Hazard Levels PS5 Pro: Best Graphics Mode, Price & Co-Op

Hazard Levels on PS5 Pro: What You're Getting

Wales Interactive's rift-crawling co-op horror game left Steam Early Access and landed on consoles on November 12, 2026. If you're booting up Hazard Levels PS5 Pro edition for the first time, you'll want the right graphics mode, the right edition, and a plan for your first few crawls. A bad first run can cost you all the cash you just banked.

The setup is simple. You're a recruit for The Family, a secret research division hidden under the Fox Hole Arms, a British pub. The Brewdragon double-decker bus takes you to The Facility, where you dive into procedurally generated rifts. You grab bizarre ingredients, dodge or fight whatever lives there, and get back before the rift collapses. You can play solo, offline, or with up to three friends, in first or third person.

Best Graphics Settings on PS5 Pro

The console version gives you a Fidelity mode and a Performance mode. On the Pro, Performance mode doesn't gain you anything. Even after uncapping, it still stays locked at 60 fps.

Image: Steam / Wales Interactive

The Pro has enough headroom to run Fidelity mode at that same 60 fps target. Pair Fidelity with the uncapped frame rate option and you get the sharper image without giving up smoothness. Expect the occasional dropped frame in busy moments, but it holds up well overall.

Setting	Recommended Value	Why It Helps
Graphics mode	Fidelity	The Pro holds 60 fps here, so you get better visuals at no cost
Frame rate	Uncapped	Lets Fidelity mode reach 60 fps on the Pro
Camera	First person	The default view for most of the game's looting and exploring
Third-person camera	Try it in trap rooms	A wider view helps you read laser barriers and swinging hazards
Motion blur, film grain, lens distortion, chromatic aberration	Your preference	These post-processing options are listed in the graphics menu
Rift collapse flashing lights	Off if sensitive	A dedicated option removes the flashing during collapse

You'll also find sliders for field of view and equipment field of view. There are separate camera options for third person, plus toggles for volumetric fog, contact shadows, and distortion effects.

Price, Editions, and the Physical Release

The base game is cheap, and the free demo lets you test the loop before paying anything.

Image: Steam / Wales Interactive

Edition	Price	PS Plus Price (until 11/26/2026)	What's Included
Hazard Levels	$12.99	$10.39 (20% off)	Full game
Digital Deluxe Edition	$34.99	$31.49 (10% off)	Full game plus the Dragon, Unicorn, Minotaur, Kelpie, and Kitsune Myths & Legends DLC
Hazard Levels Demo	Free	—	Trial version

You can grab any of them on the Hazard Levels PlayStation Store page.

Other things to know before you buy:

• Physical release: Curveball Games is releasing a boxed PS5 version on February 26, 2027. It includes all 1.0 content plus the Myths & Legends DLC on day one.
• Age rating: The game is rated ESRB Teen for Blood, Crude Humor, and Violence.
• Languages: Voice acting is in English. On-screen text is available in 13 languages, including Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German, and both Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
• DLC content: The Myths & Legends packs are cosmetic. The Kitsune pack, for example, includes a mask, suit, scanner skin, voice line, and audio track.

Online Play, Crossplay, and Solo

Online play on PS5 requires PS Plus. Solo play doesn't, and the game runs fully offline when you're alone. The game is balanced for anywhere from one to four players.

Image: Steam / Wales Interactive

Crossplay works across Steam, Epic, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Your PS5 squad can include PC players and Xbox players.

Proximity voice chat is built in, so talking only reaches teammates who are physically near you. Splitting up covers ground faster, but finding missing teammates afterward isn't quick, so agree on a regroup point before you scatter.

How a Crawl Works (and How Not to Lose Your Cash)

Every run follows the same rhythm:

1. Gear up at the pub. The drinks cabinet holds perk cocktails, which are free on your first crawl. The customization center sits behind the fireplace, and the bus sells extra equipment.
2. Fill the quota. Use the Gravity Gauntlet to grab ingredients and haul them to the collection station.
3. Find a rift. Sweep with your scanner until it detects one. Then place the Rift Stabilising Device in front of the rift to open it.
4. Go deeper. Each rift has its own collection station and quota. Rifts can even contain more rifts.
5. Get out. When the rift starts collapsing, you're on a countdown back to the bus. Miss it and it's back to the drawing board.

Tips that follow from how the systems work:

• Don't throw your loot. Thrown ingredients take damage and lose value. Carry valuables like that $3,000 plant instead of flinging them.
• Remember the two-item limit. By default, the Gauntlet holds two items at once. The Upgrade Bench in the pub improves both the Gauntlet and the scanner, with five levels each.
• Drink Coffin Dodger before trouble starts. Just carrying it in your inventory won't revive you. The drink is used up when it brings you back.
• Arm up on the bus. The Revolver costs £4,000 and holds 12 rounds, and it must be repurchased once those run out. The AKM starts with 60 rounds.
• Watch out for Kevin. His tongue steals 20% to 50% of your money, along with gear, drinks, and snacks. Since banked money is individual, it's your own wallet on the line.
• Buy snacks with care. Bar snacks boost stats like HP, stamina, speed, and inventory slots for the session. You lose the boost if you die mid-crawl.

What the 1.0 Update Added

Console players start on the full 1.0 build, which is much bigger than the Early Access launch:

• Rift Surges: Random effects can hit any rift. You might get triple-sized heads, icy floors, or an upside-down world.
• New trap rooms: Expect crushing pillars, laser barriers, swinging hammers, and a rotating fire trap.
• Brewdragon's Secret Brewery: The brewery has more than 70 cocktails. Completing order ledgers levels up the potency of your perk drinks.
• Throwable drinks: You can toss perk cocktails at teammates to heal them, or to turn them into a toilet.
• Rift Bestiary: It's hidden somewhere in the Fox Hole Arms, so you can study creatures you've already met.
• Landlord Missions: The pig in the corner of the pub hands out new missions.
• Post-crawl summary: After each run you see your earnings and completed challenges.
• Tutorial+: A fully integrated tutorial helps new players learn the loop.
• Challenge Room: Challenges unlock cosmetics, many of them inspired by movies.

FAQ

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

Yes, in spirit. It shares the co-op scavenging, physics-based object handling, and dangerous extraction runs. Its own twist is the procedurally generated interdimensional rifts and a brewing system that turns your haul into perk cocktails.

Can I customize my character on PS5?

Yes. You can change your head mask, suit, gloves, and scanner skin. Masks include animals like the fox, duck, Mallard, and badger, and you can add the DLC mythical creatures on top.

Is there a demo on PS5?

Yes. The Hazard Levels Demo is free on the PlayStation Store. It covers the opening crawl, including the quota, rift scanning, and extraction.