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Deep Rock Galactic
A first-person co-op shooter about a team of dwarf miners digging through caves full of aliens.
Online co-op for up to 4 players, with crossplay.
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op4 players
- Local co-opNoOnline only
- YesPC, XboxFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- YesA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckPlayableValve's own rating
About the game
You and up to three friends play dwarf miners sent into the caves of a hostile planet. Each mission has a job, like mining a set amount of a mineral, and you can dig through almost any wall to get there. The caves are built fresh every time, so no two missions look the same.
Each of the four classes has its own tools. The scout lights up the dark and reaches high places, the driller tunnels through rock, the engineer builds platforms and turrets, and the gunner holds back the swarms. The team works best with a mix.
Quiet stretches of digging end when alien swarms pour out of the walls. Then it gets loud, and you shout about ammo and pick each other up. Between missions you upgrade your gear on the space station and share a drink at the bar.
How it feels
Kind of game
A team takes on missions or runs full of enemies. You pick gear, cover each other and pick each other up.
- At its heart
- A big part
- Now and then
- Laughter and chaos
- Fear
- Calm and coziness
- Physical comedy
- Building and creating
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- About
- Mining, Bug swarms, Alien planets
Rated on our own feel scale. 5 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked Deep Rock Galactic
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.
Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core
Why it scores 87%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- About
- Mining and Alien planets
- Core to both
- Fighting
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core differs
- A roguelike, so every run starts over
- Early access
- 4 online
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both are about mining and digging and strange alien worlds. Both have a lot of fighting side by side.
No big difference from Deep Rock Galactic.
Mycopunk
Why it scores 83%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- About
- Alien planets
- Notable in both
- Time to hang out, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Fighting
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How Mycopunk differs
- More jumping and climbing than Deep Rock Galactic
- 4 online
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both are about strange alien worlds. Both are easy to play while you chat.
But more jumping and climbing than Deep Rock Galactic.
HELLDIVERS 2
Why it scores 82%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- About
- Bug swarms and Alien planets
- Core to both
- Fighting
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How HELLDIVERS 2 differs
- More chaotic than Deep Rock Galactic
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both are about swarms of alien bugs and strange alien worlds. Both play in runs or missions you repeat.
But more chaotic than Deep Rock Galactic.
All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Does not apply
- Split or shared screen
- Does not apply
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
- 192021
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
21 pages
ghostship.dkOfficial site, read 23 October 2026
Backs Genres.
- Genres: The developer describes a first-person shooter for one to four co-op players.
xbox.comStore page, read 23 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Crossplay, Crossplay between, Most players online.
- Platforms: The store lists Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. The PC listing here is the Microsoft Store version.
- Crossplay between: Store lists Xbox cross-platform co-op for PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
- Most players online: Lists online co-op for 2-4 players.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 23 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Most players online, Local co-op.
- Platforms: The store lists PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. The PlayStation release date is January 4, 2022.
- Local co-op: Store lists 1 player for offline play next to up to 4 online players.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 23 October 2026
Backs Crossplay.
- Crossplay: Developer said in 2021 that PlayStation would not cross-play with Steam or Xbox, while PS4 and PS5 play together. That is a separate group from the Xbox and PC group.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 23 October 2026
Backs Friends can join mid-game.
- Friends can join mid-game: Update 24 patch notes describe joining a mission already in progress through a personal drop pod.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 23 October 2026
Backs Friends can join mid-game.
- Friends can join mid-game: Hotfix 7 patch notes describe a resource bag left behind by a player who left a mission, and players rejoining after a disconnect.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 23 October 2026
Backs Release date.
- Release date: Developer post states the 1.0 launch was May 13th 2020. Early Access started in 2018.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 23 October 2026
Backs Release status, Release date.
- Release status: Launch post from 2020-05-13 says the game has left Early Access.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Release status, Platforms, Release date.
- Platforms: Backs windows only. Steam lists no macOS or Linux build.
- Release date: Lists May 13, 2020.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.
wikidata.orgWikidata, read 23 October 2026
Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.
- Genres: Wikidata lists first-person shooter and horde shooter genres.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 23 October 2026
Backs Fighting, Exploring, Fear, Kind of game, About.
- Fighting: User tags include FPS and Shooter.
- Exploring: User tags include Exploration.
- Fear: User tags include Atmospheric, Dark and Horror.
- Kind of game: User tags include Class-Based.
- About: User tags include Sci-fi and Space.
deeprockgalactic.comOfficial site, read 23 October 2026
Backs About, Sessions, Exploring.
- About: Describes space mining in mysterious caves on a planet full of alien infestations.
- Sessions: Describes missions that end with a mission debrief.
- Exploring: Describes mining in mysterious caves.
gameinformer.comPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Kind of game, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Unlocks and progress, Getting better, Laughter and chaos, Sessions.
- Kind of game: Game Informer review from 2020-05-13 says the four classes play well together and fights demand constant teamwork.
- Working in sync: Says fights demand constant teamwork.
- Tension and danger: Says each mission balances mining and exploring with fighting off a horde.
- Unlocks and progress: Describes a space station between missions where you upgrade your gear.
- Getting better: Praises the difficulty options and says progress slows only on the hardest settings.
- Laughter and chaos: Says the grumpy, foul-mouthed dwarves make you laugh.
- Sessions: Describes missions with a space station between them.
deeprockgalactic.comOfficial site, read 23 October 2026
Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between.
- Crossplay: The maker's page says the Xbox One and Microsoft Store versions play together, and that the Steam version does not support cross platform play.
- Crossplay between: Windows here means the Microsoft Store version only. Steam players play only with Steam players. PS4 and PS5 are a third group.
rockpapershotgun.comPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Physical comedy, Building and creating, Planning ahead.
- Physical comedy: Review from 2020-05-13 mentions small funny moments when physics systems collide, and loot bugs.
- Building and creating: Praises the platforms, ziplines and tunnels the team carves into the cave.
- Planning ahead: Says the class mix, the loadouts and the route back to the pod need thought.
ign.comPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Calm and coziness, Time to hang out.
- Calm and coziness: Review describes a homey, lived-in space station and quiet digging between waves.
- Time to hang out: Calls the station, with its bar, jukebox and barrel kicking, a hang-out spot.
deeprockgalactic.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Friends can join mid-game.
- Friends can join mid-game: The maker describes Bosco accompanying a solo multiplayer host until a friend joins, returning if the friend leaves, and fixes for late joining. This establishes entry into ongoing missions.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op.
- Free base co-op: The checked PlayStation full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
xbox.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op.
- Free base co-op: The checked Xbox full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.