Brotato: ALL UNLOCKS & How to get them + DLC!

Steam Community guide by RainbowStaple.

Introduction

Hi All, I have compiled a list of all the unlockable weapons, characters and items to hopefully help you along your way in Brotato and for those curious about what they will unlock down the line.
Please bear in mind this list was created from Version 1.0.0.3*. if this is different to your version then some items may be inaccurate.
Last updated 03/01/2025 for update version 1.1.8.1 including DLC
Also, MAJOR SPOILER WARNING. There, you had a warning.

Characters

Below is a list of all the unlock-able characters in Brotato, not including ones unlocked by default.
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Survivor Unlocks

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These are characters unlocked by killing a certain amount of enemies total.
TIP: These characters come naturally over time, so there is no need to play a particular strategy for them. Just play the game any way you like and you'll get these quite quickly.
Old - Survivor 1 - Kill 300 enemies total

Mutant - Survivor 2 - Kill 2,000 enemies total

Loud -Survivor 3 - Kill 5,000 enemies total

Wilding -Survivor 4 - Kill 10,000 enemies total

Gladiator -Survivor 5 - Kill 20,000 enemies total
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Gatherer Unlocks

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These are characters unlocked by collecting a certain amount of total materials.
TIP: These characters come naturally over time, so there is no need to play a particular strategy for them. Just play the game any way you like and you'll get these quite quickly.
Lucky - Gatherer 1 - Collect 300 materials

Generalist - Gatherer 2 - Collect 2,000 materials

Multitasker - Gatherer 3 - Collect 5,000 materials

Pacifist - Gatherer 4 - Collect 10,000 materials

Saver - Gatherer 5 - Collect 20,000 materials
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Danger Level Unlocks

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These characters are unlocked after you beat a certain difficulty level.
TIP: Before taking on some of the higher Dangers I would look through the items/weapon unlocks and make sure you go through and unlock ones that will help you on your Danger runs, as these will help significantly.
One Armed - Win a run in Danger 0

Bull - Win a run in Danger 1

Soldier - Win a run in Danger 2

Masochist - Win a run in Danger 3

Knight - Win a run in Danger 4

Demon - Win a run in Danger 5

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Unique Challenges

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These are characters unlocked by various challenges, such as reaching certain stats in a run, or a certain amount of items.
TIP: Many of these include stat challenges, for these I reccomend playing as Well-Rounded, and taking every single stat increase/decrease that goes towards the unlock condition; whether it helps your viability or not.
Chunky - Die for the first time
Sick - Reach -5% HP Regeneration

Farmer - Reach +200 Harvesting
Ghost - Reach 60% Dodge

Speedy - Reach 50% Speed

Entreprenuer - Hold 3,000 materials

Engineer - Get 5 turrets on the map simultaneously

Explorer - Kill 50 trees total

Doctor - Heal 200 HP in one wave

Hunter - Reach 300 Range

Artificer - Kill 15 Enemies with one explosion

Tip: If you unlock bull, you can get this done in the first couple of rounds. Simply bunch up the enemies and walk into them when the timer is about to run out.
Arms Dealer - Recycle 12 weapons in one run

Streamer - Reach -20% Speed

Tip: If you are going for this, do a run with Old who starts with -10% speed
Glutton - Pick up 20 Consumables in a run

Tip: Pick up the garden item for more consumables, but this one is pretty easy
Cyborg - Reach 10 Ranged Damage and get 3 Structures at the same time

Tip: Use Ranger for easy +10 Ranged and pick up some Landmines or common turrets
**Jack - Kill a Boss or Elite in less than 15 seconds **

Tip: Turn on manual aiming and pick up the Silver Bullet and focus the boss, character doesn't matter too much
Lich - Reach 100 Max HP

Tip: Just keep rerolling on Level-Ups to get MAX HP Upgrades
Fisherman - Get 2 Bait during a run

Tip: Just keep rerolling after wave 2 to try and get multiple bait, mostly rng for this unlock.
Cryptid - Finish a wave with 10 or more living trees

Tip: Playing as Explorer helped me with this one
King - Get 3 tier IV weapons at once

Tip: This one will come naturally, but if you're desperate for it Lucky or Farmer can get you there
Apprentice - Reach level 20

Tip: Again this one should come naturally, but the easiest way is to use Mutant with his 200% xp gain
Golem - Finish a wave with 1HP Remaining

Tip: Best way to do this is to purposefully drop down to 1hp on wave 1 or 2, if you die you can just try again
Renegade - Get 10 different tier 1 items during a run

Tip: Farm money and only spend it on unique common/tier 1 items, should get this pretty quickly

Items

Here is a list of all the unlockable items in Brotato, not including ones unlocked by default.
Padding - Win a run with Saver
Snail - Win a run with Old

Whetstone - Win a run with Sick

Ritual - Win a run with Ghost

Compass - Win a run with Explorer

Spicy Sauce- Win a run with Glutton

Tentacle - Win a run with Lich

Tip: I recommend using Medical Scissors to continue using Lich's passive ability, alongside self damaging items
Lure - Win a run with Fisherman

Tip: I recommend using a build that uses 6 sticks, since it has some of the highest base damage it scales nicely with the bait
Hunting Trophy - Win a run with Crazy

Fin - Win a run with Speedy

Bowler Hat - Win a run with Entrepreneur

Lucky Charm - Win a run with Lucky

Wheat - Win a run with Farmer

Rip and Tear - Win a run with Loud
Community Support - Win a run with Streamer

Improved Tools - Win a run with Cyborg

Tip: You can ignore the ranged debuff in the early rounds, so you can pivot into engineering items at round 10-ish and get away with it
Stone Skin - Win a run with Golem

Fairy - Win a run with Renegade

Tip: Pick up every single unique common item you see, the damage scaling is worth it. SMG's are a good choice here.
Octopus - Win a run with Mutant

Big Arms - Win a run with Generalist

Panda - Win a run with Pacifist

Night Goggles - Win a run with Ranger

Spider - Win a run with Gladiator

Potato - Win a run with Well-Rounded

Robot Arm - Win a run with Engineer

Medkit - Win a run with Doctor
Focus - Win a run with One-Armed
Gnome - Win a run with Bull

Explosive Shells- Win a run with Artificer
Anvil- Win a run with Arms Dealer

Giant Belt - Win a run with Jack

Melee Weapons

Here is a list of all the unlock able melee weapons in Brotato, this does not include weapons unlocked by default.
Chopper - Win a run with Multitasker

Hatchet - Win a run with Wilding

Spiky Shield - Win a run with Masochist

Fighting Stick - Win a run with Apprentice

Tip: Use Cacti Clubs to utilise both his Ranged and Melee damage scaling
Claw - Win a run with Cryptid

Power Fist - Win a run with Brawler

Thunder Sword - Win a run with Mage

Plasma Sledgehammer III - Win a run with Knight

Excalibur - Win a run with King

Tip: Avoid having a level 1 weapon at all costs, level 2 or higher is the way to go to avoid his debuffs

Ranged Weapons

Here is a list of all ranged weapons you can unlock in Brotato, and how to get them. These do not include weapons that are unlocked by default.
Potato Thrower II - Win a run with Chunky
Nuclear Launcher III - Win a run with Soldier

Obliterator III - Win a run with Demon

Sniper Gun III - Win a run with Hunter

🏆 DLC Characters

Below are a list of characters and how to unlock them after purchasing the Brotato - Abyssal Terrors DLC.
This is accurate of 03/01/2025, there may be some balance changes in future that may change these unlocks slightly.
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Unlocked for free

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These are characters unlocked by purchasing the Brotato - Abyssal Terrors DLC.. Once bought you'll unlock the characters listed below:
Sailor

Curious

Creature

Builder
Captain
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Unique Challenges

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These are characters unlocked by various challenges, such as reaching certain stats in a run, or a certain amount of items, these are only unlockable after purchasing the Brotato - Abyssal Terrors DLC.
Buccaneer - Reach +100% Pickup Range

TIP: Simply hover over the "Soldier" character in the character select menu to unlock this achievement, no need to make a special build for it.
Diver - Kill 1000 enemies that are more than 700 range away from you

TIP: Go ranger for this one, should get it easily.
Romantic - Finish a run with 0 curse

TIP: AVOID THE PURPLE GUYS ON THE SIDE, when you kill them it gives one curse.
Ogre - Deal 1000 Damage in a single hit

Gangster - Reroll 10 times in a single shop

TIP: Just do this one wave 20 of a run, ezpz.
Chef - Have at least 25 enemies burning at the same time
TIP: I used Tazer wizard for this but if you pick a character with lots of weapons and get a ton of blue wrenches this also helps
Dwarf - Hit at least 25 enemies with a single melee attack

TIP: One-Armed is best for this with big range
Druid - Collect 250 consumables by the end of wave 20

TIP: Shears help here.
Hiker- Walk a total of 20,000 steps

TIP: Play the Speedy character to get this easily

🏆 DLC Items

Below are a list of items and how to unlock them after purchasing the Brotato - Abyssal Terrors DLC.
This is accurate of 03/01/2025, there may be some balance changes in future that may change these unlocks slightly.
Pearl - Win a run with Curious

Treasure Map - Win a run with Sailor

Cauldron - Win a run with Druid

Eyepatch - Win a run with Buccaneer

Barnacle - Win a run with Creature

Lighthouse - Win a run with Builder

Barnacle - Win a run with Creature

Starfish - Win a run with Diver

🏆 DLC Weapons

Below are a list of weapons and how to unlock them after purchasing the Brotato - Abyssal Terrors DLC.
This is accurate of 03/01/2025, there may be some balance changes in future that may change these unlocks slightly.
Flute - Win a run with Romantic
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