Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-09-21
Review summary
  • Fun with Friends
  • Great New Classes
  • Enjoyable Overall Game
  • Excellent New Weapons
  • Disappointing Compared to Original DRG
  • Unpolished and Unfinished State
Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core header

Categories

RoguelikeCooperative MultiplayerFirst-Person ShooterHorde ShooterProcedurally Generated DungeonsClass-based CombatMetaprogression with crystalsFully Destructible Environments

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAM / <16GB RAMnegativeWindows 8-11GB VRAMmixed
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mixed (5/10)
Total reviews
15,425
Positive
9,29760.3%
Negative
6,12839.7%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
1,072,179
Estimated revenue
$32,154,648
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
1,0907.07%
Estimated copies lost
75,765
Estimated revenue lost
$2,272,192
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
1,1017.1%
Avg playtime 1.2h
1400.9%
Avg playtime 1.2h
> 2h playtime
5,02432.6%
Avg playtime 35.1h
9,15759.4%
Avg playtime 46.5h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day125 rev/day
Last 30d12.3 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered123.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
15,422 total
Organic purchasers14,03091.0%
Voted up: 61%
Key activations1,3929.03%
Voted up: 57%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
15,422 total
First impression0-2h2,33815.2%
Voted up: 38%
Mid game2-10h6,68043.3%
Voted up: 64%
Late game10-20h2,68817.4%
Voted up: 62%
Endgame20h+3,71624.1%
Voted up: 66%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.63% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
70.1%
Global baseline 60.3%
97 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 15,425 total.