This Pacific Drive guide will go through all the anomalies in the game and provide the best tips to help you deal with them.
With more than 40 unique anomalies in the game, traversing the map can be extremely dangerous. This guide will help you as a companion in your travels to deal with any enemy you encounter.
Without any delay, let’s go through the full list of enemies in Pacific Drive.
All Anomalies in Pacific Drive, Where to Find Them, and How to Deal With Them
| Anomaly | Appearance & Effect | Location | How to Deal With It |
| Abductor | Floating damaged UFO with a light below it that tries to drag your car off the road | Most Junctions | Limpulse Emitter |
| Beating Heart | Green Matter Regenerator that repairs your car | Most Junctions | – |
| Belching Barnacle | Green radiation machine that spits acid and deals AoE damage | The Mires | Stay away |
| Birds | Normal birds that fly away when you get close. Mostly works as a small scare and isn’t an actual threat. | Most Junctions | – |
| Blacksmith | Large stone pit that blasts rocks and causes the ground to shake | Red Spires | Stay away and bring armored parts for your car to survive |
| Bollard | Giant earth pillar that pops up randomly | Damp Forest, The Scorch, Blistering Woods | These appear after the ground starts shaking, so make sure to run away when this happens |
| Bolt Bunny | Small bunny with electrical energy that attaches to your car and damages it | Blistering Woods | Hit them with a melee weapon to get them off your car fast |
| Broken Bunny | Mechanical bunny that attaches to your car and slowly damages it | Damp Forest | Use a melee weapon to take it off your car quickly |
| Bubblegum Buddy | Pink flying jellyfish that steal the item you’re holding | Smokestacks, Scorch, Mires | Stay away and use a melee weapon to take back your items |
| Burp Bunny | Green glowing bunny that attaches to your car and deals acid damage | Scorch, Mires | Use a melee weapon to take it off your car quickly |
If you’re fairly new to the game, make sure to also check out our list with the best tips and tricks in Pacific Drive.
| Can Opener | Blade slicing through the ground that will cut through your car | Damp Forest, Mires | It has a predictable path, so wait for it to pass and go around |
| Corrosive Squall | Acid rain (weather) | Mires, Scorch | Use Lead-Plated car parts |
| Cough Box | Green cloud area that causes radiation | Mires, Scorch | Use Lead-Plated car parts |
| Crackling Crawler | Follows you and summons Minuteman enemies to deal electrical damage | Damp Forest | Use Insulated car parts & clothes |
| Devil Grinder | Area with orange rocks inside it that damage your car while you’re inside | Smokestacks | Avoid the area |
| Dust Bunny | Yellow glowing bunny that attaches to your car and deals radiation damage | Most junctions | Use a melee weapon to take it off your car quickly |
| Electromagnetic Squall | Hurricane that causes your car to malfunction | Blistering Woods | Slow down and drive cautiously |
| Fallen Firmament | Stone pillar that falls from the sky if you’re standing still | Smokestacks, Red Spires | Avoid standing still for too long |
| Glittering Boulder | Shining rock that grants you a speed boost | Most junctions | – |
| Happy Hare | Green glowing bunny that attaches to your car and repairs it | Most junctions | – |
| Hot Dust | Sandstorm that causes radiation | Most junctions | Use Lead-Plates car parts |
We’re halfway through our list of all anomalies in Pacific Drive! Have you encountered everything so far?
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| Hurricane Squall | Hurricane that moves your car around | Damp Forest, Blistering Woods, Mires | Slow down and drive cautiously |
| Left-Right | Purple wind gust that moves you off the road | Damp Forest, Blistering Woods, Mires | Slow down and use the handbrake to wait it out |
| Minuteman | Small electrical machines that create electrical fences | Damp Forest, Blistering Woods, Mires | Avoid passing through the electrical fences |
| Moldy Balloon | Green floating balloon that sprays acid | Scorch | Use Lead-Plated car parts |
| Pacemaker | Small debris field | Most junctions | Converts one material into another |
| Pickpocket | Small flying orb with hair that steals items from you | Mires, Smokestacks | Stay away or use a flare |
| Pothole | Floating rocks | Most junctions | Go around them; they are a threat only if you’re careless and drive too fast |
| Radiant Dredge | Energy machine that moves through the ground and leaves radiation behind it | Smokestacks | Use Lead-plates car parts and stay away from it |
| Rotten Egg | Acid slime that deals radiation damage if you get too close | Mires, Scorch | Stay away from it |
| Shaggy Scrambler | Large Dark and Orange mass that disables the electronics of your car | Mires | Slowly drive around it |
If any of those enemies damages your car, ensure you’re properly prepared through our guide on how to repair your car in Pacific Drive.
| Shaker | Yellow smoke on the ground that shoots corrosive slime | Most junctions | Drive around them |
| Shocked Tourist | human-shaped creatures that are connected with electricity; damaging one will cause all of them to explode | Blistering Woods, Scorch | Use flares to damage them from afar |
| Sick Mickey | Large stone barnacle statue that shoots acid | Mires, Scorch | Use Lead-Plated car parts |
| Sizzling Mist | Blue cloud that deals electrical damage | Blistering Woods, Damp Forest | Use Insulated car parts |
| Spark Tower | Tall electrical tower that shoots electricity toward you | Damp Foorest | Stay away and use Insulated car parts |
| Spike Log | Ground spike that can damage your tires | Scorch | Use armored tires and go around it |
| Spike Puddle | Small ground spikes that can damage your tires | Scorch | Use armored tires and go around it |
| Ticking Tumbler | Red glowing cube that chases you and blows up | Smokestacks, Red Spires | Shoot it with a flare to make it blow up |
| Tour Bus | Stack of red-glowing tourists that explore upon collision | Smokestacks, Red Spires | Shoot it with a flare to make it blow up |
| Tourist | Large group of human-shaped statues that explode on contact | Most junctions | Use flares to damage them from afar |
| Tourist Trap | Similar to the tour bus but shows up from the ground | Most junctions | Shoot it with a flare to make it blow up |
| Wriggling Wreck | Car debris that summons Minuteman once approached. Scanning these will allow you to get the Lightning Rod. | Damp Forest, Blistering Woods | Go past it fast or use Insulated car parts |
Now that you know how to deal with every enemy, make sure to properly prepare your car as well. Here’s our Pacific Drive car layout guide on the best doors, panels, and bumpers to use.
Wrapping up
To summarize, these are all the anomalies in Pacific Drive, where to find them, and the best tips to deal with them if they get in your way.
While the game includes a wide variety of threats, this guide will allow you to traverse the map confidently, as you’ll be able to deal with anything that comes your way.
Which enemy is the scariest and hardest to deal with? Do you have any extra tips for dealing with some of the most challenging threats in the game? Feel free to share them in the comments below.
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