Our YouTube flagship and news overlord Michi Obermeier is about to have problems. He loves the co-op shooter Deep Rock Galactic and the bullet hell roguelike Vampire Survivors.
With Deep Rock Galactic: Survivors a new offshoot of the popular midget shooter has now been announced, which fully relies on the successful concept of Vampire Survivors – and Michi is already worried about his free time:
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Vampire Survivors with Dwarves… and Mining!
What kind of game is this? As you can probably guess from the intro, the spinoff takes place in the universe of Deep Rock Galactic, in which dwarves dig for valuable minerals on asteroids and loudly Rock and Stone!
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From the iso perspective, you control a dwarf through dark tunnels, who, like the original, is looking for resources – and is also being attacked by hordes of deadly alien beetles.
Your dwarf defends itself completely and automatically fires at the enemies, you just have to take control of its movements.
The best way to see what it all looks like in action is in the reveal trailer:
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Deep Rock Galactic meets Vampire Survivors: New spin-off of co-op hit announced
Finally, a few hard facts about what should be included in the Early Access version? Please:
- 4 playable characters
- Over 30 weapons
- More than 10 enemy types
- 1 to 3 bosses
- 3 bis 5 Biome
- Multiple mission types
- A complex progression system with perks, artifacts and upgrades
Here’s the link to the game on Steamif you’re already wanting to add Deep Rock Galactic: Survivors to your wish list.
The developers have not yet given a release date, but the declared goal is to start Early Access in 2023.
According to the developers, the finished version should contain more of each type of content, as well as more features
– exactly what that will be will be determined together with the community during Early Access.