Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core – Ghost Ship Games’ attempt at plunging the co-op FPS spelunkery of Deep Rock Galactic into an even deeper, darker pit of roguelike tension – is out today in early access. I tried it last year, during one of the early alpha playtests, and it was okay? Ish? Already a functional multi-dwarf shooter, as you’d expect from something built upon the excellent DRG, but also close enough to the original that it resembled an ambitious side-mode more than a standalone game.
These days, though, Rogue Core appears to be doing a better job of carving out its own subterranean space. Last week, I played an updated build with lead game designer Mike Akopyan and game director Mikkel Martin Pederson, and enjoyed a much more distinct delve – even if its heightened brutality made our run one of the bloodiest Danish-English endeavours since the Viking Age.
