Hazard Levels Crossplay: PC, PS5 and Xbox Co-Op Explained

Does Hazard Levels Have Crossplay?

Yes. Hazard Levels crossplay is live across every platform the game launched on, so your PC friends no longer have to leave the console crowd at the pub. Wales Interactive shipped version 1.0 on November 12, 2026 on Steam, the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, and the launch announcement confirmed crossplay across all of them. If your group is split between a gaming PC, a PS5 and a Series X, you can all ride the same double-decker bus into the same rifts.

During Early Access, the game was PC-only on Steam, and the developers promised console crossplay ahead of launch. That promise held. At 1.0, it's full PC/PS5/Xbox crossplay, and on Xbox the game supports both cross-platform multiplayer and cross-platform co-op.

What You Need to Play Online on Each Platform

Hazard Levels supports 1–4 players. Online co-op runs from 2 to 4 players, and the base game is cheap enough that talking a friend into joining isn't a hard sell.

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Platform	Base game price	Online requirement
Steam (PC)	Check the Hazard Levels Steam page	None beyond the game
Epic Games Store (PC)	Check the Hazard Levels Epic Games Store page	None beyond the game
PlayStation 5	$12.99 ($10.39 with PS Plus until November 26, 2026)	PS Plus required for online play
Xbox Series X|S	$12.99 ($10.39 during the launch sale)	Game Pass Essential, Premium or Ultimate

A few extra details worth knowing before you buy:

• Digital Deluxe Edition costs $34.99 and bundles the base game with five cosmetic Myths and Legends packs: Dragon, Unicorn, Minotaur, Kelpie and Kitsune. On PS5 it drops to $31.49 with PS Plus during the launch offer.
• Individual DLC packs run $4.99 each. Every pack is cosmetic, so a friend who skips them isn't at a gameplay disadvantage.
• PC requirements are modest. The minimum spec is an Intel Core i5-4460 or AMD FX-6300, 8 GB of RAM, a GTX 760 or Radeon R7 260x with 2GB of VRAM, and 15 GB of storage on 64-bit Windows. The PC version runs on Windows only.
• Xbox Cloud Gaming is supported with Game Pass Essential, Premium or Ultimate, though you still need to buy the game.

You can grab the console version from the official Xbox store page. Platform details and news are on the Hazard Levels official site.

Solo, Offline and Squad Size

You don't need a crew to play. The developers have said Hazard Levels can be launched and played offline when you're solo, and the game is tailored and balanced for anywhere from 1 to 4 players. Online play is optional on PS5, so the PS Plus requirement only kicks in when you want to team up.

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Steam players can invite each other straight into a game through Steam's Invite to Game feature, which the game has used since the first Early Access content drop.

Here's a practical tip for the subscription question: if one friend on console doesn't have PS Plus or Game Pass yet, have them run a few offline Crawls first. Solo runs still teach the core loop of scanning, stabilizing, looting and getting back to the bus before the rift collapses.

Making a Mixed-Platform Squad Work

Crossplay gets everyone into the same lobby. The game's systems decide whether your squad works as a team or turns into chaos. Here's what matters most once you're in.

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Talk With Proximity Chat

Proximity voice chat is built in, and it's how you coordinate in the rifts. Splitting up is quicker, but tracking down a missing teammate isn't. Assign one person to carry the Rift Scanner and call out rifts while the others haul ingredients to the collection station.

Money Is Individual

Since an Early Access content drop, all banked money is individual, so everyone keeps their own cash and pays for their own gear. Decide up front who buys what on the bus, where both the Revolver and the AKM are available.

Watch Out for Thieves and Your Own Throws

• Kevin, an alien with an extendable tongue, can steal equipment, drinks, snacks and between 20% and 50% of your money. Shoot or avoid him on sight.
• Throwing loot damages it. The Gravity Gauntlet can fling items, but every throw lowers their value. Carry valuable plants to the station instead of hurling them across the room.
• The Gravity Gauntlet carries 2 items by default. You can raise that at the Upgrade Bench in The Fox Hole Arms, which offers five upgrade levels for both the Gauntlet and the scanner.

Use Drinks on Each Other

As of 1.0, every Perk Cocktail can be thrown at a teammate to give them its effect. That means you can heal a downed friend from a distance or, if you're feeling petty, turn them into a toilet. If a friend drinks a Teenie Weenie, you can pick up their shrunken character and throw them. Use it to get someone over a trap faster, or just because it's funny.

First or Third Person

The game supports both first- and third-person play. Third person makes it easier to see your surroundings in trap rooms full of lasers, crushing pillars and swinging hammers. It also lets your squad admire your mask and suit.

What's New in 1.0 for Returning Crews

If your group played during Early Access, a lot has changed. The game moved from stealth horror toward physics-driven co-op chaos, and the 1.0 update and the pre-launch roundup added plenty for squads to explore:

• Rift Surges can trigger in any rift. They can triple head sizes, turn floors to ice or flip the world upside down.
• Post Summary Screen shows each Crawl's challenges, earnings and rewards at the end of the run.
• Tutorial + is a fully integrated tutorial with extra signage, which helps when you're bringing a console friend into their first Crawl.
• Rift Bestiary is hidden somewhere in The Fox Hole Arms and logs every creature you've encountered.
• Landlord Missions come from the Pig in the corner of the pub, and there might be a reward in it for you.
• Brewing system has more than 70 cocktails, and completing order ledgers levels up perk drinks.
• Challenge Room offers challenges with pop-culture-inspired cosmetic rewards, tracked at the beer mat table.
• 45 Steam achievements are available, including Rift Amateur, Rift Pro, Rift Champion, Gnome Dunk and Fashion Icon.

FAQ

Is there a free demo to test crossplay before buying?

A free demo is available on Steam and on PS5. Use it to check that your group can get into a session together before everyone pays for the full game.

Can I play Hazard Levels on Mac or Linux?

No. On PC, the game supports Windows only.

Do DLC cosmetics affect gameplay?

No. The Myths and Legends packs are cosmetic only. Each includes a mask, a suit and a scanner skin, and some, like Kitsune, add a voice line and an audio track.