Recognize the entrance
What the doorway looks like
The entrance looks like an ordinary wall before it is revealed. This example uses a Basement wall texture.
Hidden-wall opening
Original game-art examples, shown facing upward where relevant. Door textures and appearance can vary with the floor or item effects.
Related pickup rules
Understand the resources and chest types relevant to this room. These are useful references, not guaranteed rewards.
Related machines and beggars
Compare payments, rewards, and bombing effects relevant to this room. These references are not a guaranteed spawn list.
Check the reroll before committing.
A pedestal, a ground pickup, and your collected build use different effects. Compare the scope, pool rules and risks before spending a charge or pocket item.
Reroll and item-pool helperFind the entrance
How to enter Secret Room
Bomb the middle of a likely connecting wall. A valid entrance cannot be blocked by rocks or pits.
What you can find
Rewards and opportunities
Pickups, machines, shopkeepers, occasional Secret-pool items, or an unexpected Greed fight.
Before you commit
The risk to plan around
A location touching several rooms is only a clue. Check whether each possible doorway is physically accessible.
- Many layouts fit against three or four rooms, but exceptions exist.
- A Secret Room can offer a side entrance to a neighboring special room.
Useful connections
Items that affect this room
Reference
Repentance rules and room variants
This guide describes the room type. Exact layouts and contents can vary. The rules use Repentance references; Repentance+ can change them.