Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor News

We are immensely honored to be nominated for the Steam Awards in the ‘Best on Deck’ category! Thanks so much to everyone who nominated us and to everyone who gave the game a chance in a year packed with amazing game releases. Now it’s ALL HANDS ON DECK: Hit that VOTE button and let everyone know that the Steam Deck is a DRG:S machine first and foremost.

[h2]Imminent price increase[/h2]
The price of the game will be increasing to $12.99/€12.99/£11.99 on January 2nd! We have added a lot of content to Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor since we released it, and to reflect the added value we’ll increase the price a bit. Current owners obviously won’t be impacted by this, so why not become a… current owner? We’ll be doing a record-low discount this Winter Sale with 30% off the (old) price. The price increase to $12.99 will take effect immediately after the Winter Sale ends.

[h2]Necesse Bundle[/h2]
We’ve partnered up with the fine folks at Fair Games to make a bundle with their hit game Necesse. If you enjoy exploring dungeons, fighting monsters and bosses, and digging for rare minerals, we’re sure you’ll like this one. Fun fact: Funday Games and Fair Games are right across the street from each other.
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/48440/

Hello Survivors,

Tis’ the season to update our roadmap and share some of our plans for Update 05. Last time we updated our roadmap, we mentioned how we are spending a bit longer on updates to make every update feel substantial while also future-proofing the game’s foundation with new tech. In Update 05 we are reaping some of the benefits of this strategy.

In Update 05 we plan on adding one of the most requested features to Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor - Endless Mode! We have wanted to do it for a long while, and if you go back to previous roadmap revisions you will see it in the “Later™” section ever since we released the game in Early Access. The reason we haven’t done it already is because an Endless Mode is a resource hog. As runs become longer, your power level increases, mob density increases, SFX clutter increases, etc. In parallel with the development of new game features, we have spent the last few months rewriting the game with a new entity component system that greatly optimizes the game. It’s an optimization so substantial that we’re putting it on the roadmap as its own headline. It has allowed us to make Endless Mode without sacrificing performance, but it will also have other far-reaching effects. The game will run much smoother on lower-end PCs, it will run smoother on Steam Deck, and it opens the possibility for porting.

The third bullet point on the roadmap is about Overclocks. In Update 05 we plan on filling in the remaining “missing” Overclocks, meaning every weapon will have at least three Balanced Overclocks and two Unstable Overclocks. We also plan on revamping some of the underwhelming Overclock choices. As always, we will start revealing more details in the weeks leading to the update which is on track for a release in Q1.

Rock and Stone!

The Funday Dwarves

Hello Survivors,

Yes yes, we're a bit late to the party but we still want to throw our hat in the ring. If you enjoyed playing Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, consider nominating us for the Steam Awards.
Steam makes us pick a category to feature in this post, and while we're obviously a shoo-in for all of them, we think "Best Game on Steam Deck" is where we have the best chances.

We also wanted to give a shout-out to some excellent games we enjoyed this year and recommend that you try them or nominate them.

For the Outstanding Visual Style Award, John, our Chad UX Designer, is nominating Songs of Silence. It has gorgeous, art nouveau style visuals that he thinks are fairly unique in the games industry. Remember kids, if it looks like elves made it, it's Art Nouveau. If it looks like dwarves made it, it's Art Deco.

For the Labour of Love Award, our artist Allan is nominating Elden Ring, particularly for the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. He says: "If you're too afraid to tell your significant other that you like it rough, just play Shadow of the Erdtree in front of them." Glad that worked for you, Allan!

For the Better with Friends Award, we are nominating Helldivers 2 for being the second best bug-blasting-in-space game to come out this year.

For the Most Innovative Gameplay Award, we are nominating Balatro - a game that came out just 6 days after DRG:S, and stole way too many hours of our free time.

Remember voting ends December 4th, 10 AM Pacific (that's 7 PM where we're at).

[h2]Hello survivors,[/h2]

The celebration kicks off today, and we’re thrilled to be a part of it! The SAVE & SOUND Festival is now LIVE, celebrating the magic of sound in gaming. 🎶

The show starts at 10 AM PST / 7 PM CET, featuring unique content such as behind the scenes on audio production and performances created just for the event.

Our own feature goes live on Monday, Nov. 4th at 3 PM PST / 12 AM CET. Our audio designer Nicolas will show us how he creates the audio for Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor. Mark your calendars and join the fun!

Check out the streams on:

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/bedtimedg
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BedtimeDG

Check out the awesome trailer for Save & Sound Festival!
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ROCK AND STONE!