In game, there are many mechanics, which are used by Patients and Department staffs too.
Patients mechanics[]
As a patient, most of the mechanics you will find will be related to getting the game money or using it to buy items or tools.
Searching[]
At trash cans or storage boxes, you can search to try to get something, which in both of those you can get money or nothing, in trash cans glass or metal shard and in storage boxes flashlight or crowbars. After searching, there will be a 20s cooldown.
Buying and Selling (Shop)[]
Withing the PA kitchen storage, there is John store, where you can buy the mop and all items that can be obtained by searching except of the metal shard. In case you don't want or won't use an item, you will be able to sell it for a smaller price.
There is another store at the second kitchen storage, which is Mungo store.
Hit man[]
Hidden in PA, at Mitch Lair he can offer you to work as a hit man for him to eliminate a target in exchange for money, which is based on the target rank and stats. But if you want to change your target you can do so by paying a quantity of money which will have a 5 minutes cooldown for doing so.
Venting[]
Around the Cubic Complex there are some vents which can be used by having a crowbar, making it possible to travel around the Cubic Complex using it.
Mopping[]
With a mop, you can clean the puddles that appear in the Patient Area, which will reward you with money.
Staffs mechanics[]
As a department staff, you will need to use those mechanics to do what you have to.
Stunning and downing[]
By having stun sticks, held taser and taser, most staff members can stun or down a patient, letting you box them.
Boxing[]
By having the Box, item Orderlies, MPTs, Ethics and most Bos+ can send patients to the Box for a determined time after downing them.
Healing[]
With the Med kit, Medics, Psychiatry staffs and Bos+ of those departments can heal their of others life from the damage done by any source, but having a cooldown of use.