Hazard Levels Wales Interactive: 1.0 Launch Guide & Updates

What Hazard Levels Is and Why 1.0 Matters

The wait for the Hazard Levels Wales Interactive full release is over: the co-op horror game left Early Access on November 12, 2026. If you bounced off the stealth-heavy build in April, it is worth another look, because the 1.0 version plays very differently. Over six months the studio behind Sker Ritual turned a tense sneak-and-grab game into physics-driven chaos with guns, more than 70 cocktails, trap rooms, and full crossplay across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

Here's the premise. Under a traditional British pub called The Fox Hole Arms, a research outfit known as The Family sends recruits into unstable interdimensional rifts. Your job is to harvest strange ingredients for a secret brewery and get back before last orders. You can play solo or with up to three friends. Proximity voice chat is on, and you can switch between first-person and third-person.

The official loop is Rift > Loot > Survive > Brew > Repeat. Every rift is procedurally generated, with new biomes, shifting layouts, randomized hazards, and threats that escalate the deeper you go.

Release Dates, Platforms, Editions, and Price

Image: Steam / Wales Interactive

• Early Access (PC): April 30, 2026
• 1.0 launch: November 12, 2026 on Steam, Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S
• Crossplay: supported across all platforms
• Free demo: available on Steam and PS5, with a major updated demo on Xbox Series X|S
• Rating: ESRB Teen (Violence, Blood, Crude Humor)

Edition / Add-on	Price (USD)	What's included
Hazard Levels (base game)	$12.99	Full game
Digital Deluxe Edition	$34.99	Base game plus the Dragon, Kelpie, Kitsune, Minotaur, and Unicorn Myths and Legends DLCs
Myths and Legends Dragon DLC / Kitsune DLC	$4.99	Cosmetic pack: mask, suit, scanner skin, and more

At launch the Xbox store page for Hazard Levels has the base game 20% off at $10.39, and the Digital Deluxe Edition 10% off at $31.49. On console, online multiplayer requires Xbox Game Pass Essential, Premium, or Ultimate. PC players can grab the game or the demo on Steam. The official Hazard Levels site hosts the roadmap and news.

How a Crawl Works: Scanner, Gauntlet, and the Bus

Each run is called a Crawl, and it starts at the double decker bus. A Crawl goes like this:

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1. Use the Rift Scanner to find dimensional anomalies. The scanner can also show you a path to the exit, which helps when a layout gets confusing.
2. Deploy a Rift Stabilising Device to tear open a portal, then step through.
3. Collect ingredients with the Gravity Gauntlet, which grabs, carries, and throws objects. It holds 2 items by default, and you can charge a throw for extra force.
4. Take your haul to the collection station and fill the quota for that dimension before the rift collapses.

Ingredients lose value when you slam them into walls, and damage numbers pop up when that happens. Carry valuable produce slowly through tight doorways, and save the hard throws for monsters.

Back at the pub, the Upgrade Bench improves both the Gravity Gauntlet and the scanner. Each has five upgrade levels. Money is individual, so every player banks their own cash.

Bar snacks give stat boosts for the session and have five upgradeable levels. If you die during a Crawl, you lose the snack's benefit and have to buy it again.

• Iron-Hide Pork Rinds: +HP
• Hoarder's Pickled Rings: extra slot
• Sharp-Tongue Zappers: stamina
• Bull-Rush Beef Strips: speed
• Steady On Nuts: stamina regen

Keep an eye out for Foxy, who sometimes spawns during a Crawl. Pay Foxy a small fee and you get a random drink or piece of equipment. Smashable crates and killed enemies can drop Power Ups, including a Heal that restores the whole team.

Brewing and Perk Cocktails

Brewdragon's Secret Brewery is hidden behind a door by the cash register in The Fox Hole Arms. At the Brewing Station you research recipes, fill orders, and turn rift ingredients into experimental cocktails. The finished system has more than 70 of them. Completing the order ledgers levels up your perk drinks so they're stronger on later Crawls.

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Drinks are free during Crawl 1. After that they cost money, and you need to unlock recipes for future use. Some cocktails worth knowing:

• Magnetonic: pulls items to you from up to 5m away for 20 seconds, with no cap on how many. This one started as a community suggestion.
• R.A.D.S: gives off a toxic aura that damages nearby enemies.
• Teenie Weenie: shrinks you, and teammates can then pick you up and throw you.
• Shapeshifter: turns you into a prop, such as a pickle or a football.

New in 1.0, every perk cocktail can be thrown at teammates to give them its effect. That can heal a teammate in their time of need, or turn them into a toilet. Before a big push, pass healing drinks around by throwing them instead of running back to a teammate.

Fighting to Survive: Weapons and Creatures

Hazard Levels launched as a "gunless" horror game, and the developers later admitted they changed their minds. The double decker bus now sells two weapons:

• Revolver: costs £4,000 for 12 rounds. You have to buy it again when the rounds run out.
• AKM: an assault rifle that starts with 60 ammo.

The Gravity Gauntlet also counts as a weapon. It has been tuned so that throwing anything at a creature is a real tactic. Base player health was raised from 150 to 200 during Early Access.

Creature	What it does
Hollow Man	Looks like an abandoned corpse until it isn't
Tilly	Looks like a lost child, carries a knife
Wizard	Turns you into a gnome, and his name glows above him
Kevin	Uses his extendable tongue to steal gear, drinks, snacks, and 20% to 50% of your money
The Phantom	Inverts your controls on contact
Flying Apex	A mutated shark that bites and spits whirlpools, found in the Aquarium

Spend your money before Kevin shows up. Bank cash and stock up between Crawls so there's less on you to steal. If you see Wizard's glowing name, move away from him before he gets close.

What's New in the 1.0 Update

If you're coming back from Early Access, these are the headline changes:

• Rift Surges: these can hit any rift at any time. Your head might triple in size, floors can turn to ice, or the whole world can flip upside down.
• More trap rooms: these join existing ones like crushing pillars, laser barriers, swinging hammers, and the rotating fire trap.
• Post Summary Screen: shows your earnings, completed Challenges, and rewards after every Crawl.
• Tutorial +: a fully integrated tutorial plus more signage for first-timers.
• Rift Bestiary: hidden somewhere in The Fox Hole Arms, so you can study every monster you've met.
• Landlord missions: the Pig in the corner of the pub now gives out missions with rewards.
• Kitsune DLC: a mask, suit, scanner skin, voice line, and audio track.
• Economy rebalance and creature upgrades: plus UI fixes and, yes, you can now sit on the pub toilet.

Earlier updates added the Aquarium facility expansion, with flooded rooms and electrified traps. They also added the Challenge Room, which launched with 25 hidden challenges and rewards themed around the team's favorite movies. You can track your progress at the beer mat table.

Rarest Achievements on Steam

The game has 45 Steam achievements. Even Rift Amateur, one of the most-earned, has only 28.9% of players. Plenty sit at 1.1% or lower, so these are a real badge of honor.

Achievement	Players unlocked
Rift Amateur	28.9%
Can't Touch This	9.3%
Rift Pro	12.3%
Hoarder	2.6%
Special Delivery	1.7%
Best in Class	1.4%
Rift Champion	1.1%
Gnome Dunk	1.1%
Stinkin' Cute	1.0%
Fashion Icon	0.3%

Many achievements line up with the Challenge Room. Check it before each Crawl so you know what to aim for.

Solo Play, PC Specs, and Quick Fixes

You can launch and play Hazard Levels offline when playing solo, and it's balanced for 1–4 players. Customization covers your head mask, suit, gloves, and scanner skin.

Minimum PC specs:

• OS: Windows 7, 8.1, or 10 (64-bit)
• CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 / AMD FX-6300
• RAM: 8 GB
• GPU: GTX 760 / Radeon R7 260x (2GB VRAM)
• DirectX: 11
• Storage: 15 GB

The game supports full controller support, including DualShock and DualSense. Text is available in 13 languages, with full English audio. There's also a graphics option that removes the flashing lights during rift collapse.

Common fixes:

• Locked at 30 FPS on a strong PC: set Options > Graphic Options > Fullscreen to Fullscreen.
• Missing cursor or crash on launch: unplug USB controllers and other devices.
• Black screen: add the game as an exception in your antivirus, then verify the game files or reinstall.

FAQ

Is Hazard Levels like R.E.P.O. or Lethal Company?

It shares a lot with both: co-op scavenging, dangerous environments, and physics-based carrying like R.E.P.O. Two things set it apart. The rifts are procedurally generated interdimensional spaces, and every ingredient you bring back feeds the cocktail-brewing system under the pub.

Does Hazard Levels have crossplay?

Yes. The 1.0 release supports crossplay between Steam, Epic, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

Can I try Hazard Levels before buying?

Yes. A free demo is available on Steam and PS5, and Xbox Series X|S has an updated demo.