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Deep Rock Galactic

Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Genre: Online Multiplayer
Publisher: Coffee Stain Publishing
Developer: Ghost Ship Games
Release Date: May 13, 2020

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'Deep Rock Galactic' (ALL) Available As Early Access On PC And Xbox One - Trailer

by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2018 @ 2:42 p.m. PST

Deep Rock Galactic is a procedurally generated first person co-op shooter for up to 4 players.

As a team of veteran dwarven space miners, you must go on missions for your corporate overlords and venture into the deepest, most dangerous cave systems of the most hostile planet ever discovered.

Experience teamwork as you’ve never experienced it in a co-op game before. Complete missions and gather ever more riches. Expand your roster of class-based skills, unlock new gear and weapons, and take on the worst monsters the galaxy has to offer.

Players take up arms as one of four classes of badass dwarven miners, each with their own invaluable set of skills and gear. The Driller, the Engineer, the Scout and the Gunner must work together to survive a relentless onslaught of ravenous aliens and escape the procedurally generated caves with their bounty intact.

Enlisted dwarves will be paired with up to three like-minded brethren and sent on missions to the most hostile planet ever discovered, Hoxxes IV, to mine precious gems and metals. Cooperation is essential to your success and, as an interplanetary mining conglomerate, Deep Rock Galactic depends on its employees to take care of each other.

Deep Rock Galactic is available on Steam Early Access and Xbox Game Preview for $24.99/€22.99.

Deep Rock Galactic first began recruiting brave space mining dwarves when it entered Closed Alpha on Steam in December 2016. Since then, more than ten thousand test-subjects have played the ever-improving Closed-Alpha builds and delivered invaluable feedback to the team. By popular demand, the team have thus far added upgrades, drones, vanity items, a mini-boss, biomes and refrained from fixing the broken barrel physics!

“Deep Rock Galactic is a gleefully chaotic mix of shooting, mining, fully destructible caves and some super irresponsible corporate management,” says Søren Lundgaard, CEO/Co-Founder of Ghost Ship Games. We’re absolutely thrilled to be launching onto Xbox and PC, and we have big plans for the continued development of Deep Rock Galactic – new enemies, new biomes, new upgrades, even new playable classes!”

Deep Rock Galactic is one of the first titles we’re launching as Coffee Stain Publishing and we couldn’t be happier to work with Ghost Ship Games,” says Anton Westbergh, CEO/Co-Founder of Coffee Stain. “Since the game was revealed at Microsoft’s E3 showcase last year, the response has been overwhelmingly positive and we’re thrilled that Ghost Ship Games chose us to join them on this wild journey.”

We call this Update 7 and you can read about the new goodies here:

--- Major new features ---

  • New Mission selection map with procedurally generated missions
  • Seven vastly different Biomes with new minerals and lots of new cave content
  • Two new mission types added ("Kill" and "Egg Hunt"), as well as various Secondary Objectives added
  • Total overhaul of the UI, HUD & Menus
  • First-Day-At-Work Tutorial Flow to help new miners get their bearings
  • Introducing Bosco, the all-purpose-drone! He will assist you any time you embark on a solo mission
  • Quick Join terminal added to player cabin (simple match making)
  • Basic Vanity Shop where you can buy new armors, hats and beards! Lots more to come here in time.
  • Memorial Hall added to Space Rig, showcases previous Closed Alpha testers and unlock statues
  • 10+ different languages supported, translated by our awesome community! (only on Steam for launch)
--- Class Balance tweaks/features ---
  • Engineer: Sentry guns can now be recalled and refilled with ammo
  • Scout: Grenade paralyses enemies
  • Gunner: Lowered ammo for zipline gun
  • Using Pickaxe in combat is now less overpowered
  • Acid Spitter Glyphid added for more ranged threats
  • Overall tweaks to weapon stats and recoil/accuracy
--- Other/misc tweaks/features ---
  • Call Drop-Pod button on Molly to end the mission (when objective is fulfilled)
  • Deposit minerals on Drop-Pod, so greedy dwarves can collect gold while escaping
  • Lots of new dwarf voice lines and new Mission Control lines
  • Lots of new music tracks to set the mood
  • Mixer Interactivity for streaming added to the Option (Gameplay) menu
  • Sound effects and particles for different materials and in general, a lot of new particle and sound effects added
  • Many performance and stability improvements
  • Nice fading between various states of the game
  • Controller setup updated and rumble fixed
  • Hints on loading screen

Key Features:

  • 4-player Co-Op: Work together as a team to dig, explore, and fight your way through massive cave systems filled with hordes of deadly enemies and valuable resources.
  • 4 Unique Classes: Mow through enemies as the Gunner, scout ahead and light up the caves as the Scout, chew through solid rock as the Driller, or support the team with defensive structures and turrets as the Engineer.
  • Fully Destructible Environments: Destroy everything around you to reach your goal. There is no set path so you can complete your mission your way. But proceed with caution, you don’t want to stumble into an alien swarm unprepared!
  • Procedurally Generated Cave Network: Explore a network of procedurally generated cave systems filled with enemies to fight and riches to collect.
  • Light Your Path: The underground caves are dark and full of terrors. You will need to bring your own lights if you want to illuminate these pitch-black caverns.

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