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Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
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!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “addictive, deep survivor gameplay” (90 of 104 reviews) and “challenging yet rewarding runs” (15); the most common complaint is “overpriced paid expansion content” (10). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-30 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
90 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I really tried to like this game, it has really good bones, it feels great to play, but it's just too difficult and unfair. Massive, insurmountable difficulty spikes require hours and hours of grinding to overcome,…”
“The base game was a lot of fun. I was happy to hear that an expansion was coming. Well not that it's here I can say I will no longer be supporting this game. 1 class 1 level 1 mode. almost as much as the base game. If…”
“This was one of my favourite Survivors-like games, the whole aspect of mining out the environment added a layer of strategic depth that most others don’t have. But after this update, I think I’ll be taking a break until…”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Put simply, this is one of the best survivor likes ever. It's visually gorgeous, very challenging, tons of unlocks, tons of achievements, and it just keeps getting better. The amount of builds you can make is…”
“Fantastic game on the Steam deck with fun progression and charming characters. Challenges you just enough so that you want to play another run.”
“This game is HARD, but absolutely fun and rewarding. Dive, die, get stronger, do it again.”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Put simply, this is one of the best survivor likes ever. It's visually gorgeous, very challenging, tons of unlocks, tons of achievements, and it just keeps getting better. The amount of builds you can make is…”
“Had to drop a positiv review to balance the entitled whiners, who down vote one of the best survivor-likes there is, just because of an 10€ expansion, that hadn't matched the amount of content of the original game. Grow…”
“As a hardcore fan of both survivor/dual-stick games as well as the original DRG, I'm giving this a thumbs up, but only barely. It's... fine, but quite flawed. It's really fun for the first bit until the glaring problems…”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Best game of this type out there. I love that they have provided additional features and levels without charging for it. Great game! I hope they continue to release more! I would definitely pay for a DLC.”
“Put simply, this is one of the best survivor likes ever. It's visually gorgeous, very challenging, tons of unlocks, tons of achievements, and it just keeps getting better. The amount of builds you can make is…”
“Great. Fast. Entertaining. For parents who have 20 minutes to spare. Challenging, but not overwhelming.”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Put simply, this is one of the best survivor likes ever. It's visually gorgeous, very challenging, tons of unlocks, tons of achievements, and it just keeps getting better. The amount of builds you can make is…”
“its fun, fast gameplay, nice upgrades”
“Fantastic game on the Steam deck with fun progression and charming characters. Challenges you just enough so that you want to play another run.”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Greedy Developers charging nearly the price of the full game for 1 Character. 1 Map and one new Event type. Laughable! Dont support this!!!”
“The base game was a lot of fun. I was happy to hear that an expansion was coming. Well not that it's here I can say I will no longer be supporting this game. 1 class 1 level 1 mode. almost as much as the base game. If…”
“I can no longer recommend this game. Many hours played. Great game that's fallen victim to greed. DLC & Early Access have destroyed gaming. You want to expand your game, great, but don't make it paid content for THREE…”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I really tried to like this game, it has really good bones, it feels great to play, but it's just too difficult and unfair. Massive, insurmountable difficulty spikes require hours and hours of grinding to overcome,…”
“Grindy for the sake of being grindy but it doesn't ever really get more fun later on. There's a very strict list of chores that need to be done before playing on higher difficulties and it's mind numbingly boring. I…”
“I've mostly played in Early Access. Since they released I've restarted the game and must say I don't like the direction after 10h+ additional playtime. The focus on items is way too over the top. "It's supposed to be…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“The base game was a lot of fun. I was happy to hear that an expansion was coming. Well not that it's here I can say I will no longer be supporting this game. 1 class 1 level 1 mode. almost as much as the base game. If…”
“This was one of my favourite Survivors-like games, the whole aspect of mining out the environment added a layer of strategic depth that most others don’t have. But after this update, I think I’ll be taking a break until…”
“Devs or publishers deleting forum posts linking to similar games and issuing warnings”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“The game used to be a lot more fun in Early Access, but several updates since then have made it far harder to the point of being unfun, potentially unbeatable unless you stick to peak meta builds. Recent updates have…”
“Had to drop a positiv review to balance the entitled whiners, who down vote one of the best survivor-likes there is, just because of an 10€ expansion, that hadn't matched the amount of content of the original game. Grow…”
“I have played this game extensively and still like it very much. Whenever it gets boring i try to do some fun runs and not move forward in the story, like only grenades or only drones, etc. I liked it so much that i…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“I really tried to like this game, it has really good bones, it feels great to play, but it's just too difficult and unfair. Massive, insurmountable difficulty spikes require hours and hours of grinding to overcome,…”
“This was one of my favourite Survivors-like games, the whole aspect of mining out the environment added a layer of strategic depth that most others don’t have. But after this update, I think I’ll be taking a break until…”
“Grindy for the sake of being grindy but it doesn't ever really get more fun later on. There's a very strict list of chores that need to be done before playing on higher difficulties and it's mind numbingly boring. I…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 86.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I just saw that I *shamefully* never wrote a review for this! DRG:S has been a go-to joy for me since picking up a Steam Deck. I’m a HUGE fan of survivors-likes, especially Brotato, Nordic Ashes, and of course, Vampire Survivors. I had no experience with the mainline DRG game,…”
— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played“Currently my favourite survivors-like game. Really good for short play sessions. Nice meta progression and satisfying game loop.”
— a player, Steam review · 73 hrs played“I bought this on a whim but damn, it's real good. I did not expect to enjoy a "Survivor" type game this much. Tons of variety and nail-biting hordes to overcome.”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-21.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-26). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Knockout release date announcement
Geeeet ready to rumble miners! The stage is being set for a showdown of the century! In the red corner, the dwarf with power fists, a magnificent beard and a bad temper! The Brawler! The date is set t
Coming Soon: Knockout Expansion
Coming Soon: Knockout Expansion Ever wanted to punch that glyphid who messed up your perfect dive? Ever wondered what it would be like to crush an alien with your bare hands? Well with the Knockout ex
Bingo. Giveaways. DRG: Survivor announcements. It’s all coming to the BIG BREAK
The BIG BREAK SHOWCASE is almost here. It’s going live on Tuesday, September 29th at 19:00 CEST/10am PDT — and we’ll be there to make a couple of exciting announcements about Deep Rock Galactic: Survi
We’ve got beans to spill at The Big Break
Hello Miners, We’ve got fun news for you. But we can’t share it yet. This is an announcement of an announcement to say that the Big News is coming on September 29th as part of Coffee Stain Publishing’
1.1 Patch 2
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Dwarf · Action Roguelike · Rogue-lite · Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter · PvE · Arena Shooter · Top-Down · Procedural Generation · Action · Arcade · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Turkish, Indonesian, Spanish - Latin America * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 300 |
| Official site | https://www.fundaygames.dk/drgs |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Win 10 Processor: Intel i5-4590 or similar Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Geforce GTX 1050 or similar Storage: 2 GB available space