised arsenal – with requirements like kill at set amount of an enemy type or completing runs.

As with every shooter and rouge-lite you will likely find your favorite mix of weapons, with mine on Compound being the assault rifle and rocket launcher combo. But, with what Compound does with the random weapon drops per run, it means you might not get your favorite combo every run and makes you learn the benefits of every weapon just in case. With this in mind I would recommend visiting the shooting range from your apartment and learning how each weapon works, this will work massively in your favor if you don’t get your favorite weapons and will not leave you trying to figure them out mid-combat.

Before you start each run you can apply some optional modifiers from the vending machine near the elevator. These can mix-up the game in your favor if you are struggling at points, by applying things like reducing the enemy HP or if you want to make it more difficulty by activating something like bow and arrow only mode. Applying these means you can make the game how you want it and also mixing these up can give a run another fresh feeling.