The cooperative climbing game Peak, which gained significant popularity on Steam, has received a PlayStation 5 rating from the ESRB. This suggests an official announcement for the console version may be forthcoming.
Peak challenges players to work together to navigate treacherous obstacles and ascend immense mountains. The game has achieved considerable success since its launch, selling over 10 million copies as of August 2025. Its affordability, priced at $8, has contributed to its appeal among groups of friends.
The ESRB listing for Peak on PS5, discovered via its official ratings board, is a strong indicator of an upcoming release, as such ratings historically precede official announcements. While the possibility of Xbox and Nintendo Switch 2 versions remains unknown, a PS5 release seems imminent.
Unfortunately for potential new players on consoles, Peak concluded its post-launch support earlier this summer. This means significant new content updates are unlikely following its console debut. It is also unclear if the game will retain its low price point on PlayStation platforms, though developers have previously commented on the deliberate pricing strategy behind the game.
"We had this joke of, like, 'How much is a game really?'" stated Peak co-creator Nick Kaman. "In a player’s mind, what does it mean to spend five bucks? Well, that’s five bucks. But six bucks? Well, that’s still five bucks. Four bucks is also kind of five bucks. Three bucks is two bucks. And two bucks is basically free. So we’ve got these tiers: You know, twelve bucks… that’s ten bucks. But thirteen bucks is fifteen bucks. And we found that eight bucks is still five bucks. It doesn’t become ten bucks. Seven ninety nine, that’s five bucks, right? So, eight bucks going to five bucks is the biggest differential we could find in pricing, so we found it very optimal."
While an official release date has not been announced, an ESRB rating typically signals that a game's launch is not far off.