Survive a Million Monkeys Getting Started

Survive a Million Monkeys is a Roblox horde survival game by the gorilla warfare group. You drop into sessions with up to 25 players, choose a class, unlock guns with Gems, and fight endless rabid monkey waves while chasing the survivor leaderboard. This getting started guide covers your first hour so you do not waste early currency or wipe on avoidable mistakes.

Launch the experience from the official Roblox page, finish onboarding, then follow the checklist below. When you need specialty help later, branch into How to survive, How to get Gems, Best weapons, the Tier List, and live Codes.

Minute 0–10: Tutorial, codes, and gift box

1. Join Survive a Million Monkeys on Roblox.
2. Complete the tutorial fully. Lobby tools such as the Codes button unlock afterward.
3. Note the Lobby layout: class options, weapon progression entries, and social party flow.
4. Open Codes in the upper-right, then redeem all three active codes:
   • 1MVISITS → 10,000 Gems (1M visits milestone)
   • SURVIVE → 1,000 Gems
   • MONKEYS → 1,000 Gems
5. Confirm each redeem with the green checkmark before closing the window.
6. Claim the purple gift box (not a code):
   • Like the experience on Roblox
   • Turn on notifications
   • Join the Gorilla Warfare group
   • Open the purple gift box in the Lobby → green tick → free SMG + 1,000 Gems

Those 12,000 Gems from codes (plus the gift-box thousand and free SMG) are your onboarding runway. Do not spend them on impulse cosmetics if a class unlock is available that changes survivability. Details and troubleshooting live on the Codes Hub.

Minute 10–25: Understand the core loop

Every good run follows the same rhythm:

1. Select a class identity.
2. Enter a wave session with friends or public players.
3. Clear monkeys, collect run progress, and upgrade what matters.
4. Return to Lobby to unlock guns or classes with Gems.
5. Push farther, post a stronger survivor result, repeat.

The fantasy is cooperative chaos — not a silent single-player tower defense. Even if you queue alone, treat nearby survivors as temporary squadmates. Ping danger, share lanes, and revive when it is safe. Deeper co-op habits are covered on the Players Hub.

Minute 25–40: First class decision

Classes called out across the wiki include:

• Survivor — starter class; fine for learning the Lobby and first waves.
• Medic — team support when you play with friends who hold the line.
• Juggernaut — durability first; best default premium pick for new solo-public players.
• Bomber — area clear when packs clump; strong once you can bait monkeys.
• Engineer — utility and team sustain; shines in premades.

If you can only fund one meaningful unlock early, prefer Juggernaut for safety or Bomber if friends already tank for you. Full rankings and role theory live on the Tier List Hub. Avoid spreading Gems across three half-finished kits. The free SMG from the gift box covers early firepower while you save for that first premium class.

Minute 40–60: Survive opening waves with discipline

Your first serious climbs teach habits that scale to deep waves:

• Hold chokepoints instead of standing in open spawn floods.
• Reload behind cover or during thin spawn gaps.
• Upgrade health and weapon nodes before luxury detours.
• Stick within revive range of at least one teammate.
• Fall back together when a lane collapses; ego peeks wipe lobbies.

When a run ends, ask whether the wipe was gear, positioning, or coordination. Gear problems go to Best weapons and Gem farming. Positioning problems go to How to survive. Coordination problems go to the Players Hub and Discord stacks.

Early Gem spending rules

Gems unlock classes such as Juggernaut, Bomber, and Engineer, plus weapons such as the Epic Deagle. Early rules of thumb:

1. Redeem all three codes and claim the purple gift box first — always.
2. Unlock one class that matches your role.
3. Push that class’s weapon power (starting from the free SMG) until mid waves feel stable.
4. Bank a buffer for the next milestone instead of zeroing the balance on weak sidegrades.
5. Revisit How to get Gems whenever you stall.

Codes are the biggest first-hour spike, but longer sessions still need run discipline. Do not treat 12,000+ Gems as an infinite wallet.

Controls mindset for new survivors

Exact keybinds can vary by device, yet the priorities stay constant:

• Move while shooting so monkeys cannot surround you freely.
• Keep camera awareness on side spawns, not only the densest clump.
• Use class abilities on purpose — panic dumps waste cooldowns.
• On mobile or controller, simplify your loadout goals until aim feels consistent.
• On keyboard and mouse, practice strafing along prepared lanes.

If a control feels wrong, fix sensitivity in Roblox settings before blaming the class. Mechanical comfort multiplies every unlock you buy.

Social setup worth doing on day one

• Favorite the experience so you can relaunch quickly.
• Like the game and enable notifications (required for the purple gift box).
• Join the gorilla warfare community for the gift box and group-related drops.
• Enter the official Discord for party finding and patch chatter.
• Bookmark this wiki’s Guides Hub and Updates Hub.

A single reliable trio outperforms a silent 25-player lobby more often than raw gun rarity does.

First-hour checklist

• Tutorial complete
• 1MVISITS, SURVIVE, and MONKEYS redeemed (12,000 Gems)
• Purple gift box claimed (free SMG + 1,000 Gems)
• Gem balance verified
• Class lane chosen (Survivor to learn; Juggernaut, Bomber, Medic, or Engineer next)
• At least one weapon or health upgrade purchased after your class decision
• One co-op session played with intentional positioning
• Wiki pages bookmarked for codes, tier list, and survival tips

What success looks like after hour one

You should understand Lobby redeem flow, know why Gems matter, have claimed the gift-box SMG, have a class identity, and survive longer than your very first panic run. You should also know where to click next: survival guide for wipes, gems guide for currency, weapons guide for damage ceilings, tier list for unlock order.

Survive a Million Monkeys grew fast after the 10 August 2026 launch — roughly 2.1M visits and ~42k favorites — because the fantasy is easy to grasp and hard to master. The 1MVISITS code celebrates that growth. Your job in hour one is not to hit the million-monkey meme literally; it is to build a foundation that makes every later wave cheaper in time and Gems.

Play fair, spend smart, stack with friends, and move on to How to survive waves as soon as the Lobby feels familiar.