Amps function as power-ups in Sunset Overdrive. There are five different types of amps in the game. Melee swing, hero, epic, dive bomb, and weapon. Amps can be acquired and upgraded by buying them from Floyd, earning them in Chaos Squad, and doing story missions.
The Fi-Yah! Epic Amp in action.
Melee Swing[]
Melee Swing amps activate at style level 2.
| Amp | Description | How to acquire | Upgrade effect | Upgrade cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fired! | Melee attacks shoot out a fireball. | Amptastic | Chaos Squad | |
| Roid Rage | Explodes enemies when you kill them with melee. Exploding enemies knock down and damage other nearby enemies. | 10 Shoes | Chaos Squad | |
| Twister Spin | Each melee attack spawns a tornado that knocks back and damages enemies. | Hepcat's Late-Night Special | Chaos Squad | |
| Un-Defibrillator | Melee attacks have a chance of sending out an electric shockwave. | Concertpocalypse | Chaos Squad |
Hero[]
The Player can hold two hero amps at a time that activate at style level 1.
| Amp | Description | How to aquire | Upgrade effect | Upgrade cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Power | Weapons do increased damage while in air. | Ferry to Nowhere | Chaos Squad | |
| Damage Roll | Dodge-rolling into enemies knocks them down. | Amp It Up | Deals more damage | 50 Fizco Security Cameras |
| Personal Space | Enemies that melee you get knocked back by a force field and are dealt damage (3 second cooldown) | Midnight Brew | Chaos Squad | |
| Sadomasochist | The less health you have, the more damage you do. | 10 Scraps of Toilet Paper | Chaos Squad | |
| Screw The Fourth Wall | You gain an announcer that announces your awesomeness. | 25 Shoes | No upgrade | |
| Spread The Love | A trail follows the player and heals allies that run along it. | 10 Fizzie Balloons | Chaos Squad | |
| $Magnet$ | Super magnetism lets you attract loot from further away, | 20 Overcharge Hologram Signs | No upgrade |
Epic[]
Epic amps activate at style level 3.
| Amp | Description | How to acquire | Upgrade effect | Upgrade cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bounce-Splosion | Bouncing on objects spawns explosive firey projectiles. | Amptastic | Chaos Squad | |
| Chance Of Lightning | Lightning from the sky may strike nearby foes. | Hepcat's Late Night Special | Greater chance of lightning | 60 Overcharge Hologram Signs |
| Fi-Yah! |
Grinding spawns flames on either side of the rail that damage enemies. |
15 Fizco Security Cameras | Chaos Squad | |
| Grind The Lightning | Grinding spawns electrical and tesla bolt projectiles to damage enemies on the left and right sides of the rail. |
Concertpocalypse |
Chaos Squad | |
| It Burns | The ground where you walk may crack and erypt with dangerous pillars of fire. | Ferry to Nowhere | Chaos Squad | |
| Smite | Enemies periodically vanish in a puff of smoke. | Season Pass | Greater chance |
Dive Bomb[]
Dive Bomb amps activate at style level 2.
| Amp | Description | How to acquire | Upgrade effect | Upgrade cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damage Tag | Dive Bombs create grafiti on the ground. Allies within the area deal extra damage. | 20 toiler paper | Chaos Squad | |
| Health Tag | Dive Bombs create grafiti on the ground. Allies within the area regenerate health. | 35 Overcharge Hologram Signs | Chaos Squad | |
| Heat Sink Smash | Produces a shock wave that freezes enemies. | 10 UFOs (Dawn Of The Rise Of The Fallen Machines) | ||
| Seismic Smash | A directional shockwave after a Dive Bomb knocks down and damages enemies. | Midnight Brew | Deals more damage | 55 Shoes |
| Shrapnel Smash | A dive bomb causes shards of glass to fly out from the ground like shrapnel. | 10 Fizco Security Cameras | Chaos Squad |
Weapon[]
Weapon amps activate at style level 2.
| Amp | Description | How to acquire | Upgrade effect | Upgrade cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Force One | Kills with this weapon have a chance to turn the killed enemy into a TNTeddy. | Amptastic | Chaos Squad | |
| Bloom | Projectiles sprout flowers. | 20 Fizzie Balloons | Chaos Squad | |
| Burn, Baby | Kills with this weapon have a chance of creating an area of effect blast that sets enemies on fire. | Midnight Brew | Greater chance | 55 Scraps of Toilet Paper |
| Come, Boo Boo, Come | Kills have a chance to summon Boo Boo. | 10 UFOs (Dawn Of The Rise Of The Fallen Machines) | ||
| Fear the Reaper | Dead enemies have a chance of spawning a Grim Reaper who will find nearby enemies and kill them. | Concetpocalypse | Chaos Squad | |
| Grind To Win | This weapon deals extra damage while grinding. | 20 Fizco Security Cameras | Chaos Squad | |
| Hater | Hits have a chance to create an area of effect blast that enrages enemies, making them fight for you. | Ferry to Nowhere | Greater chance | Chaos Squad |
| Make It Rain | Hits on enemies spawn dollars! | 25 Overcharge Hologram Signs | Chaos Squad | |
| Mine All Mine | This weapon has a chance at dropping additional overcharge on kill | 25 Scraps of Toilet Paper | Chaos Squad | |
| Moving Menace | This weapon deals more damage when grinding or bouncing, | 10 Overcharge Hologram Signs | Chaos Squad | |
| Overachiever | Kills gain more weapon XP. | Season Pass | More XP gained | Chaos Squad |
| Party All The Time | Enemies dies in a burst of glitter/confetti. | 25 Fizco Security Cameras | Chaos Squad | |
| Recycler | This weapon has a chance at recovering fire rounds. | 15 Shoes | Chaos Squad | |
| Rocket Man | Hits with this weapon have a chance to spawn rockets from the enemy. | 10 Scraps of Toilet Paper | Chaos Squad | |
| Roughneck Rampage | Kills have a chance to spawn a flammable oil slick, which can be ignited with explosives or fire attacks. | 10 UFOs (The Mystery Of Mooil Rig) | Greater chance | Chaos Sqaud |
| Second Amendment | Chance to spawn this weapon's ammo on enemy death. | 35 Fizco Security Cameras | Chaos Squad | |
| Shock Therapy | Kills with this weapon have a chance of creating and area of effect blase that electrocutes enemies. | 20 Fizzie Balloons | Chaos Squad | |
| Stun Rounds | Shots fired from this weapon have a chance of electrifying enemies, stunning them. | Amp It Up | Greater Chance | 50 Fizzie Balloons |
| Stylin' | Earn extra style for kills with this weapon. | 30 Shoes | Chaos Squad | |
| Suck | Kills with this weapon have a greater chnace to drop a health pickup. | 25 Scraps of Toilet Paper | Chaos Squad | |
| Suddenly, Piranhas! | Kills have a chance to summon angry piranhas that attack enemies. | 10 UFOs (The Mystery Of Mooil Rig) | More Piranhas. | Chaos Squad |
| Twist Of Fate | Kills with this weapons have a chance to create a small nuclear explosion. | 35 Fizzie Balloons | Chaos Squad | |
| Winter Is Coming | HIts with this weapons have a chance of creating an area of effect blast that freezes enemies. | Hepcat's Late-Night Special | Chaos Squad |
Trivia[]
E3 2013 depicts the weapon amps originally in similar way to Bulletstorm, where press button to load OverCharge Delirium XT (originally OverCharge) into the weapon, charging it, and press button again to fire. In the final, however, the weapon amps fires automatically after killing enemies with the weapon's standard fire.