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Ultimate Guide to Dead Rails Challenges [Alpha]

Author : Isabella

Mar 19,2025

In *Dead Rails*, reaching the 80km bridge and escaping is only half the battle. The other half? Conquering the exciting Challenges scattered throughout the game! This guide breaks down everything you need to know about tackling these challenges and reaping the rewards.

What are Challenges in Dead Rails?

A player showing the location of the challenges board in the main lobby of Dead Rails

The Challenges board is located in the main lobby next to the leaderboards

Challenges are quests offering one-time rewards of Bonds and Challenge Stars. Some are easy, others more demanding. No need to manually accept them—they're always active, viewable on the Challenges Board in the main lobby. Currently, Challenge Stars are primarily for bragging rights.

Complete List of Dead Rails Challenges

Currently, *Dead Rails* features 9 Challenges of varying difficulty, each yielding different amounts of Bonds and Challenge Stars.

Challenges	Description	Reward
Tame a Unicorn	Put a saddle on a wild unicorn or find a tamed one.	5 Bonds and 1 Challenge Star
Escape	Travel 80km and successfully lower the bridge.	5 Bonds and 1 Challenge Star
Bounty Hunter	Kill 5 outlaws and turn in their bounties at the sheriff’s office.	5 Bonds and 1 Challenge Star
New Sheriff in Town	Kill 50 outlaws in one game.	15 Bonds and 3 Challenge Stars
Warewolf Hunter	Kill 100 werewolves in one game.	15 Bonds and 3 Challenge Stars
Zombie Hunter	Kill 200 zombies in one game.	15 Bonds and 3 Challenge Stars
Unkillable	Complete a game without any player dying.	30 Bonds and 9 Challenge Stars
Pacifist	Complete a game without any player killing an enemy (Safezone turrets don’t count).	30 Bonds and 9 Challenge Stars
Pony Express	Complete the game without any player using the train.	30 Bonds and 9 Challenge Stars

Where to Spend Bonds You Earn From Challenges

Challenges menu in Dead Rails

Challenges reward you with a lot of Bonds

Spend your Bonds in the main lobby to unlock new classes or purchase items for your next raid. Prioritize unlocking classes first, then use any remaining Bonds on helpful items.

That's your complete guide to *Dead Rails* Challenges! For more *Roblox* content, check out our Roblox section on Escapist.