Deep Rock Galactic has a new season with a robot nemesis

Deep Rock Galactic takes the frantic action of a four-player co-op shooter like Left 4 Dead, and then adds a ton of sci-fi gadgets to the mix. Players are part of a group made up of space miners from late capitalism. It takes a team to overcome the challenges they face. The game’s next season, called Rival Escalation, adds a terrifying new murder robot, new secondary weapons for each class, and an update to the game’s cosmetic system.

The action of Deep Rock Galactic takes place on Hoxxes IV, a planet loaded with valuable minerals and other loot. Unfortunately for the players, it’s also full of hordes of hostile bugs and deadly robots. Rival Escalation introduces Rival Escalation, a lethal new nemesis robotic that will appear to hunt down the Dwarves. If you approach too closely, it can snatch you by the claws.

The dwarven miners, who can pick one of four classes with their own abilities and duties, have some additional firepower on their side to diversify their play styles. Every class gets a new tool; for instance, Gunners have a new coil gun that can blast through solid rock, while Drillers have a wave cooker that literally microwaves the enemies in its path. The weapons can be upgraded with cosmetics and upgrade trees so that players have the ability to mix and match and customize their combat kits.

Developer Ghost Ship Games carefully designed DLC and cosmetics for the game to make it enjoyable and minimize FOMO. Players can purchase the Robot Rebellion DLC pack to wear a bunch of armor scavenged from the enemies of season 1, and the shop is being updated to accept a new currency called Phazyonite that can be found in the mines or via advancing in Cosmetic Mastery levels.

There’s also a season pass; players can take part in any mission to level up the season pass and unlock special cosmetics or bonus items. Players who missed out on season 1 can obtain those items through cargo crates and packs hidden in the mines, as well as the shop at a later date. Season 2: Rival Escalation will launch April 28 on Steam, and May 5 for Xbox and PlayStation players.