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ActionDwarvesCo-opPvEFPSProcedural Generation

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Game description

Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!

Basic info

DeveloperGhost Ship Games
PublisherCoffee Stain Publishing
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateMay 13, 2020
Price
  • Steam store −70% $29.99 $8.99 · Steam ↗
  • Lowest-price store $8.99 · Steam
  • Historical low $8.10 · 3-month low $8.10Other stores ↗

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7 64 Bit
ProcessorIntel i5, 3rd gen (or equivalent)
Memory6 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7870
Storage3 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 381 reviews from the past 1 year

92.4/ 100
Top 10%

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

A co-op mining shooter built for squads, Deep Rock Galactic scores 92.4, top 10% of the games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Multiplayer ranks 7th of 642, and 138 reviews say it is incredibly fun with friends and with newcomers alike. 85 reviews enjoy it and recommend it warmly, and some say it solves problems common in other games. 27 praise a welcoming community with great camaraderie. Pricing & Fairness ranks 10th of 1399, Tech & Support ranks 33rd of 1399, and Gameplay ranks 39th of 1396. Content Volume ranks 105th of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

26 reviews find the loop repetitive, with the same mission types and enemies coming back, and a few say cave layouts grow predictable after hundreds of hours. 20 criticize developer support, saying updates have become slow or rare, and some feel the base game was left behind for spin-offs. Others dislike a recent seasonal update. 10 find some missions frustratingly hard or clunky, and a few say certain newer enemies feel unfair to fight or that it is hard to play alone.

“incredibly fun with friends and newcomers alike” · 138 reviews
“solutions to common gaming problems, highly recommended” · 85 reviews
“premium cosmetics only, tons of free cosmetics; excellent developer support years after launch” · 12 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 48% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +4.26 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “many viable builds and synergies to discover” · 10 reviews

Progression 22% · Difficulty 14% · Onboarding 9% · Freedom 7% · Controls & feel 9%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.58 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “immersive world with memorable moments and personality” · 7 reviews

Story 3% · Characters 2%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 41% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +3.75 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “700 hours of action and fun, every run different” · 8 reviews
Negative “underwhelming endgame with limited incentive after completion” · 5 reviews

Variety 25% · Replayability 13%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +3.97 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “catchy music that pumps you up, trickles into your soul” · 4 reviews

Visuals 14%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 69% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +4.50 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “incredibly fun with friends and newcomers alike” · 138 reviews

Community 27% · Servers & Connection 3%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 1% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.73 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “premium cosmetics only, tons of free cosmetics; excellent developer support years after launch” · 12 reviews
Negative “expensive price, recommended to buy on sale only” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 12% · Matchmaking 1%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.44 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “devs are responsive and all content updates are completely free” · 9 reviews
Negative “U34 update was insulting to veterans, devs broke community translations repeatedly” · 20 reviews

Stability 7% · Performance 8%

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

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