What changed in Deep Rock Galactic in 2026

Season 07 will feature around 20 new Overclocks for secondary weapons.

Season 07 will focus on gravitational anomalies and introduce new gameplay elements.

New cosmetic options for traversal tools to match outfits.

Introduction of 11 new perks, reworked old perks, and a new 'Perk Maintenance' system.

Introduction of the Kadoc Inker for harvesting ink for tattoos.

A new set of unlockable goodies to collect through seasonal challenges.

Players will retrieve Memory Cores from crash sites due to gravitational anomalies.

Players will hunt flying skulls in the mines for Double Performance Point Bonuses.

Complete the Last Year’s Horrors assignment to unlock all the previous Halloween hats.

Shoot down flying skulls, deposit them, and earn a Double Performance Point Bonus.

Pumpkins and ghosts will be added around the Space Rig for the Halloween event.

Unlock the new spooky hat by completing a special assignment during the Halloween event.

Hoxxes Halloween 2026 is now live with new content and events.

Players can claim haunting headgear from previous Hoxxes Halloween events by completing this assignment.

Complete the Halloween assignment to claim the new Straw Boss headgear.

Hoxxes Halloween returns with spooky features from October 22nd to November 5th.

The Space Rig is haunted with ominous whispers at the Abyss Bar.

Celebrate ROCKTOBERFEST with two weeks of free hats and meat in your beer.

The BIG BREAK SHOWCASE will go live on September 29th with big news for Deep Rock Galactic.

New celebratory headgear available through the Rocktoberfest Assignment.

Rocktoberfest celebration kicks off on September 24th and runs for two weeks.

The Abyss Bar is decorated for fall with checkered tablecloths and novelty pretzels.

Players can complete the 'Hunt for Lederhosen' Assignment to acquire Lederhosen.

Completing the 'Hunt for Lederhosen' Assignment rewards players with past Rocktoberfest hats.

Players can earn Double XP by digging up and depositing Wurst Stein mugs during missions.

Earn a Double Performance Pass Point Bonus by hunting for lost floaties in the mines.

Complete the assignment for this year's Space Beach Party to unlock the Tactical Turtle hat, Shelly the Shellmet.

The annual Space Beach Party starts on August 6th and runs for two weeks.

Colorful lanterns, fake palms, and beach inflatables added to the Space Rig for the event.

Complete this year's work assignment to earn the new Tactical Turtle hat.

Players can now obtain hats from previous years during the event.

The traditional Space Beach Party event is now active for two weeks.

Players must locate and deposit lost pool floaties for a Double Performance Pass Point Bonus.

Complete one work assignment to receive all previous Beach Party hats.

DRG: Rogue Core Early Access will be released on May 20, 2026.

Rogue Core, a spinoff featuring five new classes and a faster-paced gameplay, launches to Early Access on May 20th.

A time-limited special event with four missions to close Core Rifts and unlock components for the Reclaimer Combat Pickaxe.

Invites for the Closed Alpha Playtest have been sent out.

New decorations including bunny garlands, pastel colored lights, inflatable carrots, and more have been added.

Complete the Last Year's Spring Fashion assignment to acquire previous Egg Hunt hats.

Help recover lost Mechanical Spring Bunnies for Double Performance Pass Bonus.

New decorations including eggs, bunny garlands, and pastel lights for the spring festivities.

Players can earn all previous Spring hats by completing the Last Year's Spring Fashion assignment before the event ends.

An update on opening up for community translations has been shared.

A new hat is available during the event by completing the assignment: The Great Egg Hunt 2026.

Complete The Great Egg Hunt 2026 to acquire the Egg Procurement Specialist headwear.

The Great Egg Hunt returns on March 31, 2026, featuring new work opportunities and fashion items.

DRG: Rogue Core is now open for community translations.

The Great Egg Hunt 2026 is now live and will run until April 14, 2026.

Announcement of the upcoming Heavy Duty expansion for DRG: Survivor.

The Kickstarter for DRG: Collectible Figurines has been funded in just 32 minutes.

Get Double Performance Pass Bonus for you and your team in missions where a Mechanical Spring Bunny has been deposited.

Regional pricing for DRG and its cosmetic packs will be updated after the Steam Spring Sale.

An expansion featuring a new Demolisher class is coming to DRG: Survivor.

The Space Rig is decorated with a dance floor, confetti, and balloons for the anniversary celebration.

Players can earn double bonuses by finding and depositing hidden Year 8 Anniversary Trophies.

The Eight Years in Orbit seasonal event is now live in DRG, featuring exclusive rewards and bonuses.

Earn Double Performance Point Bonus by collecting Year Eight Trophies throughout your missions.

Players can enjoy free drinks like Oily Oaf Brew and Glyphid Slammer throughout the event.

A celebratory livestream on Twitch and YouTube following the event launch.

A limited availability hat featuring genuine gold plating, obtainable by completing an associated assignment.

Take in the atmosphere with the glamorous decorations aboard the Space Rig.

Enjoy free beer on tap at the Abyss Bar during the event.

Celebration event featuring exclusive rewards and bonuses from March 3rd for two weeks.

Acquire the exclusive Party Hat - Year 8 by completing the associated assignment.

Completing the Lunar Festival assignment also unlocks the Peerless Warrior, a shiny gold-horse-tiara.

Celebrate the Year of the Horse with new content and bonuses during the Lunar Festival event.

Recovering Golden Horse Statues across Hoxxes IV will award teams with Double Performance Point Bonus.

Complete the Lunar Festival 2026 work assignment to receive the Staggering Stallion headpiece.

Players can acquire all previous Lunar Festival hats they haven't yet collected.

The Space Rig is decorated with festive elements and firecrackers for the Lunar Festival.

Complete a work assignment to unlock the new horse mask and the golden Peerless Warrior tiara.

Players can earn Double Performance Points for Season 06 and any other season of choice.

Find and recover Golden Horse Statues to earn a Double Performance Pass Point Bonus.

Previous Lunar Festival hats can be obtained by completing the Last Year's Blessings assignment.

The Space Rig is decorated with firecrackers, lamps, banners, and Space Persimmons for the festival.

The Lunar Festival goes live on February 17th and lasts until March 3rd, featuring new assignments and rewards.

The finals of the esports event will be live on YouTube on February 12.

The bone collector was previously unaffected by the breach cutter.

The checkbox now reloads the server list correctly.

Added Pit Jaw Colony back as an additional season warning for season 6

Upped the maximum scrip reward from the special season challenge: 8 -> 15

Reduced verticality of average complexity Heavy Excavation caves

Fixed resinite mass launch roar and screen shake effect not playing for clients

Introduced amber specks near resinite masses to make them slightly easier to find

Fixed that Relic Raider Bosco was assigned the wrong paintjob

Updated season 6 assignments to include both season warnings

Reduced Pit Jaw Colony spawn amounts to resemble Cave Leech Cluster amounts

Fixed text and voice lines for laserpoint ossium enamel

Pit jaw now requires 'line of sight' to target players, fixing attacks through walls

Moved Heavy Extraction to 6th mission in intro assignment

Fixed sounds not playing for certain scrab animations (flying and ground attack)

Increased rarity from 0.5 to 1.0

Made compressed gold give the same credits payout as regular gold

Increased difficulty rating to match cave leech from 80 to 100

Increased spawn spread from 300 to 800

Added logic in case Bone Collector borrows away instead of leading to the cave entrance

Fixed the amount of how many scrabs can spawn instead of it being unlimited

Fixed Cave Leech audio not following its head

Adjusted Ossium credit reward from 500 to 200

Adjusted Ossium XP reward from 1000 to 420

Updated scrab spawn vfx to match most other enemies for improved performance

Removed from the season 6 assignments temporarily until warning works properly.

A new gloomy biome home to skeletal remains and new threats.

Two new dance moves: The Disco Finger and The Arm Wave.

Find and extract Resinite Mass during Deep Dive operations.

Players can now break free from being frozen using WASD on controller.

Introducing WM 6.1 ‘Crimson Call’ paint job.

Unlock new rewards including hats, weapon paintjobs, and more through the new Performance Pass.

Explore the newly discovered Ossuary Depths, featuring unique geological formations and hostile creatures.

Resolved issue with Nemesis debris colliding with players.

A bucket of bug fixes will be included in the upcoming patch.

Introducing the Ossiran Scrab, Pit Jaw, and Bone Collector.

Introducing the Ossirans, new hostile creatures in the Ossuary Depths.

Cosmetic DLC featuring the Relic Raiders.

New enemies with unique abilities will be introduced in Season 06.

Resolved infinite fall damage resistance from Disconnection Protection.

A mission focused on collecting Resinite Mass deposits will be part of Season 06.

Resolved permanent slow debuff issue on targets.

New DLC pack featuring themed cosmetics for your dwarves.

A new biome called Ossuary Depths will be introduced in Season 06.

A new Performance Pass with cosmetics and a new weapon framework.

Proximity Mines now trigger correctly on hidden enemies.

Resolved issue with Resonance Crystals not being detected when dug up.

Corrected damage increases from Blowthrough Rounds.

Delve underground to extract newly discovered Resinite Masses.

Players can now break free from ice or Rockpox using mouse and keyboard.

Collect valuable Ossium from the Ossirans during the seasonal event.

A new work order to excavate Resinite Mass in the Ossuary Depths.

Season 06 is set to launch on January 29th, 2026, featuring new content and missions.

Follow the Ossiran Bone Collectors to find valuable Ossium gems.

Improved speed of Space Rig doors opening.

Season 06 will include some minor quality of life improvements.

The Relic Raider DLC pack will be available alongside Season 06, offering new cosmetic options.

Access the Experimental Branch to playtest Season 06 ahead of full release.