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High on Life

Beginner's Guide: Tips and Tricks

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High on Life - Tips and Tricks
Get a handle on the game's alien world with our beginner's guide to High on Life. Read on to learn the basics of the game, as well as other advanced tips and tricks to help you take down the alien drug cartel!

High on Life Beginner's Guide

Best Tips for Beginners

Tweak Your Settings

High on Life - Controller Layout.png

Using the best settings can drastically improve your gameplay experience in High on Life. Check out our guide below for the best settings to use on your journey to take down Garmantuous and his gang!

Controls and Best Settings

Adjust Game Difficulty

High on Life - Change Difficulties in the Settings Menu
If the game's foreign worlds and alien foes provide too much or not enough of a challenge, remember that you can always adjust the game's difficulty to fit your preferences.

Difficulty Settings Guide

Use Your Entire Arsenal

High on Life - Use Your Entire Arsenal
High on Life features a multitude of guns with varying effects, strengths, and weaknesses. Avoid sticking to a single weapon and play around to find the gun that best fits the situation you find yourself in!

How to Get All Gatlians:
Guns and Weapons Guide

Every Gun Has Unlimited Ammo

High on Life - Every Gun Has Unlimited Ammo
In addition, every gun you collect in the game has unlimited ammo. With this in mind, don't hesitate to dish out full firepower when taking down bosses and hordes of enemies!

How to Get All Gatlians: Guns and Weapons Guide

Find Your Way With the Info Scanner

High on Life - Find Your Way With the Info Scanner
If you ever get lost during a Bounty, you can always find the way to current objective by using the Info Scanner to reveal the next waypoint.

Kill Enemies for Health and Shields

High on Life - Kill Enemies for Health and Shields
You can replenish your health by taking down enemies and recharge your shields by picking up the yellow boxes that foes drop on death.

Deflect Attacks With Knifey

Remember that you can use Knifey to deflect certain enemy attacks, dealing significant damage and potentially staggering bosses with the reflected projectile.

Use the Scanner to Find Luglox Chests

High on Life - Use the Scanner to Find Luglox Chests
Don't just use the Info Scanner to track objectives - you can also use it to locate hidden Luglox Chests scattered across the world! These glowing, sometimes chatty containers often contain Pesos, upgrades, and other goodies. If you're hunting for 100% completion or just want more loot, scan frequently and keep your eyes peeled.

All Luglox Loot Chest Locations: Luglox Genocide Guide

All Tips and Tricks Guides

High on Life Tips and Tricks
Difficulty Settings Guide Controls and Best Settings
Is There an FOV Slider? What Happens if You Kill 5-Torg?
Can You Mute the Guns? Soft Locked After Beating Douglas Bug
Is There Character Creation? How to Upgrade Weapons
Can't Buy from Merchant Bug All Shop Locations
All Weapon Mods and How to Get Post Game Guide: What to Do After Beating High on Life
How to Use Warp Discs How to Stop Fans: Time Bubble Guide
How to Deflect How to Save: Is There Manual Save?
List of Bosses All Missable Achievements
All Dr. Gurgula Hint Locations What Happens If You Wait One Whole Hour?
All Enemy Types -
Achievement Guides
Gunning For Your Job Carried Stan's Load to Completion
Playing Card to Get Luglox Genocide
Sequel-Bait and Secret Ending Are You Packin'?
RIP Davey Glutes Seeing All the Sights
Mods Please Ban A Starfish is Born
We Paid For The Rights To Put A Whole Movie Epic Legendary Prize
Playing Favorites All Muxxalon Package Locations
Farming Guides
How to Farm Pesos How to Farm Warp Crystals

High on Life Related Guides

High on Life Wiki - Main Links

High on Life Guide & Walkthrough

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High on LIfe - Weapons partial.pngGuns and Weapons High on Life - Tips and TricksTips and Tricks
High on LIfe - BountiesStory Walkthroughs High on Life - News and Game InfoNews & Game Info
High on LIfe - Items Partial Banner Items High on Life - AchievementsAchievements

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8 Derek Derek about 1 month

Cool article — I agree the humour can be a wild ride and the “talking-guns + Metroid-style world” combo is such a unique twist. One thought: when you’re taking a break from blasting aliens, you might enjoy Plinko ball game https://ballplinko.com/ . It’s low-pressure, sort of meditative, and a fun way to reset your mind after the high-energy shooter levels. Plus, when you’re done with a session of High on Life and need something chill?

3 Anonymous Anonymous almost 3 years

i am stuck on the krubis bounty it says i have to dash but it wont let me i keep pressing B mid air but it doesnt work

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