Hazard Ops is an online third-person shooter that casts players as mercenaries employed by a private military agency amid twenty-first-century chaos. Its foes include opposing armies, zombies, monsters, robots, and dinosaurs, setting conventional military conflict alongside extravagant creature battles. Surviving missions earns money and equipment, giving hazardous work a tangible career reward.
Co-op missions put squads up against distinct threats. Survival 2.0 pits players against successive zombie waves, while Primeval Ops sends them into combat with dinosaurs carrying rocket launchers. Extermination Ops combines enemy waves with deadly traps and difficult boss fights. Other modes focus on escalating soldier attacks or stopping opponents from reaching a portal, giving the mission roster several different objectives.
The game also offers versus modes for direct player combat. Team Deathmatch and King of the Hill provide familiar competition, while BEAST changes a player’s side after death and Infection has a player transform into a monster to infect mercenaries. In Mech Wars, players climb into mechs to attack their enemies. This blend of cooperative missions and competitive formats distinguishes Hazard Ops: its shooter framework ranges from zombie survival to rocket-wielding dinosaurs and monster transformations.
