Beat the Game to Unlock New Game Plus
Finishing Terrible Lizards unlocks New Game Plus, while amber collectibles unlock its individual modifiers. The developer confirms four options and says a new modifier opens for every fourth amber you find. You can also combine challenge modifiers to change how a repeat playthrough feels.
The official October developer Q&A supplies these rules directly. It distinguishes access to New Game Plus from access to each modifier, so completing the story and collecting amber serve related but different purposes.
What the Four Modifiers Change
The developer describes one visual modifier and three options that affect the experience of moving through the levels:
| Modifier described by the developer | Effect |
|---|---|
| Bodycam mode | Changes the game's visual presentation |
| Slippery surfaces | Makes surfaces slippery |
| Keep-moving challenge | Causes death if you remain stopped for more than a couple of seconds |
| Low gravity | Changes gravity and can make the intended route much less predictable |
The bodycam option is useful to consider when you want to change the presentation of a familiar run. Slippery surfaces and the keep-moving challenge directly complicate how you approach movement and pauses. The stop-moving rule is described approximately in the Q&A, so there is no exact measured countdown to rely on here.
Low gravity receives the strongest warning about unpredictability. The developer says it can allow sequence breaks, skips, or disruption of how a space was intended to work. It is presented as a playground option, with the resulting chaos part of its purpose.
Use Amber to Open More Options
Explore for amber if you want more choices after the story. The confirmed cadence is one new modifier for every fourth amber found. That makes amber the relevant collectible for these unlocks.
The Q&A does not assign a specific modifier to each milestone in the information available here. Treat the four descriptions as the announced set, not as a confirmed unlock order. Check the options available in your game rather than assuming, for example, that bodycam must be first or low gravity must be last.
Story completion still matters. Amber-linked modifier progress is not a replacement for beating the campaign to open New Game Plus itself.
Combine Modifiers for a Different Replay
The developer explicitly confirms combinations and gives slippery surfaces plus the keep-moving challenge as an example. That pairing changes two pressures at once: the surfaces are harder to control, and stopping for too long becomes fatal.
If you are learning an unfamiliar effect, enabling it on its own first is a sensible way to understand the change before adding another. Once comfortable, try combinations for a different movement challenge. Low gravity is best approached with the developer's playground description in mind, rather than as a verified route to a faster or fully reliable completion.
FAQ
How do I unlock New Game Plus in Terrible Lizards?
Beat the game. The developer confirms that story completion unlocks New Game Plus.
How do I unlock its modifiers?
Collect amber. The announced rule is that every fourth amber found unlocks another modifier.
What is the exact modifier unlock order?
The available official explanation does not identify an order. It names the four effects and gives the every-fourth-amber rule without matching them to specific milestones.
Can I combine modifiers?
Yes. The developer specifically gives slippery surfaces combined with the keep-moving challenge as one example.