How to Unlock the Sledgehammer, TNT and Vacuum in Punch Walls To Escape
Upgrading your fists is the unlock condition for the Sledgehammer, TNT and Vacuum in Punch Walls To Escape. Here is the rubble-and-grinder loop that pays for the upgrade, what the tools do, and why the tool Forever passes are a shortcut rather than the unlock.
Quick answer
Upgrade your fists. Fist upgrades are the unlock condition for the Sledgehammer, TNT and Vacuum, and you pay for those upgrades with money earned inside the run.
- Earn the money by punching through walls, collecting the rubble and selling it at the grinder.
- Make the fists your first upgrade; later upgrades still take money, so keep the loop going.
- The Sledgehammer, Vacuum and TNT Forever passes start a run with that tool, but they are not the normal unlock.
Upgrading Your Fists Is the Unlock
The game's official description lays the chain out in one line: punch through the walls, grab the rubble and sell it at the grinder, then "Upgrade your fists, unlock the Sledgehammer, TNT and Vacuum." That last step is the unlock condition. The tools follow from spending money on fist upgrades, so the work that matters is earning that money.
The beginner first steps put the same pair in order: selling rubble at the grinder is step 3, and upgrading your fists to unlock the Sledgehammer, TNT and Vacuum is step 4.
The Loop That Pays for the Upgrade
- Punch through walls. If you are still working with fists, how to break walls covers the basic action.
- Collect the rubble. Broken walls leave rubble behind.
- Sell it at the grinder. This is where rubble turns into money: how to sell rubble.
- Buy fist upgrades. Spend the money on your fists.
Upgrades are bought with money earned during the run. Make the fists your first upgrade target, and expect later upgrades to still take money, so keep the rubble loop going after the first fist upgrades.
What the Unlocked Tools Do
The Sledgehammer, TNT and Vacuum help you move through harder walls after your fists are upgraded. Fists are the starting tool; once your fist upgrades unlock these tools, they are what help you move through harder walls.
For the full set of equipment in the game, see all tools.
The Sledgehammer, Vacuum and TNT Forever Passes
The game sells Forever passes for the Sledgehammer, Vacuum and TNT that start a run with that tool:
| Pass | Price | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Sledgehammer Forever | R$249 | Start every run with the Sledgehammer |
| Vacuum Forever | R$299 | Start every run with the Vacuum |
| TNT Forever | R$349 | Start every run with TNT |
These are Robux purchases, separate from normal in-run unlocking. They give you the tool at the start of a run; they do not replace the fist upgrades that unlock the Sledgehammer, TNT and Vacuum in normal play. If you are playing the normal route, the loop above is the one to follow.
Keeping the Loop Going
Unlocking the tools does not end the earning: later upgrades still take money, and the same rubble-to-grinder loop funds them. For any active codes, see the codes page.