Special Game Modes Guide (Turbo, Rainbow, Blessed & More)

Beyond the main run, Enter the Gungeon offers several optional special modes, all managed by NPCs in Fenda. Each section below covers how a mode plays, how to unlock it, and how to turn it on. For more detail on the NPCs themselves, see the All NPCs & Merchants Guide.

Turbo Mode

How It Works

The whole game speeds up: player movement and dodge roll around ×1.4, enemy movement ×1.5, enemy bullets ×1.3. Reload times and Cadencia stay the same, so the pace gets much more intense — great for thrill-seekers or shortening run length.

Unlock & Access

• NPC: Cão do modo turbo – Tonic the Sledge-Dog
• Unlock: his cell appears after the Dragarma has been defeated; once rescued he settles in Fenda
• Access: talk to him to toggle the mode on and off for free

Notes

• Defeating the Dragarma in Turbo Mode unlocks the Pedra da Crise
• Turbo Mode does not speed up the pasts
• In co-op, Turbo Mode only affects Player 1 — Player 2 gets the effect only if Player 1 is dead
• Your movement and roll speed up more than enemy bullets but less than enemy movement, so outrunning projectiles gets easier while outrunning chasing enemies gets harder

Rainbow Mode

How It Works

Each floor starts with a Rainbow Chest from which you may take exactly one item. Almost every other chest and item drop is confiscated by Comerciante arco-íris – Bowler, and shops stop selling items — your entire run rides on one lucky pull per floor, which makes high-quality pulls feel fantastic.

Unlock & Access

• NPC: Comerciante arco-íris – Bowler
• Unlock: rescue him from a cell after the Dragarma has been defeated
• Access: talk to him to toggle the mode on and off for free

Notes

• Bala Mestras and quest-related items still appear normally; the Bala que Pode Matar o Passado and Chave Roída cannot be taken either
• Lixo is never confiscated (including Lixo de Ouro, Mentiras, and Sucata), so the Robô, who grows stronger from Lixo, is especially suited to this mode
• The most useful tell: Comerciante arco-íris – Bowler sits on every non-rainbow chest. A Brown Chest he is not sitting on is a naturally spawned Rainbow Chest and is safe to open — and a natural one lets you take all eight items
• Do not spend a Chave on a locked chest he is sitting on: the key is consumed and the chest is empty. Save keys for the Oubliette hatch and locked doors
• The Rainbow Chest at the start of each floor is guaranteed at least one S qualidade and one A qualidade, and is unaffected by Magnificence (What Is Magnificence?)
• Most shrines stop working, but the Glass Shrine still hands out Pedra Guon de Vidros and the Y.V. shrine still grants its buff; mirror rooms are worthless
• Opening a Glitch Chest is a bad deal here: you still get sent to the glitch floor, but Comerciante arco-íris – Bowler takes all eight rewards from the fight

Challenge Mode

How It Works

Every combat room gains 1–3 random challenge modifiers (more on later floors) — enemies exploding on death, darkened rooms, restricted firing zones, and so on. Bosses in the Hollow and Forja get unique extra modifiers.

Unlock & Access

• NPC: Dado de desafios – Daisuke
• Unlock: use the Santuarios - Dice 3 times, or rescue him from a cell after defeating the Dragarma
• Access: talk to him and pay 6 Crédito da Hegemonias for the next run; after 30 attempts the cost drops to 1

Notes

• Reaching the Mina de Pólvora unlocks Balas Aleatórias
• Defeating the Dragarma unlocks Balas do Caos and Double Challenge Mode (more modifiers per room; enabled by talking to Dado de desafios – Daisuke again)
• After 30 attempts, Balas do Caos unlock automatically if not already unlocked

Blessed Mode

How It Works

During a blessed run you carry a single ever-changing weapon — it transforms into another random gun after dealing 200 damage, killing 5 enemies, running out of ammo, or 20 seconds in combat — and no other guns can be added to your inventory. Active and passive items are unaffected.

Unlock & Access

• NPC: Feiticeira das bênçãos
• Unlock: rescue her from a cell after the Dragarma has been defeated
• Access: pay 6 Crédito da Hegemonias to bless your next run

Notes

• During a blessed run, bosses drop no Crédito da Hegemonias, shops sell no guns, and the shortcut elevators are blocked off; Munchers and Evil Munchers cannot be fed guns either (Muncher)
• Picking up a new gun does not give you a second gun — it just triggers another reroll. Achievements and unlocks can still be earned during a blessed run
• Gunslinger cannot be unlocked on a blessed run — as Paradox you will not be pulled down to Bullet Hell by the Lich
• Completing a blessed run unlocks Gunther and the "Gun Game" achievement

Boss Rush

How It Works

Each floor contains only an entrance, boss rooms, and an exit — you fight the bosses back to back up to the Dragarma. Bosses have no DPS cap here, so strong combos can melt them.

Unlock & Access

• Entrance: the elevator room in Fenda (Consertador)
• Unlock: complete the Forja shortcut elevator
• Access: costs 3 Crédito da Hegemonias; the first time is free

Notes

• Damageless boss kills still award a Bala Mestra (at most one per floor), but bosses drop no Crédito da Hegemonias
• Completing Boss Rush unlocks the Tecla de Colchete

Cursed Mode

Cursed Mode is not a built-in toggle but a high-risk playstyle: deliberately stack Curse, and Jammed enemies appear more and more often — difficulty and rewards rise together. See What Is Curse? Effects and How to Lower It for where Curse comes from, what it does, and how to reduce it.