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Game modes

Last Updated: 2025-01-31

In addition to the classic Quick Cash, there are a number of game modes for contestants who want to mix things up - or raise the stakes.

Quick Cash

It’s a single round match with 3 teams of 3 competing to reach the cashout goal. 

Rules

  • Head for the vault and grab the cashbox. Insert the box into a cashout station. Defend the station from opponents.

  • First team to reach 20,000 wins.    

  • You can switch your contestant pack and access your reserve between respawns. 

  • Unlimited respawn credits.  

 

Power Shift

It’s a casual 5v5 gamemode where two teams compete to escort a platform through the arena.

Rules

  • First team to bring the platform home, or the team that has progressed the furthest wins.

  • The platform moves faster if the controlling team has 2-3 members on it. 

  • You can switch your contestant pack and access your reserve between respawns. 

  • Overtime triggered when the trailing team controls the platform, but is not in the lead.

 

Bank It

It’s a casual game mode in which contestants battle for coins in order to bank as much cash as possible. It’s a single match round where 4 teams of 3 compete against each other. 

Rules

  • Coins can be obtained from Vaults or by eliminating other contestants. You must deposit them to earn cash.

  • First team to reach 40,000 wins.

  • You can switch your contestant pack and access your reserve between respawns. 

  • Respawn times are faster than usual, and you have unlimited respawn credits. 

 

Terminal Attack

It’s a 5v5 attack & defend mode. The first team to win 5 rounds (best of 9), wins the match. 

Rules

  • Teams play as either attackers or defenders.

  • Attackers: deliver the decryption key to a terminal and ensure the other team does not interrupt the decryption.

  • Defenders: prevent the other team from completing a decryption, either before they insert the key or by interrupting an ongoing decryption.

  • Teams switch sides after 4 rounds. 

  • Revives are disabled, you have one life per-round. 

  • Gadgets and their charges are only replenished between rounds.

  • Contestants can only heal limited health during rounds depending on their build.

  • Healing beam and defibrillator are unavailable. 

 

World Tour

It’s a casual tournament mode. The mode features teams competing in a knockout bracket. In World Tour game mode, contestants are sponsored by a different company. You climb the ranks by winning rounds and earning Win Points which are displayed as a badge on the contestant card. 

Rules

  • Earn cash by eliminating contestants, opening vaults, depositing cash boxes, and stealing a cashout. 

  • You start in the knockout rounds where your team needs to have enough cash to finish in the top 2 each time. 

  • In the final round 2 teams face off against each other in a single round match. 

  • The reserve is accessible in between rounds and when eliminated.

  • Teams have limited respawn credits, and will lose cash on team wipes.

  • Round goes to overtime if a cashout is in progress when time expires. 

 

Ranked Tournament

It’s a competitive tournament game mode. Climb the ranks to reach the final round. No in-round item swapping from reserve. Overtime triggered if a cashout is in progress when time expires. Limited respawn credits. 

Rules

Knockout rounds:

  • Earn cash by eliminating contestants, opening vaults, depositing cash boxes, and stealing a cashout. 

  • You lose cash on team wipe. 

Final round:

  • Earn cash by successful cashout. 

  • First to reach 20,000 wins. 

  • You don’t lose cash on team wipe. 

Seeding

Teams are seeded based on their players’ combined ranked score compared to the score of other teams in the tournament. Seeding is done to ensure that the strongest teams are distributed evenly across the tournament. 

 

Ranked League Progression

  • Play placement tournaments to gain a league rank and climb your way up to the top. 

  • Compete against teams with a similar Rank Score.

  • Earn Rank Score (RS) by winning ranked matches. 

  • Climb the ranks and earn unique rewards each season. 

  • Leagues are divided into sub-tiers. 

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