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Peak in the last 7 days: 1,973

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Game description

DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!

Basic info

DeveloperFunday Games
PublisherGhost Ship Publishing
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateSep 17, 2025
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWin 10
ProcessorIntel i5-4590 or similar
Memory8 GB
GraphicsGeforce GTX 1050 or similar
Storage2 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 440 reviews from the past 1 year

80.6/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (86%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Mining dwarves battle swarms in this survivors style roguelike, which players rate at 80.6, though the grind divides them.

👍 Strengths

137 reviews find it fun and hard to put down, and some say it pulled them in for many hours. 32 praise its strategic depth, with weapons, overclocks and classes that combine into strong synergies. 24 value its replayability, saying every run feels different thanks to varied builds, worlds and challenges. Content Volume ranks 344th of 1351, Gameplay ranks 453rd of 1396, and Tech & Support ranks 211th of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

52 reviews dislike the progression grind, saying repeated missions bring only tiny stat increases that feel unrewarding. 49 find it repetitive once the novelty wears off, pointing to the same bosses, maps and enemies, and a few say the expansion adds little variety. 43 call the difficulty unfair at times, describing spikes in later zones and hard escort missions that some feel demand grinding over skill. Visuals & Sound ranks 512th of 1249, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 656th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“immediately became my second favorite survivors-like with over 100 hours played” · 137 reviews
“weapons and classes have great synergies” · 32 reviews
“polished presentation and visual quality” · 21 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 63% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +2.60 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “weapons and classes have great synergies” · 32 reviews
Negative “no synergies between upgrades, flat meta progression” · 13 reviews

Progression 46% · Difficulty 28% · Onboarding 6% · Freedom 4% · Controls & feel 9%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.05 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “familiar DRG world with recognizable characters and atmosphere” · 3 reviews

Story 1% · Characters 1%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 51% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.85 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “nothing holds the player after completing all achievements” · 8 reviews

Variety 32% · Replayability 14%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 18% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.44 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “polished presentation and visual quality” · 21 reviews
Negative “weapons too subtle and indistinct, impossible to see impact of builds” · 1 review

Audio 6%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 7% of reviews mention this.

Playing together -1.67 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.18 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “weapon balance terrible, some weapons make you weaker, others carry entire runs” · 31 reviews
Positive “better balanced, good weapons and choices variety compared to early access” · 3 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 13% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.19 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “devs significantly increased legendary drop rates and added permanent upgrades” · 9 reviews
Negative “DLC bugs untouched for months, sounds like cash grab” · 6 reviews

Stability 8% · Performance 11%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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