We’re happy to announce that Rocktoberfest is back! The celebration kicks off on Thursday, September 24th at 13.00 CEST and runs for two weeks. 

Grab a pretzel, dust off the ol’ beer stein, and have a look at what delights await you.

Beer should be loved in all shapes and colors and this year’s new hat celebrates exactly that. While Management wasn’t thrilled about this hat enabling the dwarves’ drinking habits, they had to admit that the hat design leaves both hands free to work. That’s optimal design. And Management can’t say no to that.

Complete this year’s Rocktoberfest Assignment to get your fingers on the new Freihand Tap Cap.

When discussing dwarven fashion, everybody knows that Lederhosen is in a category of its own. And it has come to our attention that there are dwarves out there who are yet to acquire a pair. For this reason, any employee currently missing their own pair of Lederhosen can once again complete the “Hunt for Lederhosen” Assignment in order to fill that gap. 

Another excellent reason to complete that same “Hunt for Lederhosen” assignment is that it will also reward you with the previous years’ Rocktoberfest hats in case you’ve missed out on those. Wouldn’t want anyone to be left out during Rocktoberfest.

Circling back to the topic of optimization: Data from previous years has shown a significant increase in time spent in the mines during Rocktoberfest. After a lengthy and expensive analysis, R&D has concluded that this uptick in production can be accredited to the nourishing power of Best Wurst Beer, which offers a delicious lager and a nutritious sausage in the same frosty mug. Hoping for similar results this year, we are glad to report that Best Wurst Beer will once again be on tap during Rocktoberfest.

Management learned last year that collecting and reusing Best Wurst Beer mugs found in the caves was a cost-friendly alternative to restocking on new mugs. Of course, none of them wants to get their hands dirty digging up those old mugs. So we’re going to have you do it. Dig up and deposit a Wurst Stein mug during your mission, and you and your team will receive Double XP for the mission in recognition of your hard work.

As is tradition, the Abyss Bar is once again dressed up in the colors of the season. Checkered tablecloths, novelty pretzels, meaty beer, everything! The stage is set for two enjoyable weeks where we celebrate the liquid that we all love. We hope you will celebrate responsibly.

Have fun, Miners!

See you all on September 24th at 13:00 CEST for the 2026 Rocktoberfest! 

Cozy embraces from

- Invisible Walls & The Ghost Ship Crew

Awfully quiet around here. Been a while since we’ve had some Deep Rock Galactic announcements.

Time to do something about that.

We’ll be part of Coffee Stain Publishing’s Big Break Showcase later this month, with some exciting stuff to share about good ol’ DRG. What stuff? We can’t say yet. That’s the whole point of the showcase. But what we can say is it will make you smile. Hell, you might even clap your hands with joy. Only time will tell.

Deep Rock Galactic is joining loads of other cool games for The Big Break, which is set to be a relentless bombardment of new trailers, game announcements and updates. They even let us send one of our guys to host it.


The Big Break will premiere on Coffee Stain’s YouTube page on Tuesday, September 29th at 19:00 CEST / 1:00 PM EDT.

We hope you’ll tune in to catch it live! But if you can’t make it for the premiere, a recording of the whole thing will of course be available afterward on YouTube.

We’ll see you at The Big Break.

With love,
-The Ghost Ship Crew

It is time to don those sunglasses because the lanterns are shining and the party has started. Management considered temporarily shutting down the air-conditioning units to set the stage for this one, but then remembered they had never installed any.

We hope you will enjoy the next two weeks of the traditional Space Beach Party. 

In case you missed the preview, you can hunt for another batch of lost floaties in the mines to earn a Double Performance Pass Point Bonus. Complete this year's work assignment to get your hands on the new Tactical Turtle hat in the Mission Terminal. Or, in case you failed to do so previously, get your hands on all the hats from the previous years. 

Whether it’s hunting for lost floaties in the mines, wrapping up those hat-rewarding assignments, or simply enjoying cool drinks on the questionable sandy beaches of the Space Rig, we hope you have a grand time.

Have fun, Miners! 

 

With love,

Invisible Walls & The Ghost Ship Crew

This small patch is to prepare for the Space Beach Party 2026 event

May contain: Tactical Turtle Hat

With Love,

Invisible Walls and The Ghost Ship Crew

Preparing for new ingame event

Those of you who are fresh back from the Magma Core might not notice, but summer is here, and it brought the heat. It also means the annual Space Beach Party is just around the corner! So we’re here to take a quick peek at what’s coming.

This year’s event starts on Thursday, August 6th at 13.00 CEST and runs for two weeks.

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Why get extra vacation days for your hard work when you can get hats, you ask? We hear you. That’s why you can get your hands on the new Tactical Turtle hat by completing the assignment associated with this year's Space Beach Party from the Mission Terminal. Nicknamed Shelly the Shellmet, we’re sure this sturdy companion will help protect you from Glyphid bites.

While DRG manages to pull off year-after-year performance improvements, the same cannot be said about certain other companies. In a show of unfounded trust, DRG has once again tasked Longbeard Freight with providing you with some well-deserved pool floaties. Unfortunately, the unthinkable has happened. They fumbled the load.

Somehow, the trajectory of this year’s delivery of pool floaties missed the docking entrance and bounced onwards towards Hoxxes. If you want your floaties, you’ll have to go get them yourselves. Longbeard Freight blames the recently-attached Resinite Mass containers blocking the entrance to the Space Rig’s loading dock. DRG blames Longbeard Freight for inebriated pilots. Both parties signed an agreement, agreeing to disagree on the matter.

Locate the lost pool floaties and make sure to deposit them while down there. As a sign of gratitude, Management will reward you and your team with a Double Performance Pass Point Bonus.

For those of you too busy mining Morkite to fly more kites during our previous years’ celebrations, fret not. Management applauds your focus and drive as long as it remains profitable. Complete one work assignment, and you will be rewarded with all the previous Beach Party hats for your collection.

No party without decorations. Directly imported from Sandblasted Corridors, Management is thrilled to showcase a cost-friendly alternative to sunny beaches on the Space Rig. Colorful lanterns, fake palms, and beach inflatables have been dusted off and can once again be found in the Space Rig, all there to give you a nice feeling of vacation while being at work.

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That about wraps it up. 

See you all on August 6th at 13:00 CEST for the 2026 Space Beach Party! 

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Oh, and another quick announcement: There’s another collection of DRG merch on the way, courtesy of Dave at Heroic Replicas!

He’s been hard at work cooking up some new products, including some of the most-requested items from fans. There will be stuff like:

• A re-issue of the DRG soundtrack on vinyl (and the Rogue Core OST too!)

• New t-shirts and crispy fresh DRG underwear

• A full-metal 16-pound pickaxe for the mightiest miners

You can check out the full collection in the video above — and click here to get notified when the Kickstarter goes live next week. Rock and Stone!

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Warm embraces from

• Invisible Walls & The Ghost Ship Crew

We’ve got a critical situation on our hands.

An enormous electromagnetic pulse has just erupted at the core of Hoxxes IV, sending ripples throughout the entire planet. It’s brought all our deep-level Expenite extraction operations offline — we’ve lost contact entirely. If that wasn’t bad enough, we’re seeing a spike in Core Stone encounters, and the lethal Core Spawn that come with them. Emergency Action Protocol ‘Minefall’ is in effect.

It’s time for Operation ROGUE CORE. Management has dispatched an elite squad of Reclaimers to the depths of Hoxxes to breach and secure the mine sites that have gone offline. But while the Reclaimers are deployed near the core, we need your help to ensure your own work sites stay operational.

Management is seeking volunteers to assist in the new ‘Reclaimer Collaboration Initiative,’ where mining crews help support our brave Reclaimers in mitigating this crisis.

This is more than a matter of life and death. Company profits are at stake here.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2605790/Deep_Rock_Galactic_Rogue_Core/

This is a time-limited special event in celebration of the Early Access launch of Rogue Core. It will be live in Deep Rock Galactic starting on Wednesday, May 6th and it will run for a whole two months, ending on Thursday, July 9th.

THE ASSIGNMENT: Four missions. In each one, you must close Core Rifts to prevent further disruptions in the cave system. These missions will be flagged with the new ‘Core Corruption’ warning, meaning you can expect to encounter increased Core Spawn resistance, even if you don’t come across a Core Stone.

THE REWARD: Completing this entire assignment will unlock all the components for the standard-issue Reclaimer Combat Pickaxe. Some steps of the assignment will reward more than one component. You can mix and match these pickaxe parts with all the rest, of course — or run the complete set to honor our brave Reclaimers deployed further down.

Like we mentioned above, this event is one of our few time-limited assignments — so you'll need to complete it by the time the event ends to snag the striking combat axe of the Company’s finest!

Even though Rogue Core is only planned for PC Early Access at the moment, this special event will be available on console versions of Deep Rock Galactic as well. It'll go live up to two weeks later, pending console-specific certification processes.





A lot of you have been following Rogue Core’s development for a while, and the release date is almost here — it’s launching to Early Access here on Steam in just two weeks!

If you're just hearing about Rogue Core now, here's what you need to know:

• It's a spinoff of Deep Rock Galactic. We've expanded the world of DRG into the perspective of the Reclaimers, the Company's elite in-house security force. You'll be able to play as five all-new classes, each with their own special skills and fancy gadgets.
  
• It's faster-paced and more intense. You'll need to stay on your toes and keep your head on a swivel. Combat is more frequent and the game is tougher — but failing a mission isn't quite the setback as it is in DRG.
  
• It's a co-op roguelike. Rogue Core explores DRG's 1-4 player co-op gameplay in a roguelike format: this means you'll gather a new set of weapons and upgrades each mission, snowballing into powerful builds and elemental synergies.

Rogue Core takes place in the same world and timeline as Deep Rock Galactic, but deeper down near the core of Hoxxes IV. You’ll step into the boots of the elite Reclaimers, and fight your way through hordes of Core Spawn abominations in fast-paced special ops missions to secure infested mining facilities.

If you're interested, you can check out the store page here.


https://store.steampowered.com/app/2605790/Deep_Rock_Galactic_Rogue_Core/

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We'll see you down in the mines — and we salute every miner who pitches in and does their part to support our brave Reclaimers in their fight to take back Hoxxes. Rock and Stone, miners!

With love,
-The Ghost Ship Crew

We're pleased to announce The Great Egg Hunt 2026 is now live in Deep Rock Galactic!
The event will run until April 14, at 13.00 CEST, where the colleggtion of pastel-colored content hops back into the void of not-currently-active seasonal events.

Curious to know what's included in this event? We've got you covered in the Preview Post, with a comprehensive overview of all the content (and other things happening in the DRG universe).
In the meantime, for your convenience, here's a quick rundown:

• New hat! The Egg Procurement Specialist headwear is available to grab throughout the event, by completing the appropriately-named assignment: The Great Egg Hunt 2026.

• Eggstra hats! Get all the previous Spring hats by completing the Last Year's Spring Fashion assignment before the event ends.

• Rabbit Season! Get Double Performance Pass Bonus for you and your team in each mission where a Mechanical Spring Bunny has been deposited!

• Pastel Party! We've gone wild with cute and festive decorations featuring bunny garlands, pastel colored lights, inflatable carrots and plenty of chickens, bunnies and eggs.

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The DRG: Rogue Core - Closed Alpha Playtest 06 is now live!
We've sent out as many invites as we could fit in the drop pod, so be sure to check your email and/or Steam, if you've signed up for testing. More about that here:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2605790/view/517489783702816564
We've also shared an update on opening up for Rogue Core community translations, take a look here!
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2605790/view/517489783702817198
Don't forget to check out the upcoming Heavy Duty expansion for DRG: Survivor, if you haven't already.

And last, but not least, the DRG: Collectible Figurines Kickstarter is already funded (it took only 32 minutes!), but you can still get your favorite dwarves in figurine form, right this way.

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Cool, cool, cool. That should be enough updates this time around.
Oh, btw, the employee who catches the fewest bunnies will get a pay deduction, so get to work!

With eggs,

-The Ghost Ship Crew

Eggcelent news, your favorite egg-celebration is returning to your favorite workplace! That's right, The Great Egg Hunt returns to Deep Rock Galactic on Tuesday, March 31, 13.00 CEST, along with both work opportunities and additions to your fashion stash. It's time to get eggstatic, here's a preview what's coming in The Great Egg Hunt 2026.

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Putting the hop in hops (and then using those hops to make beer)! Continuing the trend of animal-themed masks, we got the most eggstraordinary addition to your wardrobe this year. Complete The Great Egg Hunt 2026 to acquire the Egg Procurement Specialist headwear.

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If you missed out on any of the previous Egg Hunts, do not worry! Here's an eggcellent opportunity to acquire all the previous Egg Hunt hats.
Complete the Last Year's Spring Fashion assignment, and all of these eggsquisite pieces of headwear will be yours.

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Management has decided to temporarily try out a new delivery provider, and you're not gonna believe it, but they somehow lost a giant shipment of Mechanical Spring Bunnies all over Hoxxes IV.

Help the Company recover the bunnies, and get rewarded by Double Performance Pass Bonus for each mission where you find and deposit a bunny. They'll try to flee, so you may need to knock them out in order to succeed.

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Management has decided to allocate a budget to the spring festivities, including decorative eggs, cute bunny garlands, pastel colored lights, and a healthy amount of inflatable carrots (not healthy to consume, though, so please don't eat them).

The event will last two weeks and conclude on April 14, at 13.00 CEST.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwCSD_mWbhg

An expansion is coming to DRG: Survivor, featuring a new class!
Yes, you heard that right, the Demolisher class is coming to DRG: Survivor!
Read more about the expansion and the new class right here on Steam:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4395500/Deep_Rock_Galactic_Survivor__Heavy_Duty_Expansion/

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Celebrate your favorite miners with Collectible Figurines from the Deep Rock Galactic universe.
The Kickstarter goes live on March 26. Check out the campaign here!

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For those of you who can't get enough of Hoxxes IV, here's some updates from the roguest of cores: 

And it’s May 20, 2026!

Check out the Release Date Trailer here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVycgbZfotE

Would you like to see Rogue Core localized to your language?
Join the translator community on Crowdin here!

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After the current Steam Spring Sale concludes, regional pricing will be updated for DRG and DRG’s cosmetic packs. This means that while the price of DRG in EUR and USD will remain the same, it will increase in some regions based on Steam’s regional pricing suggestions.

• You can still take advantage of the current price (combined with the current Steam sale’s 70% discount) until the Steam Spring Sale ends on March 26 at 18:00 CET.

• If you already own DRG and all DLC, this will not affect you.

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That's all for now, folks, see you again soon™ for more Rock and Stone shenanigans! 

With eggs,

-The Ghost Ship Crew

The Eight Years in Orbit seasonal event is now live in DRG!

Grab a friend and a (decorative) bottle of bubbles, it's time to celebrate another year of successful mining operations!

You can check out the full party invitation in the preview post, but here's the quick summary:

• Acquire the exclusive (and festive) Party Hat - Year 8 by completing the associated assignment.

• Earn Double Performance Point Bonus by collecting Year Eight Trophies throughout your missions.

• Enjoy free beer on tap at the Abyss Bar.

• Take in the atmosphere with the glamorous decorations aboard the Space Rig.

The party goes on until Tuesday, March 17 a 13.00 CET.

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We're back with another celebratory anniversary dev stream, today featuring special guests (plural)!
Stream goes live the moment this post does, so head over to Twitch and/or Youtube for stream full of Space Rig shenanigans, and maybe (just maybe) some secrets will be revealed!

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Our friends at MOOD Publishing (who we also worked with for the DRG Boardgame) are back with a new Kickstarter campaign, and this time, you can get your favorite dwarven miner (or better yet, get them all)!
The Kickstarter campaign launches on March 26, but you can get notified by signing up here!

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If you're the type of gamer who can't get enough of Co-op shooter action, GUNTOUCHABLES (published by Ghost Ship Publishing) just received a brand new update! It's live on Steam for you to check out right now! More info about the new update (1.3.0 - Trinkets and Turmoil) can be found here:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2543510/view/510732485715297338

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That's it this time around, we hope you're enjoying your time in orbit as much as we are!
Rock and Stone!

With Love,
-The Ghost Ship Crew

This patch contains a bunch of fixes to Pitjaws as well as rare problems that could happen when playing Heavy Extraction.

With Love,
The Ghost Ship Crew

• Adjusted collision on lift pod to prevent players getting stuck

• Added fallback to lift pod positioning

• Moved pit jaw relocation logic to level generation, reducing stutters in levels that have the enemy

• Added a 2s grace period after relocation where the pit jaw won't target players

• Prevent resinite mass from spawning in path of drop pod and prevent important level elements from spawning in path of resinite mass

• Prevented lift pod from spawning near player spawn

• Fix relic raider firstperson arms  disappearing when look up and down