Gaming How-To

RUNAWAYS Glitches: How to Reuse Heals and Bypass Melee Cooldown

Two working RUNAWAYS exploits let you keep consumables after healing and chain melee hits without waiting for the swing cooldown.

Two working RUNAWAYS exploits let you keep consumables after healing and chain melee hits without waiting for the swing cooldown.

Two glitches in RUNAWAYS, the Roblox crime escape game from supercat games, give you a real edge while looting and fighting. One lets you keep a healing item after using it, so a single bandage or drink can be reused again and again. The other removes the wait between melee swings, turning a mace or sledgehammer into a rapid-fire tool for smashing NPCs and ATMs.

Quick answer: To duplicate a heal, consume the item and press X to drop it the instant the healing starts, then pick it back up. To skip the melee cooldown, put two melee weapons in adjacent hotbar slots, attack with one, and immediately switch to the other and attack again.


Reuse healing items with the drop trick

Consumable heals in RUNAWAYS normally disappear once you use them. This glitch keeps the item on the ground after it heals you, so you can grab it and use it repeatedly. It works with items like water and bandages that trigger a short consume animation.

Loot a house or search area to pick up a consumable healing item. The prompt reads CLICK TO CONSUME when the item is equipped and ready to use.
RUNAWAYS Steal the loot objective with green arrows pointing to a roadside house to loot
The “Steal the loot!” objective points you toward a small roadside house where you can grab basic items. Image credit: supercat games / via @Noob_Blox
Click to consume the item and start the healing action. Do not wait for it to finish.
The moment the heal begins, press X to drop the item on the floor. If your timing is right, you still receive the full healing effect while the item stays on the ground.
Walk over the dropped item and press E to pick it up again. Repeat the consume-and-drop sequence whenever you need more health.

You know it worked when your health bar refills and the item is still lying on the floor instead of vanishing from your inventory. If the item disappears, you dropped it too late, so try pressing X earlier in the consume action.


Bypass the melee swing cooldown with two weapons

Every melee weapon in RUNAWAYS has a cooldown between swings, which slows down how fast you can break objects or fight back. Carrying two melee weapons and switching between them cancels that wait, letting you land hits back to back. Maces and sledgehammers are the strongest choices because of their high damage.

Open the shop and buy two melee weapons. The Mace is one option, priced at $2,500 in the in-game shop, with an E prompt to purchase or equip.
RUNAWAYS tool selection screen showing the Mace at 2500 dollars with an E prompt to equip
The tool-selection screen shows the Mace priced at $2,500, with the E prompt to buy or equip it. Image credit: supercat games / via @Noob_Blox
Place both weapons in two slots that sit right next to each other on the hotbar. Adjacent slots make the switch fast enough for the glitch to work.
Attack with the first weapon, then instantly switch to the second slot and attack again. Keep alternating between the two weapons as fast as you can.
RUNAWAYS player striking an NPC with a Mace while a police backup countdown runs on screen
Chaining Mace hits on an NPC while the police-backup countdown ticks down. Image credit: supercat games / via @Noob_Blox
Use the rapid swings to tear through NPCs and destroy objects like ATMs in a fraction of the usual time. The faster you switch, the more the cooldown gap shrinks.

The glitch is working when your hits land in quick succession instead of pausing for the normal recovery time between swings. If you still see a delay, your two weapons are probably not in neighboring slots, or you are switching too slowly.


Weapon and item costs to plan around

Both glitches depend on gear you buy with Credz. Maces work well for the cooldown bypass, and cheaper melee options can fill the second slot if you are short on cash. Health items feed the drop-and-reuse trick.

ItemTypeCredz cost
MaceMelee weapon6k
AxeMelee weapon4.5k
CrowbarMelee weapon3.5k
MacheteMelee weapon3k
BatMelee weapon1k
BandageHealth1.4k
Medic BagHealth2.4k
Medic PackHealth4.4k

Because RUNAWAYS is still in beta, these exploits can stop working after any update. Version details change from patch to patch, so if a glitch fails after a new build goes live, the developer has likely tightened the timing or removed it. Until then, the heal-drop and dual-melee tricks both remain quick ways to survive longer, deal more damage, and clear loot faster during a run.