Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (v1.0.239p & ALL DLC)

Planet Hoxxes turns the familiar mining fantasy into a frantic top-down war of attrition, where one heavily armed dwarf faces swarms of hostile glyphids with no squad to revive him. Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor blends the escalating chaos of Vampire Survivors-style auto-shooters with the rocks, bugs, weapons, and corporate gallows humor of the larger Deep Rock universe. Every run begins with a drop into dark, procedurally assembled caverns and ends, ideally, with a desperate sprint back to the extraction pod carrying a haul of minerals. The mood is loud, crunchy, and satisfyingly ridiculous: industrial drills chew through stone while screens fill with alien bodies and exploding ammunition.

Movement and positioning matter as much as firepower, since weapons attack automatically while you steer through cramped tunnels, kite incoming hordes, and mine valuable deposits embedded in cave walls. Kills and collected experience lead to frequent upgrade choices, letting you stack damage, firing speed, elemental effects, area coverage, drones, grenades, and class-specific perks into increasingly absurd builds. Missions layer in Company objectives, elite threats, timed survival demands, and deeper dives that raise both the reward potential and the risk of getting overwhelmed before extraction. Persistent progression unlocks additional dwarven classes, gear options, weapon overclocks, and upgrades, giving failed expeditions a useful sense of forward momentum rather than making them feel wasted.

What separates it from the crowded survivor-like field is the mining mechanic: breaking terrain is not decorative, but a tactical tool for reaching resources, clearing routes, and shaping safer paths through a cave. The top-down perspective also translates Deep Rock Galactic’s distinctive identity surprisingly well, from recognizable enemy types and class kits to its constant balance between greed and survival. Runs are compact enough for a quick session but varied enough to encourage experimenting with different loadouts and upgrade synergies. Fans of Vampire Survivors, Brotato, or the co-op original should find an accessible but demanding solo spin here, while newcomers can enjoy the action without needing any prior knowledge of Hoxxes.