Deep Rock Galactic

Deep Rock Galactic is a cooperative first-person shooter video game developed by Danish indie studio Ghost Ship Games and published by Coffee Stain Publishing. After about two years in early access, it was released in May 2020 for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One.[1][2][3][4]

Deep Rock Galactic
Developer(s)Ghost Ship Games
Publisher(s)Coffee Stain Publishing
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
ReleaseMay 13, 2020
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Multiplayer, single-player

Gameplay

Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player cooperative[5] first-person shooter video game where players work together while exploring procedurally generated cave systems.[6]

Players take on the role of four space dwarves assigned to various missions, which include many objectives such as mining specific minerals, stealing alien eggs, eliminating targets, or retrieving lost equipment. These are usually the main objective, required to complete the mission. It is possible to complete a secondary objective (usually collecting other materials or items) to receive extra credits, which are used to improve the player's weapons and abilities of the classes, and experience points, which increase a players level.

The game takes place in dark caves on Hoxxes IV, a dangerous planet full of minerals, biomes, and bugs. Biomes are where the missions take place, and range from galactic salt mines to radioactive tunnels.[1][6] The main antagonists are various swarms of alien arachnids called Glyphids.[1][7][8]

Classes

There are four playable classes to choose from. They all have unique weapons, grenades and abilities, which encourage different playstyles, but all of them are equipped with a pickaxe. Players can choose classes while in the lobby, called the Spacerig, by using the character selection terminal inside of any of the players' bays. They also can customize and upgrade their weapons and tools as they level up.

The Engineer uses a shotgun as his primary weapon and a grenade launcher as his secondary weapon by default. These can later be replaced with an electrical submachine gun and a weapon that fires plasma beams respectively. For his support tools, the Engineer uses a platform gun that fires platforms as his utility tool, and a sentry gun as his deployable.

In most use cases, the Engineer serves to aid the navigation of his teammates with his platform gun and forms up a defense during Glyphid swarms with his sentry turret.

The Gunner uses a minigun as his primary weapon and high-caliber revolver as his secondary weapon. These can later be replaced with high-caliber cannons and burst-fire submachine gun respectively. The Gunner uses a zipline gun that fires anchored ziplines as his utility tool, and a shield generator that generates a protective shield bubble as his deployable.

In most use cases, the Gunner contributes a significant amount of firepower to the team, able to wipe out a large amount of bugs quickly. His zipline gun makes up for his lack of mobility and allows the team to traverse difficult terrains such as chasms and cliffs. His shield generator provides protection for his team during Glyphid swarms.

The Driller uses a flamethrower as his primary weapon and semi-automaticpistol as his secondary weapon. These can later be replaced with freeze cannon and plasma pistol respectively. The Driller uses handheld power drills to dig through terrain much faster than the regular pickaxe does as his utility tool, and a satchel charge that carves out a large portion of terrain, or kills enemies in its blast as his deployable.

In most use cases, the Driller allows the team to navigate through blocked paths with ease, or forms shortcuts with the help of his power drills, which is especially useful when returning to the Droppod after the missions objectives are completed.

The Scout uses an assault rifle as his primary weapon and double-barreled sawed-off shotgun as his secondary weapon. These can later be replaced with a semi-automatic rifle based on the M1 Garand and dual-wield machine pistols respectively. The Scout uses a grappling gun to quickly navigate around caves as his utility tool, and flare gun to fire bright, long-lasting flares anchored to the terrain as his deployable.

In most use cases, the Scout moves ahead of the team with ease with his grappling gun for reconnaissance and aids his team by illuminating dark caves with his flare gun, uncovering hidden ore veins and dangers. The Scout is also able to mine difficult-to-reach ores or items with ease and safety, especially with Engineer's platform. However, the Scout needs to be careful to not overextend due to his limited self-defense capabilities. His weapons heavily favors a hit-and-run tactic by kiting around and hitting enemies without them being able to retaliate.

Reception

The Early Access version of Deep Rock Galactic was well received by critics, who praised the game's atmosphere and challenging levels. Multiple reviewers compared parts of the experience of Deep Rock Galactic to Minecraft and Left 4 Dead.[1][6] The full version of the game was released on May 13, 2020.[9]

References
  1. Charlie Hall. "Deep Rock Galactic is the best new co-op shooter on Steam and Xbox One". Polygon. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  2. Mikkel Martin Pedersen. "Deep Rock Galactic Arrives on Xbox One and Windows 10 This Month". Xbox. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  3. "Live out your dwarf-bothering fantasies (well, most of them) with Deep Rock Galactic at the PC Gamer Weekender". GamesRadar. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  4. TANNER DEDMON. "Deep Rock Galactic Comes to Early Access, Game Preview This Month". Comic Book. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  5. Sherif Sae. "Deep Rock Galactic is a fresh take on co-op shooters with tangible depth and a lot of character". VG247. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  6. Alex Wiltshire (March 19, 2018). "How Deep Rock Galactic mines fun from absolute darkness". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  7. James Davenport. "Deep Rock Galactic's Left 4 Dead-like mining adventures make it the ideal Early Access game". PC Gamer. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  8. Shawn Petraschuk. "Guns, Gold, and Glory in the Caverns of Deep Rock Galactic". Unreal Engine. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  9. Brown, Fraser (April 29, 2020). "Deep Rock Galactic is digging its way out of Early Access on May 13". PC Gamer. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
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