Last updated on February 16th, 2026 at 06:02 am
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor – Action Game Review
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is a Action game from Ghost Ship Publishing ApS, first launched in 12th November 2025.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 3,488+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Stand Out
Welcome, Survivor!
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!
REVERSE BULLET HELL, WITH MINING
Kill bugs, upgrade your gear, and delve ever deeper into the lethal caves of Hoxxes. Collect and assemble a devastating array of guns, unleash hell upon wave after wave of alien monsters in fast and frenetic combat, and tunnel your way to collect precious riches from deep within the cave walls. With the auto-shooter gameplay, you don’t worry about aiming and firing – just run and mine for your life, as you automatically blast away.
Each mission is entirely unique with its own procedural cave generation and enemy waves, just as you've come to know from Deep Rock Galactic.
COMPLETE MISSION OBJECTIVES TO BECOME STRONGER
Dig deep, Miner! Once the Drop Pod releases you into the oppressive darkness, you’re on your own. Complete the mission objectives set forth by the Company, and make it back to the Drop Pod in time to try your luck at even more deadly and lucrative encounters. Progress deeper and deeper into the planet while you grow ever stronger, survive all the way to the very end of your assignment, and finally get extracted alongside your hefty sack of loot.
DEEP ROCK, FROM A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE
Now you can explore the Deep Rock Galactic universe in a whole new single-player-focused experience! Play each mission from a top-down perspective, navigating the caves of Hoxxes as you've never seen them before, soaking it up through nonstop auto-shooter action. Greybeard Deep Rock veterans will recognize much from Deep Rock Galactic, and if you are a recently joined Greenbeard: Welcome all the same! We are thrilled to have you on board. You will like it here. Management requires it.
ROCK AND STONE!
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This Action game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 5th February 2026
Recent improvements include:
- Hotfix: Prevent game freezing during gameplay
Download & Availability
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone XS / iPhone XS Max / iPhone XR / iPad Pro (3rd Gen, 12.9-inch, Wi-Fi) / iPad Pro (3rd Gen, 11-inch, Wi-Fi) / iPad Pro (3rd Gen, 12.9-inch, Cellular) / iPad Pro (3rd Gen, 11-inch, Cellular) / iPad Mini (5th Gen) / iPad Mini (5th Gen, Cellular) / iPad Air (3rd Gen) or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
This game is so much fun and the devs arent trying to shake you down for in app purchases. This game is an absolute gem.
Absolutely too short. Not that we cant make it to the Pod in time. Its just too short for no necessary reason. We get that you want it to be short to limit the amount of loot gathered, xp, or rocks mined. For the timer to end a perfectly good run is absolutely infuriating and unnecessary to keep the game entertaining. We even pad for this and it makes us want to stop playing. Keep your game play however you want, but this is just our opinion and Im sure Im not the only one. You could even make a second boss spawn if you miss the first exiting pod or something of the like, but to just have it end is lazy and lame. Other than that Absolutely Love the game.
We already owned the steam version. Tried out the iOS version and purchased it. We actually prefer it to the Steam version, playing on the iPad is great. We also own all the board game content, cant recommend that enough.
We have this on pc as well as the main DRG game. This port plays well and is worth every penny. We are glad they decided to choose to buy the game outright instead of putting micro transactions. We would gladly pay for new skins and possible dlc content. Also love that it saves so we can dip out on a run and come back! Thank you for caring about the players and making a game that brings us back to what gaming is all about, having fun.
As a veteran of Deep Rock Galactic, this game hits all the marks. Deep Rock mashed with rogue lite features makes for a fun experience. Not to mention, its well optimized. Im on IPhone 12 and have not had any crashing issues, even with hundreds of bugs on screen. If you enjoyed Deep Rock, you will enjoy this.
This is a fantastic game, Im totally hooked! Great graphics and sound, fun mechanics. Would gladly pay for new IAP content, especially if it included new biomes. One of our favorite games of the last year. Would really benefit from more biomes.
Played the demo and loved it. Bought it 3 days ago and Im hooked.
If you aint rock N stone you aint going home.
We love this game so much but it would be so much better if it had controller support.
We have played several mobile games. They all state no ads and no purchases but you still have ads. After buying this game we have had 0 ads. The game also does not let you purchase anything to excel your progress only skins. This is hands down the ONLY game you need. Ive played 100hours and Im only 20% complete.
And so so addictive. Excellent with a controller.
This game is great, Id rather spend 10$ than deal with a ton of ads and micro transactions like other games. Its fun to experiment with different builds and luck. Its a great time killer but can get repetitive. While theres a ton of variety, we really hope the devs add more way to play and modes. Personally id like to see a campaign mode where you could explore and challenge yourself in harder areas or maybe a new class. Something like a bug tamer where you take bugs and upgrade some permanent bugs to fight for you.
First off Id like to say that we love this game, and how it plays. It stays true to how the console and pc game looks while being a different game so thanks for not changing that. Please keep up the great work and the updates.
We lost our job, our wife left us, our dog decided to find a new home, and we lost 40 pounds since we forgot to eat because we CANT STOP PLAYING THIS GAME! Actually, just kidding, none of that happened But this really is an amazing game – very fun, loads of replay ability. Worth every penny. Get it.
We love this game so much. Its so addicting we cant put it down when we play.
A perfect rogue-like game on the go. Easy to pick up with surprising depth in its mechanics and game modes. Worth the $10 and will easily give you 40+ hours of play time. We only wish we could connect our progress from console to mobile.
Never in our life seeing 300 achievements lol but imma achieve it gonna give this a try.
Cant return to a saved game with the app crashing on startup. We keep losing progress and its extremely frustrating.
Love the game on consoles but its a really big dick move to make a game that shouldve been permanently free into a try-before-you-buy model shows what you are. A greedy goblin like the monsters you fight in game.
100% worth a try. We bought the $15USD version of the game just to support the developer a little more. Well done and we hope you continue to add more equipment focus on that side of things rather than skins or more modes.
Addicted to this game its so versatile and fun to play. We just have one problem the game keeps making our phone overheat a lot is there any updates on the way.
Played the original console game this one is different was suprised with the shooting mechanics but its really fun different but it keeps the same energy as the original the full game is 10 bucks but we think its worth.
DRG is our favorite. This is an awesome adaptation into another genre, and this version of the game is very well optimized for mobile. This is the most ideal way to rock and stone away from your PC/console. Lots of depth and great fun.
So many times you see games ported to different platforms and with it years of bugs and problems. Not this, Im astonished at how good this game looks and plays. Great job.
Cant wait for more content:)) we can already tell thisll be our top 3 fav mobile games we play daily & Ive only spent 20 mins on the game so far.. This game has lots of potential.
Im an even bigger fan of the game now that its on our iPhone and iPad.
This game has replaced our habit of playing clash royal. Just make sure to buy the game at full price to save your dive when you lock your iPhone.
This game is a BLAST- we only wish they had guilds and friends to compare your progress with!!!! Otherwise, 10 out of 10! Worth the $9.99.
This is as good as it is in pc and a 10/10 recommend. We got it on sale for 7usd and that is a very fair price for the amount of content and quality of game. Very polished and fun. Weird thing. During the tutorial whe we were collecting loot bugs it would cause some stuttering but nothing game crashing or anything like that but we do notice so thought we would mention. Playing on an iPhone 13 Pro Max so your hardware mileage may vary.
An awesome PC game PERFECT for mobile. Love it.
We bought it on steam and had to get it again seeing it on mobile. With the updates this already great game is better than ever.
This game is a great little time killer. Graphics, Sound Effects, and Controls are great. Hard time putting it down.
Im a developer of 15+ years and iv played just about every survival type game and yes some of them have kept our attention for long periods of time but this one checks 99.9% of our bookmarks and we would also like to state. Im a huge critic when it comes to sloppy work, copy cat game past overs, and others alike. We have played the pc games you have published and you executed the gameplay, flow, and missions really well. We would like to see the story and mission progression be improved like theres a story and feel that your driving towards. Funny because driving is our next deal. Id like to see some type of gameplay that allows for drivable mining gear that also progresses like that off the gear and characters. That plus a story driven purpose for whats the point of this all in the first place. Maybe even flyable from one planet to another but not just those same levels and not much different which youve done well with the mission levels when you brought out the escort levels. We were instantly hooked. We only wondered why you wouldnt be able to actually use this as a mechanic and gameplay with the vehicle you escort. We play this game daily and the developers can check our time usage and know iv done our time and we ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS STYLE OF SURVIVAL ROGUE GAMEPLAY AND LEVEL UPS. Now lets see you take it to the next level. – this is not a sponsored Ai review its by an actual person. Thanks again for a great game.
We would love to play this game but it doesnt support our phone. Ill probably just buy it on steam but as a phone game it sounds very fun and convenient.
We feel as if this game could be taken to the next level if the developers were to make controllers or even the plug in back bones that make your phone a controller compatible with the mobile app.
We dont know all the updates, but the game works for us now. It takes a while to unlock some of the levels, but the game is fun. We hope they keep adding new content in the future.
This game is a total blast! It has a replay loop that keeps us playing round after round.
We havent had this much fun since One Epic Knight !!!LEROY JENKINS!!! Happy Holidays UPDATE GREAT? About to see in this newness.
Our only complaint is that this is missing two features that the PC version has that we miss a lot: the ability to look at your overall stats while picking something new (like shops or leveling up) and equip all for gear so that we can equip something to all classes. If those get added this is an easy 5 star game.
As great as the PC version until one of two things happens. At hazard 5, so many things are on screen causing massive lag. We can deal with that. Another issue, sometimes the game crashes when you try to rejoin a mission you were on. This is awful when you were almost finished with a mission.
Fun for a while but then becomes impossible.
At first it was impressive, great graphics and ect , but when you reach phase 5and have all the upgrades (level 100) its so boring , only 5maps always simmilar, the other missions close to impossible to pass sometimes and meeh nothing close to archero 2 style Spent 10$ no regrets but deleti g the game Thanks for good wasted 2 weeks.
Amazing survivors-like/roguelike bullet heaven gameplay. The combat loop is incredibly fun:constant action, satisfying XP and upgrades, great weapon evolution and meaningful differences between characters. The dwarves are hilarious and the biome and visuals are top-tier. The only major drawback is the UI and menus. Inventory and character management are clunky and unintuitive, making it harder that it should be to see, compare and manage gear and character unlocks. Also the mineral market skill tree is dull. Fix the menus and this is an easy 5-star game. Right now it's a strong 4.
The game itself looks great, feels good control wise, and is over all really nice! But the balance, at least in the first several missions is frankly horrible. Like its designed to fail until youve farmed gear just to pass basic levels. Swarms literally dont feel any different than regular numbers, because they just infinitely spawn in mass constantly, certain classes are just better than others, and honestly the game does draw a lot of power from the phone Edit1:The more we play, the more we see an extremely unbalanced game. On LOWER levels, constant swarms, and when the enemies get stronger it happens in seconds. Level 1 hazard should not be this insane. Beatable sure, but extremely difficult. Fix the game. It runs well but cant enjoy it. The two stars are because the game looks good and runs well, until you have your screen full of enemies.
Save file randomly disappears. Im hoping if we restart enough times it will eventually load.
We wanted to like. We tried. We bought it. But its very repetitive and once youve beat the first few dives theres really no fun in it. Guns get old and we know each dwarf has different sets but theres no fun reason to continue. Gear drops are rare. Just run dig shoot repeat.
Ive played the steam version a ton with friends but never played a lot because it wasnt that fun solo, thats not the case here, this mobile single player adaptation is a wonderful delight and well worth the money.
We love ghost ship and anytime they come out with something, we throw money at them. They are hands down the best developers and honestly if they asked us for our kidney Id give them both.
A perfect marriage of survivor gameplay with Deep Rock Galactics key features. Ours ore, shoot bugs, get upgrades to ours more ore to kill more bugs! If you like Deep Rock, Survivors, or both, you have little reason not to buy this. For Karl.
Great game simple mechanics with rng.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.0.11
- Size: 708.25 MB
- iOS: 17.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Frequent/Intense Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: Ghost Ship Publishing ApS
Last updated: 5th February 2026 | Genre: Action | Developer: Ghost Ship Publishing ApS