Coffee Stain Publishing and Ghost Ship Games have revealed Deep Rock Galactic has sold over 3M units on Steam and Xbox One! In addition, this month saw the alien dwarf shooter achieve a new peak CCU of over 40,000 players, and break its previous daily active user peak, attracting over 233,000 on 7th November 2021. The success comes following the launch of Season 01 of the ‘Performance Pass,’ as the game moves into a new free seasonal content model to better engage the loyal Deep Rock Galactic community whilst also appealing to new players.
Since launch, Deep Rock Galactic players have in total spent 125 million hours in Hoxxes, and alongside the 3 million base game sales, fans have purchased over 1.4 million DLCs. Known for having one of the most passionate and welcoming communities in multiplayer gaming, Deep Rock Galactic has also seen significant critical acclaim. In 2020 it received a slew of accolades including two SXSW Awards for Indie Game of the Year and Excellence in Multiplayer, and was shortlisted for a BAFTA in the Multiplayer category.
The success of Deep Rock Galactic and Ghost Ships Games’ unique approach to development also saw the studio acquired by Embracer Group earlier this year, joining its publisher Coffee Stain Publishing as a sister company.
“The way Ghost Ship Games operates is remarkable. It has been an uninterrupted pleasure joining them on this journey so far, and by all accounts we’re nowhere near done,” said Albert Säfström, CEO, Coffee Stain Publishing. “The shift to seasons seems to have resonated with our players, and the newly expanded community has so much more to look forward to.”
“When we launched into Early Access at the start of 2018, we wouldn’t have suspected that we’d be reaching new peak CCUs and sales milestones at the end of 2021!” Said Søren Lundgaard, CEO & Co-Founder, Ghost Ship Games. “We’ve always developed Deep Rock Galactic alongside our community, and the new Performance Pass was squarely aimed at giving them more ways to play, for a longer period of time, so we’re delighted this has also resulted in such a major milestone for us.”
Deep Rock Galactic Season 01 is available on Steam today, and will launch on Xbox and Xbox Game Pass on the 18th November.
Deep Rock Galactic is available to purchase now on Steam at a 50% discount, and on Xbox One, Microsoft Store and Xbox Game Pass.
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