Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

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Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
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Developer(s) Funday Games
Publisher(s) Ghost Ship Publishing
Engine Unity [1]
Platform(s) Windows
ReleaseFebruary 14, 2024
(early access)
Genre(s) Shoot 'em up
Mode(s) Single-player

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is a shoot 'em up video game by Funday Games. It is a top down spin-off of the first-person shooter Deep Rock Galactic modeled on the auto-shooter Vampire Survivors . The player controls a dwarf on a solo mission to mine ore, shooting enemies and ultimately defeating a boss at the end of each level in order to gain experience and increase their weapon's power. Funday began developing the game after discussing Vampire Survivors with the CEO of Ghost Ship Games at the 2022 Gamescom convention. [2] It was released into early access on Windows on February 14, 2024. [3] [4] [5] [6] As of April 2024, the full release of the game is scheduled for 2025. [7]

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Launch

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor launched in early access on February 14, 2024, and in its first week it sold over 500,000 units. [8] In a Steam post titled “The Road Ahead,” the developers expressed their gratitude to players for the game's download success. They then outlined the game's future with a “living roadmap” detailing upcoming updates. [8] Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor has received very positive reviews on Steam, with players praising its engaging gameplay, familiar Deep Rock Galactic elements, and rewarding upgrade system.

Gameplay

Players take control of a lone Dwarf miner venturing into the depths of the procedurally generated planet Hoxxes IV. The top-down perspective allows players to navigate the environment and strategically position themselves against waves of increasingly difficult enemies. Enemies drop experience gems that, when collected, progress the character's exp bar. Once the character reaches a new level, there will be a selection of upgrades that the player can choose from.

Players can choose from the four familiar Dwarf classes, each offering unique gameplay styles and abilities:

Each class has unique upgrade paths, allowing players to specialize in their preferred playstyle. Between waves, players access the upgrade shop, where a limited selection of upgrades is offered, adding an element of strategic resource allocation.

As players gain experience through wave completion and enemy elimination, new tiers of upgrades become available within each upgrade tree, offering progressively stronger and more impactful enhancements.

One of the main features of Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is the upgrade system. The player can collect ore, artifacts, and overclocks from the planet Hoxxes IV, and use them to improve their weapons and abilities. Each class has 10 weapons to choose from, each with different stats and effects. The player can also unlock and equip overclocks, which are powerful modifications that can drastically change the performance of a weapon. Additionally, the player can buy account upgrades that provide permanent benefits, such as increased health, ammo, or damage.

Throughout the run, players focus on strategically eliminating enemies and gathering resources to maximize their Morkite and experience gain.

Players have the option to choose among four different stages, with each stage offering five different hazard levels to select from, adding different challenges.[ citation needed ]

Reception

Within a month of its release in early access, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor had sold one million copies. [9]

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