Beginner Guide
Learn how to start ROB RUN, complete introductory quests, navigate Looty Bay, find essential equipment, and avoid common mistakes during your first hours.
ROB RUN
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Enter a massive multiplayer crime sandbox where every heist, police chase, and territory battle can change your fortune. Learn how to survive Looty Bay, earn money, build your base, and rise through the criminal underworld before the next server wipe.
Planned launch Nov 4, 2026Latest News Nov 4, 2026Free to Play5,000 Players Advertised7-Day Server Wipes
Recent Guides
- bases · 2026-11-04ROB RUN base building guide: Rent a Plot, Store Loot, and Add Security
- bases · 2026-11-04ROB RUN base production guide: Deploy Farms, Labs, and Workbenches
- bases · 2026-11-04ROB RUN how to defend your base: Fuses, Security Modules, and Raid Recovery
- bases · 2026-11-04ROB RUN how to raid enemy bases: Decoder Entry and Security System Risks
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Your ROB RUN Journey
Heists and Robbery
Discover how criminal activities work, prepare for robberies, manage your Notoriety level, escape police attention, and secure stolen loot.
Money Making Guide
Explore legitimate and criminal ways to earn money, sell stolen goods, manage bank accounts, and understand money laundering and base production.
Base Building and Clans
Learn how to rent land, establish a hideout, protect valuable resources, join clans, participate in territorial conflicts, and prepare for server wipes.
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Heists, Cash and Territory
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ROB RUN base building guide: Rent a Plot, Store Loot, and Add Security
Start a ROB RUN base with an eligible rental plot, understand storage and vehicle support, and protect your hideout with fuses and defense modules.
Read guidebasesROB RUN base production guide: Deploy Farms, Labs, and Workbenches
Start ROB RUN base production with inventory-deployed structures, farms, laboratories, and workbench modules using the official setup details.
Read guidebasesROB RUN how to defend your base: Fuses, Security Modules, and Raid Recovery
Defend your ROB RUN base with Security System fuses, ally alerts, and repairs. Learn what these defenses do and what they cannot guarantee.
Read guidebasesROB RUN how to raid enemy bases: Decoder Entry and Security System Risks
Use a decoder on an enemy Security System in ROB RUN, understand temporary access, and plan around fuses, ally alerts, and owner repairs.
Read guidebasesROB RUN how to rent a plot: Base Locations, Rent Signs, and Documents
Rent your first ROB RUN base plot by finding an owned settlement, using the plot sign, and checking district document requirements.
Read guidebasesROB RUN how to unlock shipments: Open the Tab and Check Item Requirements
Open ROB RUN Shipments with H or the side menu, then check settlement-level and accumulated jail-time requirements for the goods you want.
Read guideclansROB RUN how to join a clan: Clan Tab, Founding Funds, and Server Limits
Find ROB RUN's Clan tab, learn how joining differs from founding, and understand the official clan-size and server rules.
Read guideclansROB RUN how to own a settlement: Buy the Settlement and Collect Taxes
Become a ROB RUN settlement owner by buying a settlement with rentable plots, then collect your share of tenant spending and laundering in person.
Read guideROB RUN Wiki
What is ROB RUN?
ROB RUN is a free-to-play multiplayer crime sandbox and extraction shooter developed by Kefir for Windows PC via Steam. Players enter a dangerous urban world filled with real opponents, robberies, police pursuits, territorial conflicts, and opportunities to build criminal organizations.
Explore Looty Bay, steal valuable goods, escape with your loot, and invest your earnings into vehicles, weapons, and bases. Join forces with other players, compete for territory, and climb the server's power structure while adapting to seven-day server wipes.
- Developer
- Kefir
- Platform
- Steam / Windows PC
- Genre
- Crime Sandbox / Extraction Shooter
- Planned Release
- Nov 4, 2026
- Server Wipe
- 7 Days
- Supported Languages
- 6
Explore the ROB RUN Wiki
Find help with heists, police, money, vehicles, bases, clans and server wipes.
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ROB RUN Beginner Guide
Start your journey in ROB RUN with the essential steps for surviving Looty Bay and choosing your first activities. Learn what to do after the introductory quests, how to prepare for danger, and where to find your first opportunities to earn money.
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Complete the introductory quests and visit Lenny at his Motel to learn the game's core mechanics.
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Choose your preferred activities: heists, cargo hauling, base production, police work, or territory conflicts.
3
Explore Looty Bay without wearing a criminal mask to scout buildings and plan safe escape routes.
4
Find weapons as city loot or purchase them from Lenny and the Black Market.
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Earn your first cash by collecting valuables, hauling cargo, or participating in other available activities.
6
Learn where to store cash and stolen goods before investing in a rented plot and your first base.
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ROB RUN Heists and Robbery Guide
Master the robbery system in Looty Bay, from preparing your criminal disguise to escaping with valuable loot. Discover how alarms, police encounters, criminal status, and coordinated teamwork affect your chances of surviving a heist.
1
Scout the target building and identify possible escape routes before putting on your criminal mask.
2
Put on your mask to become a Criminal and begin committing robberies in Looty Bay.
3
Keep building staff at gunpoint during a robbery to prevent them from triggering an alarm.
4
Coordinate with teammates by dividing responsibilities between breaking in, collecting valuables, and providing cover.
5
Avoid getting killed by police or rival criminals because death causes you to lose everything carried in your bag.
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Leave Looty Bay to clear your Criminal status. You can choose your role again when you next enter the city.
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ROB RUN Money Making Guide
Explore the different ways to earn money in ROB RUN, including robberies, cargo trading, base production, and police work. Learn where to sell stolen valuables, how bank accounts and money laundering work, and how territorial ownership creates additional income opportunities.
Loot
Collect valuables during robberies and sell them to a fence at the dollar-marked van in Looty Bay or the Sales Center.
Cargo
Haul and trade cargo as an alternative way to generate income.
Production
Operate production facilities at your base to create goods and earn money.
Police
Join the police, fight crime, and seize contraband to receive paychecks.
Territory
Settlement owners and clans controlling territories can collect taxes from economic activity.
Banking
Open an account at Looty Bay Bank while playing as a Civilian, then use your base's Laundering Desk to protect funds until the next wipe.
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ROB RUN Base Building Guide
Learn how to establish your first hideout, rent land, and protect your resources in ROB RUN. Discover the requirements for different districts, the purpose of base facilities, and the security systems that help defend your property from rival players.
1
Find a settlement that already has an owner because bases can only be established within owned settlements.
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Locate a vacant plot and pay the required rent using the sign beside the property.
3
Obtain special Black Market documents when attempting to rent plots in level 2 or level 3 districts.
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Develop your hideout with useful facilities such as workbenches, safes, and storage for valuable possessions.
5
Install fuses in your Security System to make unauthorized access more difficult for attackers.
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Use defense modules to alert your allies when another player launches an attack against your base.
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ROB RUN Police Guide
Discover how to join the police force in Looty Bay and participate in the city's player-driven law enforcement system. Learn about recruitment, patrol equipment, badge progression, criminal encounters, and the rewards available for responding to police backup requests.
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Visit the Looty Bay Police Station and enlist when there are available police positions.
2
Receive standard police equipment and a patrol vehicle after joining the force.
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Fight criminal activity and seize contraband to earn police paychecks.
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Progress your police badge to unlock access to better equipment.
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Respond to police backup calls when officers need reinforcements to receive upgraded equipment and a temporary pay increase.
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ROB RUN Weapons Guide
Find out where weapons come from in ROB RUN and how different roles gain access to equipment. This guide covers confirmed weapon acquisition methods, the Black Market, police equipment progression, and the risks of carrying gear into dangerous encounters.
City Loot
Weapons can appear as loot throughout the city and may be collected while exploring.
Black Market
Purchase weapons directly from Lenny through the Black Market.
Base Laptop
Access the Black Market through the laptop at your base to purchase weapons.
Police Equipment
Police officers receive standard equipment when they enlist and gain access to better gear by improving their badges.
Server Wipes
Weapons are among the possessions removed during the seven-day Federal Raid reset.
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ROB RUN Server Wipe Guide
Understand the Federal Raid system and how ROB RUN resets the server economy every seven days. Learn which possessions disappear, what progress survives, and how the wipe cycle changes your decisions about money, equipment, bases, and territory.
Cycle
The Federal Raid reset takes place every seven days, starting a new competition for resources and power.
Property
Plots and player bases are removed during the wipe.
Equipment
Weapons and cash are wiped along with other resettable possessions.
Carry Over
Cosmetics, player names, tutorial progress, settings, and accumulated jail time survive the reset.
Authority
The official system converts wiped assets into jail time and authority.
New Cycle
After the reset, players compete again to establish bases, accumulate resources, and control territory.
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ROB RUN Clans and Territory Guide
Learn how clans influence cooperation, territorial control, and long-term progression in ROB RUN. Explore the confirmed clan activities, including coordinated raids, territorial conflicts, negotiations, and the economic rewards associated with controlling settlements and districts.
Clans
Players can establish their own crime families or join existing clans to cooperate with other players.
Roles
Clan members can organize responsibilities and coordinate activities such as raids and territorial operations.
Territory
Clans compete to control territories and defend their holdings against rival organizations.
Diplomacy
Gang wars, alliances, and negotiated truces are part of the game's player-driven clan system.
Tax Income
Clans controlling territory can receive income through taxes generated by settlements.
Weekly Reset
The seven-day wipe cycle resets land and bases, creating new opportunities to compete for territorial power.
Frequently Asked Questions
Get oriented in ROB RUN.
Where can I play ROB RUN?
ROB RUN is a free-to-play crime sandbox by Kefir for Windows PC on Steam.
What can I do after the introduction?
Visit Lenny at his Motel to learn the core mechanics, then choose heists, cargo, base production, police work or territory conflicts.
How often does the server wipe?
Kefir describes a Federal Raid every seven days. Plots, bases, weapons and cash reset; cosmetics, player name, tutorial progress, settings and accumulated jail time carry over.
Is this an official website?
This is an independent fan guide, not affiliated with Kefir or Valve.
Ready to Master ROB RUN?
From your first robbery in Looty Bay to defending your own base and joining powerful clans, our independent ROB RUN guides help you understand the systems that matter. Learn the essentials, improve your strategy, and prepare for the next server wipe.
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