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Deep Rock Galactic

Ghost Ship Games

2020•Shooter•PEGI 16•About 110 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalsexfastunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evil

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, uncomplicated shooter: fast and dark. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

81 / 100

275 ratings

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About This Game

Deep Rock Galactic is a cooperative first-person shooter set on the alien planet Hoxxes IV. Players take on the role of dwarven space miners employed by an intergalactic mining corporation, completing missions in procedurally generated cave systems filled with hostile alien wildlife. The game supports up to four players who choose from distinct classes, each with unique weapons and traversal tools that complement each other. Missions involve extracting resources, fighting swarms of enemies, and navigating destructible environments before escaping via drop pod.

Summary: IGDB

Story

On the hostile alien world of Hoxxes IV, a planet rich in precious minerals but teeming with dangerous creatures, an intergalactic mining corporation known as Deep Rock Galactic sends teams of dwarven miners into the planet's deepest cave systems. These veteran space miners must descend into procedurally shifting underground networks to extract valuable resources while contending with swarms of hostile alien life and treacherous environmental hazards. Each mission takes the miners further from safety, requiring them to work together using specialized equipment and heavy weaponry to survive...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureScience fictionMonster/alien/supernaturalSexAll consuming questFighting evil

Keywords

ExplorationSpace miningCharacter customizationDarkInsectsProcedural generationVoxelPve

Where to play

Details

Developer: Ghost Ship Games
Publisher: Coffee Stain Publishing
Released: 13 May 2020
Series: Deep Rock Galactic
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 12h rushed, 110h normally, 280h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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