Game profile
Deep Rock Galactic
Four dwarves dig through procedurally generated caves on alien planets and fight off insect swarms. Class based teamwork and destructible terrain keep it fresh run after run.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Shooter / Survival, set in a science fiction world. Visually it is deliberately stylised rather than photorealistic, and the overall tone stays light and upbeat. The structure is guided rather than open, so you are moved along instead of dropped into a map. Sessions of an hour or two sit at the sweet spot here.
The difficulty is moderate and fair, demanding attention without punishing you for it. There is no story to speak of, the systems carry everything. Co-op is supported, so you can bring someone along. It runs on 3 platforms. It sits in the mid price bracket.
What stands out
- Destructible caves
- Class based co-op
- Rock and Stone
This fits you if
- exploring for its own sake is the point for you
- you are after a proper adrenaline rush
- cutscenes annoy you and you just want to play
- you have someone to play with
- you want something light that leaves you in a good mood
Look elsewhere if
- you play mainly for narrative
- you do not have 60 hours to give a single game
- you play alone, this needs other people
- you specifically want an open world to roam
How long is Deep Rock Galactic?
About 60 hours in total. At three evenings a week and two hours each, you will be busy for roughly 10 weeks, or 30 sessions.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 82 out of 100, which puts it above 40 percent of the 1276 games here and at rank 701 overall. That is mid-table for this database. Not a standout at the top, but solidly rated.
For comparison, Shooter averages 81 points across the database, so this one is right in line with its genre. The figure rests on 274 collected ratings.
Released in 2020, so it has 6 years behind it. Usually cheap by now and the rough edges are long fixed.
The facts
- Release year
- 2020
- Genres
- Shooter, Survival, Action
- Playtime
- approx. 60 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Moderate, fair
- Story weight
- None, pure gameplay
- Play with
- Co-op
- Setting
- Sci-fi
- Visual style
- Stylised
- Price bracket
- Mid price
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation, Xbox
- Critic rating
- 82 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Rock Galactic | 2020 | approx. 60 hrs. | 82 | Mid price |
| Splatoon Raiders | 2026 | approx. 25 hrs. | 86 | Full price |
| Borderlands 4 | 2025 | approx. 45 hrs. | 87 | Full price |
| Everspace 2 | 2023 | approx. 35 hrs. | 87 | Mid price |
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