Ghost Ship Publishing’s ‘On the Horizon’ Stream Unveils Season 06 of Deep Rock Galactic and Release Window for Rogue Core

The highly anticipated roguelike spin-off Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core will be launching into Early Access next year, alongside Deep Rock Galactic promising deadly new challenges with Season 6

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK November 13th, 2025 - Today, Ghost Ship Publishing, the team behind the hit Deep Rock Galactic franchise, have revealed key details on the future of Deep Rock Galactic and Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core, during its third Ghost Ship Publishing: On the Horizon stream. During the broadcast, it was revealed that Season 06 of Deep Rock Galactic is currently in development, in collaboration with Danish developer Invisible Walls, set to launch early next year. The stream also gave fans of the franchise a fresh look at the long-anticipated roguelike spinoff, Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core, and an update on the release window, which is targeting an Early Access launch in Q2 2026.

Watch the full On the Horizon broadcast here.

Brave the Ossuary Depths in Deep Rock Galactic Season 6: Relics of Hoxxes

After five action-packed seasonal updates, Hoxxes IV is preparing a new set of challenges for even the most veteran miners. Created in collaboration with the development team at Invisible Walls, Deep Rock Galactic: Season 6: Relics of Hoxxes brings players to the Ossuary Depths, a tomb-like biome filled with gigantic ancient bones. Set to launch in Q1 of 2026, miners can expect to take on a brand new “Heavy Extraction” mission type, encounter never-before-seen enemies, and a new “Ossium Raid” seasonal event.

This newly discovered biome finds players exploring the resting place of innumerable creatures, undisturbed for centuries, and filled with bones collected by a new type of creature–Ossirans. Amongst this recently discovered genus are three new enemies, including the Ossiran Scrab, a smaller scavenger that makes up for its size in numbers, and its larger, deadlier, and stealthier cousin, the Ossiran Pit Jaw.

Season 6 is joined by a new mission type known as “Heavy Extraction”. Players will have to unearth large pieces of delicate amber by hand before carefully fixing them to booster rockets for orbital extraction. A new seasonal event also arrives in the form of “Ossium Raid”, pitting players against Ossiran Bone Collectors, an insect-like prospector that hoards crystalised Ossium and skeletal remains. These creatures flee when spotted, and players will need to track them down to their nests to uncover a substantial stash of Ossium and get out alive.

Season 6: Relics of Hoxxes will also see the return of a new, totally free Performance Pass packed with unlockable rewards, alongside a new pickaxe set, DLC armor, and much more to be announced in the coming months.

“We’ve worked closely with our friends at Invisible Walls to help shape Season 6 into the best possible experience for our community”, said Mikkel Martin Pedersen, Game Director at Ghost Ship Games. “After six months of working together and exploring different concepts for DRG expansions, we’re confident in the team’s vision for the upcoming season, while we work hard on the future of the Deep Rock Galactic franchise and Rogue Core.”

Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core brings a new roguelike spin to Early Access next year

Revealed during today’s On the Horizon stream, the highly anticipated, roguelike spinoff Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core is now slated for an Early Access launch in Q2 2026. Formerly anticipated for late-2025, this updated window means that further features will be added ahead of launch to ensure the best possible experience when players dive in next year.

Blending Deep Rock Galactic’s hallmark co-op experience with a core roguelike gameplay loop, Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core offers an entirely new challenge to players as they take on the role of Hoxxes IV’s elite security force, The Reclaimers. Banding together to dive deep into Hoxxes IV, Reclaimers will begin each run with basic equipment and must fight their way through the cavernous landscapes for upgrades, gear, and abilities to better their odds of survival and complete their mission below the surface.

“Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core is an exciting new evolution for the series, as we bring our co-op gameplay model into the roguelike genre”, said Mikkel Martin Pedersen, Game Director at Ghost Ship Games. “We originally planned to launch the game in late 2025; however, we realised that the game needs a few more months to be the best it can be. Until then, we’re excited to bring Season 6 of Deep Rock Galactic to fans and hope this scratches their itch until Rogue Core launches next year.”

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. In 2021 Ghost Ship was acquired by Swedish video games holding company Embracer Group. In February 2023, Ghost Ship announced their Ghost Ship Publishing branch. For more information about Ghost Ship Games, please visit: http://www.ghostship.dk

About Invisible Walls
Invisible Walls is an award-winning development studio from Copenhagen, Denmark best known for Neighbors: Suburban Warfare and First Class Trouble. Their focus is on creating social strategy games where social interaction is core to the experience, and making games that are as fun to watch as they are to play.