What gear do you need to start a Hazard Levels crawl?

Steam lists the Rift Scanner to find dimensional anomalies, the Rift Stabilising Device to open portals, and the Gravity Gauntlet for looting. A developer manual says the Stabiliser can be found on the bus.

Where do you buy weapons in Hazard Levels?

On the Double Decker bus. The Revolver (£4,000, 12 rounds) was added on 6 August 2026 and the AKM assault rifle (60 starting ammo) on 27 August 2026.

Where is the Upgrade Bench in Hazard Levels?

In The Fox Hole Arms. Added on 12 June 2026, it upgrades both the Gravity Gauntlet and the scanner, with five upgrade levels each.

What are Hazard Levels power-ups?

Random drops from smashing crates and killing enemies that give an instant bonus. The 12 June 2026 post gives a HEAL power-up that heals the whole team as an example.

Do bar snacks carry over if you die?

No. The 28 May 2026 post says that if you die during a Crawl you lose the benefit of your bar snack and have to buy it again.

Hazard Levels Gear Guide: Scanner, Gauntlet and Weapons

What gear defines a Hazard Levels crawl?

Steam’s description breaks an expedition into finding a rift, opening it, moving loot and surviving. Each step has a named tool.

Gear	What the developers say
Rift Scanner	Locates dimensional anomalies; has a radar-style tracking screen and highlights notable items and pick-ups
Rift Stabilising Device	Dropped near a located portal to open it so you and your team can travel to other dimensions
Gravity Gauntlet	Grabs, carries and throws objects (tips)
Bus weapons	Bought on the Double Decker bus: Revolver and AKM
Perk cocktails	Brewed in the pub and thrown or drunk (brewing)

The store screenshot above shows a handheld device with a radar-style display, which fits the developers’ description of the Rift Scanner’s tracking screen. We have not confirmed it is the scanner.

How do the Rift Scanner and Stabiliser work together?

Steam’s “Rift Scanning & Portals” section gives the sequence:

Use the Rift Scanner to locate dimensional anomalies.
Deploy a Rift Stabilising Device to tear open an unstable portal.
Step through to see what waits on the other side.

A December 2025 in-universe “user manual” post says the Stabiliser can be found on the bus and should be deployed at a nearby rift. That was Early Access-era flavour text, so recheck it in your copy. The 6 August 2026 update added a scanner feature that shows you a path to the exit.

We do not have verified keybinds or charge times. The tutorial added in 1.0 is the intended onboarding (beginner guide).

What can the Upgrade Bench improve?

The Upgrade Bench in The Fox Hole Arms (added 12 June 2026) lets you upgrade both the Gravity Gauntlet and the scanner. Each has five upgrade levels. The post does not say what each level does, so we do not list effects or costs.

What weapons can you buy on the Double Decker bus?

Early posts described Hazard Levels as gunless, and the 20 February 2026 announcement says “for now, there are no guns”. Later updates added two.

Weapon	Added	Details from the post
Revolver	6 Aug 2026	£4,000, 12 rounds; once empty you have to repurchase
AKM	27 Aug 2026	Assault rifle, 60 starting ammo, sold on the bus alongside the revolver

The pre-1.0 recap says the bus is now stacked with two weapon types and that gauntlet throws remain a viable tactic. The 1.0 economy rebalance may have changed prices.

What are power-ups?

Added on 12 June 2026: smashing crates and killing enemies has a random chance to drop a power-up, which gives you an instant bonus that can help you or the whole team. The post’s example is a HEAL power-up that heals the entire team. The post does not list the other power-ups.

What do bar snacks do?

Added on 28 May 2026, bar snacks are bought at The Fox Hole Arms and boost your stats for the session. The post says they have five upgradeable levels, and that you lose the benefit if you die during a Crawl.

Snack	Boost
Iron-Hide Pork Rinds	HP
Hoarder’s Pickled Rings	Extra slot
Sharp-Tongue Zappers	Stamina
Bull-Rush Beef Strips	Speed
Steady-On Nuts	Upgradable stamina regeneration (added 1 Jul 2026)

A sixth snack, Silent Sea-Breeze Scampi Fries, was listed as coming in a future update; we have not found a post that adds it.

What can you find or buy inside a crawl?

The 28 May 2026 post adds several things that can spawn in a Crawl:

Foxy: pay a small fee for a random drink or piece of equipment
Supply Crate: break it open for extra ingredients
Drink Cooler: buy additional drinks
Equipment Cache: buy devices to help your Crawl

How do traps and facility hazards fit in?

Traps are not inventory items, but they decide which tools matter:

17 September 2026: a trap room with crushing pillars, laser barriers and giant swinging hammers
27 August 2026: the Aquarium facility, with electrified traps and underwater rooms
23 July 2026: a rotating fire trap room
1.0: more trap rooms alongside Rift Surges

How do cocktails count as gear?

Perk cocktails brewed at the Brewing Station work like consumables. 1.0 lets you throw them at teammates. The cocktail ledger lists the recipes and effects we can verify, so you do not waste rare ingredients on guesses.

What about cosmetics?

The 1.0 post lists new suits and scanner skins, and a Kitsune DLC pack with a mask, suit, scanner skin, voice line and audio track. Earlier DLC packs include Minotaur and Kelpie. No post says cosmetics change gameplay.

Not yet verified

What each Upgrade Bench level changes for the gauntlet and scanner
Prices for gear after the 1.0 economy rebalance
The full list of power-ups
Whether Silent Sea-Breeze Scampi Fries has been added

Sources

Hazard Levels on Steam, “About the Game”, read 2026-11-13
Steam news: “YOU CAN BUY THINGS NOW” (28 May 2026), “Content Drop LIVE!” (12 Jun 2026), “MAJOR Summer Update now LIVE!” (1 Jul 2026)
Steam news: “NEW CONTENT DROP!” (23 Jul 2026), “A WILD GUN APPEARS” (6 Aug 2026), “Huge Expansion Now Live!” (27 Aug 2026), “IT’S BREWING TIME” (17 Sep 2026)
Steam news: “Hazard Levels 1.0 is Out Now!” and “Twas the Night Before 1.0” (12 Nov 2026), “[USER MANUAL] The Rift Stabiliser” (11 Dec 2025), “Important Announcement” (20 Feb 2026)