Powercells are one of the two main currencies in the game, the other being Wrenches. Powercells are exclusively used during runs, and get reset to zero once the run ends. Their main use is to buy things from the different vendor NPCs. Update 1.1 introduced a new NPC called Lottery Luke who will award the player with a plethora of different rewards in exchange for wrenches during a run, including Powercells.
Powercells can be acquired from a few different sources:
- Defeating enemies
- Completing a Map
- Opening Chests (after unlocking Max's Recycling in the Workshop)
- Business Briefcase Gadget
- Reward from Lottery Luke