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Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core Drills Into Early Access May 20th
The Early Access release date for the highly anticipated roguelite spinoff was revealed at Future Games Show’s Spring Showcase
Watch the trailer here and wishlist the game here
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, 12th March 2026 – Today, Ghost Ship Publishing and Coffee Stain Publishing announced that Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core will be launching onto Steam Early Access on 20 May 2026. Revealed as part of Future Games Show Spring Showcase, the news came alongside a brand new trailer revealing previously unseen gameplay and new features for the roguelite spin-off of the hit dwarven mining franchise.
In Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core, Hoxxes IV has experienced a near-total shutdown, leaving countless mine sites cut off from the outside world. To secure the mining facilities amidst this mysterious Grayout, the Deep Rock Galactic Mining Corporation is deploying the Reclaimers – its elite force of dwarven security personnel – on a mission to reinstate the dig sites.
Players will take on the role of Reclaimers, adopting one of five playable classes: Guardian, Spotter, Falconer, Slicer, and Retcon, each with their own unique strengths and abilities. Bringing a core roguelite loop to the world of Hoxxes IV, Reclaimers start out with basic equipment, upgrading their gear, weapons, and abilities as they level up.
Amongst these include a Zipline launcher traversal tool, the Zhukov NUK17 submachine gun, and plenty of grenades, all ready at a moment’s notice to support Reclaimers as they take on the darkest depths of Hoxxes IV. Making this endeavour more dangerous than ever are new creatures lurking in the shadows, including the horrific Corespawn, Rafkan, and Shatterclaw species, which wait bloodthirsty and primed to attack.
Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core will launch into Early Access on May 20th on Steam, giving miners the long-awaited opportunity to dive into Hoxxes IV as the Reclaimers.
Miners looking to stay up to date in the lead-up to the release can check out the Ghost Ship Games website and the title’s Steam page.
About Ghost Ship Games
Ghost Ship Games is a Danish game development studio, founded in the spring of 2016 by a group of veteran game developers after years of working together. Ghost Ship Games’ motto is simple: Co-op First. The goal is to take co-operative gameplay to the next level and to make great games, focused on the core gamer. Since 2021, Ghost Ship Games has been part of Swedish video game developer and publisher Coffee Stain Group. In February 2023, Ghost Ship announced its Ghost Ship Publishing branch. For more information about Ghost Ship Games, please visit: http://www.ghostship.dk
About Coffee Stain
Coffee Stain is a game developer, publisher and investor with offices in Skövde, Stockholm, Malmö, Trollhättan and Gothenburg. Founded in 2010, Coffee Stain is responsible for Goat Simulator, the Sanctum Games, A Story About My Uncle, Huntdown, and Satisfactory. Coffee Stain is also the publisher of popular games such as Deep Rock Galactic, Valheim, Songs of Conquest, Goat Simulator 3 and Midnight Ghost Hunt, made by external developers. To find out more, visit the official website or follow Coffee Stain on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
