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Drox Operative
Drox Operative is a starship action RPG with warring alien races, fierce space battles, a dynamic, evolving galaxy, and co-op multiplayer for Windows and Mac.Eons ago the Drox ruled the galaxy through their mighty Operatives. These elite starship captains were trained to accomplish the impossible at
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“Years ago, I had a mixed impression of a previous Soldak game, Depths of Peril because they tried to mix their Diablo-style ARPG formula with what was functionally a 4X game's diplomacy system in a way that clashed and detracted from the game overall. I would be in a dungeon…”
— a player, Steam review · 91 hrs played“Soft recommend if it's on sale. It's fun for a few runs (few hours each) but ehhh, doesn't seem like there's much variety beyond that. I don't even want to try bothering with the other victories beyond fear and military. I'll probably play for a bit more and then put it down.…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Drox Operative is an unusual and refreshing hybrid, blending the loot-driven frenzy of an action RPG with the dynamic political landscape of a 4X strategy game. Developed and published by Soldak Entertainment, it casts you as a member of the legendary Drox Operatives—an elite…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs playedLatest official news
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Drox Operative 2 released!
After a long Early Access, we finally released Drox Operative 2! Get it now while it's 10% off during its launch week. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1305310/Drox_Operative_2/
Drox Operative 2 Early Access
We recently started Drox Operative 2 Early Access . What are you waiting for? Go buy it now ! Drox Operative 2 is a starship action RPG with warring alien races, fierce space battles, a dynamic, evolv
Drox patch 1.042
This patch makes the 3 monster races power more inline with the other races, makes sure Drox Guild quests are more doable, and fixes a few other minor issues. 1.042 change list: Legion race will now f
Drox patch 1.042
This patch makes the 3 monster races power more inline with the other races, makes sure Drox Guild quests are more doable, and fixes a few other minor issues. 1.042 change list: Legion race will now f
Drox Operative patch 1.041
1.041 change list: text input now handles left arrow, right arrow, delete, home, end, and adding characters to the middle of the string added paste button to key input menus on Linux now convert 0s an
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Space · Indie · Action · RPG · Action RPG · Sci-fi · Co-op · Procedural Generation · Singleplayer · Loot · 4X · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 63 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.soldak.com/Drox-Operative/Overview.html |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: XP or newer Processor: 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: GeForce 2 or better Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 200 MB available space