If you’re a big fan of survivors-likes and/or Deep Rock Galactic, then there’s a really good chance that you’re already up-to-date when it comes to DRG: Survivor.
For the uninitiated: this sci-fi auto-shooter by Funday Games is set in the Deep Rock Galactic universe. However, while this spin-off is full of dwarves, rock, and stone, it also borrows a lot of ideas from the survivors-like genre, including its isometric camera.
While the game borrows, it also burrows; mining your way through dense walls of rock and grabbing resources is a big part of the loop. In that sense, while it is an ode to Vampire Survivors, it also feels very much like its own thing. Anyway, let’s get to the point…
Gear is coming to DRG: Survivor in 1.0
When the 1.0 version of the makes an appearance in September, it’ll do so with a new gear system, with new items dropping at various times during regular play and also after defeating bosses. There are six different types:
- Armor – buff defensive stats, such as regen and max HP.
- Weapon Mods – boost your crit chance and rate of fire.
- Canisters – Area of effect damage boosts.
- Gadgets – chomp through rock faster and pick-up from further.
- Tools – nothing fancy, just range and reload speed.
- Chips – treats for Bosco!
There will be different rarities, items will borrow stats from different category types, and new gear will drop when you hit certain level-linked milestones. The full post over on Steam details the whole system and how it works, so hit the link if you’d like to find out more.
Still with me? Well in that case, as you’re a fan of Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, there’s a reasonable chance you might find something of interest in my guide to bullet heavens, auto-shooters, and games like Vampire Survivors.
Still with me? Oh gosh, I’m running out of things to say. Erm… you could read my earliest impressions of DRG: Survivor, if you like, but they’re probably a bit out of date by now.
Actually, wait a sec, there are the new expansions for Deep Rock Galactic: The Board Game – Rival Incursion and Horrors of Hoxxes – which we’re insta-funded over on Kickstarter. That’s probably worth mentioning here, right?
Ok, let’s wrap it up, this was supposed to be a quick news… Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is currently in Early Access (and has been since last February) and will get its full release on PC (Win) on September 17.
Just to let you know, this article has been updated with a little extra detail, particularly about the Kickstarter campaign.
