Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor News

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is comfortably the best autoshooter to emerge off the back of Vampire Survivors' success. Far from being a cynical cash grab, it deftly blends DRG's mining mechanic with the almighty power curve of Poncle's action roguelike...
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In today’s dwarf news, both Deep Rock Galactic spinoffs had announcements to make at the Future Games Show Spring Showcase. Loudest and crunchiest of the two was autoshooter Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor revealing its first new class, the bulldozer-riding Demolisher, who’ll get to work shifting shale on April 30th. Also approaching is co-op roguelike shooter Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core, which is launching into early access on May 20th.

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Ghost Ship Publishing and developer Funday Games revealed the Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - Heavy Duty Expansion that's arriving April 30th.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/deep-rock-galactic-survivor-heavy-duty-expansion-announced-for-april/

[p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]The mines are about to get a whole lot louder.[/p][p]Introducing the Heavy Duty expansion for Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor. For the first time in the history of Deep Rock Galactic, we’re adding an entirely new playable class:[/p][p][/p][h2]NEW CLASS: DEMOLISHER[/h2][p]Built for destruction. Engineered for overkill.[/p][p]This new powerhouse class operates a fully weaponized industrial vehicle known as the Rock Dozer, turning the battlefield into a demolition site. Crush the swarms beneath your wheels, leaving a trail of devastation. [/p][p]If the other dwarves fight the bugs…the Demolisher plows them down.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h2]DEMOLISHER CLASS MODS[/h2][p]Customize your destruction with three specialized Class Mods:[/p]

• [p]Contractor – Efficiency, structural superiority, and industrial-grade firepower. The base class mod starts you with the new fire weapon: Dragonstorm Incinerator.
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• [p]Gridrunner – Speed, mobility, and high-voltage battlefield dominance. The Gridrunner starts with increased potency and the new Twincoil Arcburster electrical weapon.
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• [p]Operator – Tactical control and precision deployment. The Operator has increased %lifetime and thus starts with the new kinetic-type Slither Drones. He has access to all drones!
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[p]Each mod transforms how you pilot the Rock Dozer and how you build your arsenal.Visuals are not final[/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h2]DEMOLISHER WEAPONS[/h2][p]The Demolisher arrives fully loaded with an arsenal unlike anything seen before:[/p]

• [p]Springloaded Ripper – High-velocity spinning saw blades that chew through anything in front of you.[/p]
• [p]Carrier Drone – A drone that deploys additional drones. Because more drones are always better.[/p]
• [p]Dragonstorm Incinerator – A reverse-directional flamethrower that leaves a blazing trail of destruction behind you.[/p]
• [p]Twincoil Arc Burster – Rapid-fire lightning projectiles that chain devastation across the swarm.[/p]
• [p]Kaisong Scissor Ray – Sideways kinetic beams sweeping back and forth in lethal arcs.[/p]
• [p]Proximity Mine – Toss them and let the swarm trigger their own demise.[/p]
• [p]Toxic Sludge Spreader – Side-firing acid streams that corrode everything they touch and leave behind a toxic zone.[/p]
• [p]Slither Drones – Kinetic damage drones that follow in a serpentine formation, striking like a mechanical viper.[/p]
• [p]E1M1 Caustic Scattergun – A brutal acid-spraying scatter weapon.[/p]
• [p]Chimera Fragcannon – A dual-specialization weapon with branching upgrade paths for explosive customization.[/p]
• [p]Voltaic Field Generator – Electrifies the ground behind you, leaving a persistent lightning hazard in your wake.[/p]

[p]These weapons are also available on other classes for owners of the Heavy Duty Expansion.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h2]THAT’S NOT ALL[/h2][p]The Heavy Duty Expansion also includes two major, unannounced features that will be revealed at a later date. [/p][p]The Heavy Duty Expansion is a paid DLC launching April 30th, 2026. It will launch alongside a large free game update introducing a major, much-requested game mode.[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Wishlist now![/p]

[p]Though the going was tough, one athlete rose to the top Through the grueling gauntlets, one dwarf managed to not only survive, but thrive and bring home that most coveted trophy, the ultimate prize, the Ultimate Challenge Invitational belt.[/p][p]
Farham, the returning champion, took home another victory!
Although he was competing against Ohrye, a veteran with more than a thousand dives under his belt, Farham managed to make it all the way and even gather the Ommoran Heartstone for Management to secure the ultimate victory with 117,893 Employee score. An employee of the month, if ever there was one![/p][p][/p][h2]And now we put the Ultimate challenge to you![/h2][p]Can you beat the contestants? Can you complete every dive and prove the developers wrong? 

Go to your Steam Library, and find Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor. Right-click it, select Properties and then go to Game Versions & Betas, and select drg:s_uci_2026 from the list to play the Ultimate Challenge Invitationals build for 2026
[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]This will let your game connect to the pocket dimension where everything is unlocked and the mutators and gear is set, so you can compete on the level of the immortalized athletes of the Ultimate Challenge Invitationals [/p][p][/p][p]To return to you regular saves, choose Default Public version in the same list
Your regular saves are safe, while playing the UCI build[/p][h3]
Did you somehow miss this unmissable event?![/h3][p]
You can watch/rewatch it to your heart's content here: [/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]In honor of all who took part in this feast for the senses and raucous celebration of everything #dwarf [/p][p][/p][p]Thank you [/p]

• [p]Bitz[/p]
• [p]Farham[/p]
• [p]Merkaba18[/p]
• [p]OHRye[/p]
• [p]ReapeeRon[/p]
• [p]rexalicious[/p]
• [p]Siirvend
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[p]Shoutout to Arctic White for the amazing challenge art work
Join us on discord to participate in the weekly challenges set by the community[/p][p]
Rock and Ultimate Stone!
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