The Power of PEAK Friendship, Coming to XBOX Today

Hey Scouts!

The co-op climbing game PEAK, is officially out today on XBOX Series X|S. A game built on working together with your troop to traverse the various biomes on an island after a crash landing.

PEAK is a collaboration between two studios, Aggro Crab and Landfall, together, we make Team PEAK.

Aggro Crab is an American studio based in Seattle, Washington, known for their games Another Crab’s Treasure and Going Under. Landfall is a Swedish studio based in Stockholm, known for games like Content Warning, Haste, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, Stick Fight: The Game, and many more.

Both studios became friends after meeting at a game developer conference in 2022, instantly kicking it off. After the success of Another Crab’s Treasure and Content Warning, the teams thought that it could be cool to collaborate on a small project together. This idea came to life a couple of months later as part of a game jam.

A game jam is a timed event where individuals or teams create a game from scratch within a strict deadline, often following a secret or shared theme. Initially, the theme for the game had been discussed by the devs while sitting in a hot tub in Sweden, a couple of months before heading to South Korea for the jam.

The result was PEAK, a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. You play solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, with your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island being to scale the mountain at its center.

As we say in Scoutmaster Myres’ guidebook: Never abandon a friend in need. So, we made sure that not only can you play with your fellow XBOX scouts…This release also comes with crossplay! Grab your friends to form a scout troop across multiple platforms, and get climbing to the PEAK. You’ll need to rely on your friends to have any hope of scaling the mountain, which changes every single day. Help each other up ledges, or place ropes and climbing spikes to make the way easier for those who come after.

The Mountain Takes no Prisoners! Climb through 4 biomes on your way to the PEAK, each with their own life-threatening obstacles. This release comes with ALL content updates, including additional biomes, cosmetics and features. You’ll need to scavenge for questionable food to survive, and manage your injuries carefully – every setback limits your stamina, making it harder to climb.

PEAK was developed with friendship in mind from the very beginning. Originally made from a one month game jam in South Korea, three Aggro Crab devs and four Landfall devs locked themselves in a rented apartment, fueled by Korean BBQ and coffee to make the chaotic climbing game that’s made it to XBOX Series X|S at long last. Grab your troop, Bing Bong, and we’ll see you at the PEAK.

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PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK? "WORK TOGETHER Need a Hand? You’ll need to rely on your friends to have any hope of scaling the mountain, which changes each day you play. Help each other up ledges, or place ropes and climbing spikes to make the way easier for those who come after." "CLIMB The Mountain Takes no Prisoners! Climb through 4 biomes on your way to the PEAK, each with their own life-threatening obstacles. You’ll need to scavenge for questionable food to survive, and manage your injuries carefully – every setback limits your stamina, making it harder to climb." "SURVIVE Prepare For the Worst: Discover a variety of helpful survival items, from energy drinks to climbing spikes to the mysterious Anti-Rope. You’ve got no hope of making it to the PEAK unless you press every advantage given to you." "A NEW ISLAND EACH DAY The game's map rotates out every 24 hours! Try out the new layout each day, or give the same island multiple attempts in a day until you conquer it." "EARN BADGES A Well-Seasoned Scout: Show off your survival prowess with dozens of badges to earn and cosmetics to unlock." "CLIMBING IS BETTER WITH FRIENDS Multiplayer in PEAK is friends-only – invite up to three other scouts online to climb together, or face the mountain alone if you're really brave!" FEATURES Online, cross-platform co-op and offline single player Climb with a total of 4 friends Communicate through proximity chat  A variety of biomes to ascend through A bunch of questionable foods Lots of different climbing items Campfires and marshmallows Character customization Ghosts

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