PEAK: Every Status Effect Explained

Every Status Effect in PEAK plays a specific role and impacts your gameplay differently. Learn about all of them in this article.

PEAK: Every Status Effect Explained
Every Status effect in PEAK is explained below (Image via Landfall)

PEAK is a survival co-op climber game, but it also has many RPG elements. You can see hints of them throughout the various terrains during your playthroughs, and one of the obvious ones is the different status effects. These conditions work as a debuff most of the time and cause many problems, hindering your progress if you don’t know how to deal with them. To do that, you must first learn about the various Status Effects in PEAK. Here’s a comprehensive breakdown of them.

Status Effects in PEAK Explained

Sports Drink in PEAK
Sports Drink in PEAK helps with Stamina (Image via Landfall)

PEAK has many different mechanics, and one of the prominent ones is the Affliction Bar. As you make your way through the various biomes in the game and collect resources and items, you will notice this bar filling up. Moreover, it is an indicator of the maximum weight you can carry, which is 40. If you cross this limit and the Affliction Bar fills up completely, you will get a penalty. This debuff will hamper your stamina and slow you down.

On the other hand, there are some positive status effects that you must learn to utilize correctly. There are primarily two that you should know about: Max Stamina and Extra Stamina. The former is the highest limit of stamina you naturally have, and it gets affected by injuries, hunger, item weight, etc. The latter refers to the bonus pool of stamina you get, also known as the second bar. It only activates once you run out of your primary stamina.

All Status Effects in PEAK

Cursed Skull in PEAK (Image via Landfall Games | Red Arcade/YouTube)
Cursed Skull in PEAK causes the ClearAllStatus buff (Image via Landfall)

Other than the two status effects used to describe the mechanics in PEAK, there are several others in the game. We have provided a breakdown and additional details for all of them below. Take a look at the following instructions to learn more and avoid these debuffs during your PEAK playthrough.

List of All Status Effects in PEAK:

Status EffectsWhat They Do
Poison1. It can be caused by bad berries or mushrooms, and also ticks.
2. Does 3 poison damage per second for several seconds.
3. Increases Poison Affliction and Lowers Max Stamina
4. Can be cured by: Antidote, Cure-All, Medicinal Root, First Aid Kit.
Hunger1. You lose 1 Max Stamina per 1 Hunger Point.
2. It can be cured by eating food.
Chaos1. Chaos from Pandora’s Lunchbox clears all current status effects, then randomly adds two effects per player based on a hidden point system.
2. You can activate it by interacting with Pandora’s Lunchbox.
Cold1. Affects your stamina bar as long as you stay in Freezing areas.
2. Cold debuffs build up over time unless you warm up.
3. You can cure it using Hot food or drinks, Cure-All, Heat Pack.
Lethargy / Sleepiness1. Builds up after using items like Napberries or Energy Drinks.
2. Too much lethargy and drowsiness cause you to pass out.
3. Fix it by using Energy Drink, Cure-All (removes drowsiness).
Curse1. Nothing clears Curse except Cure-All. However, they are quite rare.
2. Napberries don’t work on it either.
Glowing1. Activates after eating a Weird Shroom.
2. It is pretty much harmless.
Infinite Stamina1. It is an active status, and not a debuff.
2. Prevents regular stamina use for a short time.
3. Activate it by using Big Lollipop, Bugle of Friendship.
FasterBoi1. Energy drink affliction
ClearAllStatus1. Cursed Skull activates it.
2. Clears all status effects in a significant radius.
3. Kills you immediately.
Injury1. Reduces your Max Stamina limit.
2. It can be obtained from falling or from enemy attacks.
3. Fix it by using Bandages, First Aid Kit, Cure-All, and other medicinal items.

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